SS Great Eastern

GPTKB entity

Statements (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ship
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Isambard_Kingdom_Brunel
gptkbp:capacity 4,000 passengers
gptkbp:class 400
600
1,000
gptkbp:constructionMaterial £1.2 million
gptkbp:constructionStarted 1854
gptkbp:crewSize 400
gptkbp:culturalHeritage featured in literature
gptkbp:currentLocation scrap yard
gptkbp:decommissioned 1889
gptkbp:design iron hull
gptkbp:engineType compound steam engine
gptkbp:exhibits exhibited in maritime museums
used as a floating exhibition
gptkbp:filmography featured in documentaries
gptkbp:finalDisposal 1888
1858-06-17
gptkbp:firstAwarded 1860
gptkbp:flowsInto 2
gptkbp:helicopterCapacity 3
5
gptkbp:historicalImpact influenced ship design
gptkbp:historicalSignificance pioneered transatlantic travel
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SS Great Eastern
gptkbp:inspiration gptkb:Titanic
gptkbp:launchDate 1858-01-01
gptkbp:legacy symbol_of_Victorian_engineering.
gptkbp:length 211 meters
gptkbp:nickname Leviathan
gptkbp:notableArtists gptkb:Charles_Dickens
gptkbp:notableEvent first ship to use a double iron hull
gptkbp:notableFeature largest ship of its time
1860 to New York
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Eastern_Steam_Navigation_Company
gptkbp:passengerCapacity 1,000 tons
gptkbp:propulsion 1
steam and sail
gptkbp:route Liverpool_to_New_York
gptkbp:safetyFeatures few accidents
gptkbp:sequel scrapped in 1889
gptkbp:services 1858-1889
gptkbp:sisterShip none
gptkbp:speed 14 knots
gptkbp:weight 18,915 GT