SS Great Eastern

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:ship
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Isambard_Kingdom_Brunel
gptkb:Millwall,_London
gptkbp:capacity 4,000 passengers
gptkbp:card_number gptkb:5
gptkbp:construction_cost £377,292
gptkbp:construction_started 1854-01-01
gptkbp:crew_capacity 400
gptkbp:cultural_impact featured in literature and film
gptkbp:decommissioned 1889
gptkbp:design double hull
gptkbp:engine_type compound steam engine
gptkbp:expedition first to carry 4,000 passengers
gptkbp:fate scrapped in 1889
gptkbp:final_scrapping_location gptkb:Newfoundland
gptkbp:first_class_cabins gptkb:100
gptkbp:first_flight 1888
1858-06-17
gptkbp:gross_tonnage 18,915 tons
gptkbp:historical_event first ship to use a double iron hull
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:Victorian_Era
gptkbp:historical_significance pioneered transatlantic travel
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label SS Great Eastern
gptkbp:innovation largest ship built at the time
gptkbp:inspiration modern cruise ships
gptkbp:launch_date 1858-01-01
gptkbp:legacy influenced ship design
gptkbp:length 692 feet
gptkbp:material gptkb:4
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Leviathan
gptkbp:notable_case ran aground in 1862
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Captain_James_M._M._Mc_Gowan
gptkbp:notable_feature largest ship of its time
first ship to use a screw propeller.
gptkbp:operational_period 31 years
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Eastern_Steam_Navigation_Company
gptkb:C._H._Smith
gptkbp:passenger_capacity gptkb:Charles_Dickens
4,000
gptkbp:propulsion steam and sail
gptkbp:route transatlantic voyages
gptkbp:safety_record notable for safety features
gptkbp:second_class_cabins gptkb:200
gptkbp:service_frequency 1858-1889
gptkbp:sister_ship gptkb:None
gptkbp:speed 14 knots
gptkbp:start_location gptkb:Millwall_Dock
gptkbp:third_class_cabins gptkb:1,000
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Isambard_Kingdom_Brunel
gptkb:SS_Great_Britain
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5