USS Jeannette expedition

GPTKB entity

Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Arctic_exploration
gptkbp:casualties 20 crew members died
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:documentedIn In the Kingdom of Ice (book)
The Voyage of the Jeannette (book)
gptkbp:endDate 1881
gptkbp:fate ship trapped and crushed by ice
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label USS Jeannette expedition
gptkbp:influenced later Arctic expeditions
gptkbp:leader gptkb:George_W._De_Long
gptkbp:location gptkb:Arctic_Ocean
gptkbp:notableEvent crew trekked over ice to Siberia
deaths from exposure and starvation
gptkbp:notableFinds gptkb:Bennett_Island
gptkbp:notableMember George W. Melville
Jerome J. Collins
Raymond Lee Newcomb
gptkbp:objective reach the North Pole
gptkbp:result loss of ship
scientific data collected
crew rescued in Siberia
gptkbp:route via Bering Strait
gptkbp:shipUsed gptkb:USS_Jeannette
gptkbp:sponsor gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:startDate 1879
gptkbp:survived 13 crew members survived
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jeannette_Island
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8