SS Roosevelt

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Arctic exploration ship exploration vessel steamship

SS Roosevelt was a specially designed early 20th-century American steamship built for Arctic exploration, best known for carrying Robert E. Peary on his expeditions toward the North Pole.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
SS Roosevelt canonical	1
ship Roosevelt	1

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Arctic exploration ship ⓘ exploration vessel ⓘ steamship ⓘ
associatedWith	North Pole exploration ⓘ 1908–1909 North Pole expedition ⓘ surface form: Peary Arctic expeditions polar exploration history ⓘ
builtFor	Peary Arctic Club ⓘ
category	exploration ships of the United States ⓘ steamships of the United States ⓘ
constructionMaterial	wood ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
designedBy	American naval architects ⓘ
designedFor	navigation in polar ice ⓘ
designedTo	support long-range polar voyages ⓘ withstand heavy ice pressure ⓘ
era	early 20th century ⓘ
feature	powerful engine for ice navigation ⓘ shallow draft ⓘ strongly reinforced hull ⓘ
flag	United States flag ⓘ
hasCrewType	explorers ⓘ sailors ⓘ scientific personnel ⓘ
hasNotablePassenger	Robert E. Peary ⓘ members of Peary's Arctic expeditions ⓘ
historicalSignificance	key vessel in early 20th-century North Pole attempts ⓘ
hullType	ice-strengthened hull ⓘ
namedAfter	Theodore Roosevelt ⓘ
navigationEnvironment	sea ice ⓘ
notableFor	carrying Robert E. Peary on his North Pole expeditions ⓘ
operator	Robert E. Peary ⓘ surface form: Robert Peary
poweredBy	coal-fired boilers ⓘ
primaryUse	Arctic exploration ⓘ
propulsion	steam engine ⓘ
roleInEvent	transported Peary toward the North Pole ⓘ
serviceArea	Arctic Ocean ⓘ Atlantic Ocean ⓘ surface form: North Atlantic Ocean
shipType	wooden-hulled steamship ⓘ
usedBy	Robert E. Peary ⓘ
usedIn	Peary's 1905–1906 Arctic expedition ⓘ 1908–1909 North Pole expedition ⓘ surface form: Peary's 1908–1909 North Pole expedition

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Robert E. Peary → usedShip → SS Roosevelt ⓘ

1908–1909 North Pole expedition → transportUsed → SS Roosevelt ⓘ

this entity surface form: ship Roosevelt