SS Great Britain
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SS Great Britain is a pioneering 19th-century iron-hulled steamship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, now preserved as a major maritime museum ship in Bristol.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SS Great Britain canonical | 11 |
| SS Great Britain Trust | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T778569 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: SS Great Britain Context triple: [Bristol, hasHistoricSite, SS Great Britain]
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HMHS Britannic
HMHS Britannic was a British White Star Line ocean liner, sister ship to the Titanic and Olympic, that served as a World War I hospital ship before sinking in the Aegean Sea in 1916.
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Marchioness
A Marchioness is a noblewoman holding the rank of marquess or marquis, positioned above a baroness in the hierarchy of European aristocratic titles.
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HMS Adventure
HMS Adventure was a Royal Navy research vessel that served as the consort ship on James Cook’s second voyage of exploration to the Pacific in the 1770s.
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M/V Columbia
M/V Columbia is a mainline passenger and vehicle ferry that serves as one of the flagship vessels of the Alaska Marine Highway System, operating along coastal routes in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.
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E.
HMS Kimberley
HMS Kimberley was a British K-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that saw extensive service during the Second World War, particularly in the Mediterranean and North African campaigns.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: SS Great Britain Target entity description: SS Great Britain is a pioneering 19th-century iron-hulled steamship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, now preserved as a major maritime museum ship in Bristol.
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A.
HMHS Britannic
HMHS Britannic was a British White Star Line ocean liner, sister ship to the Titanic and Olympic, that served as a World War I hospital ship before sinking in the Aegean Sea in 1916.
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B.
Marchioness
A Marchioness is a noblewoman holding the rank of marquess or marquis, positioned above a baroness in the hierarchy of European aristocratic titles.
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C.
HMS Adventure
HMS Adventure was a Royal Navy research vessel that served as the consort ship on James Cook’s second voyage of exploration to the Pacific in the 1770s.
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D.
M/V Columbia
M/V Columbia is a mainline passenger and vehicle ferry that serves as one of the flagship vessels of the Alaska Marine Highway System, operating along coastal routes in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.
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E.
HMS Kimberley
HMS Kimberley was a British K-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that saw extensive service during the Second World War, particularly in the Mediterranean and North African campaigns.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic ship
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museum ship ⓘ steamship ⓘ |
| abandonedYear | 1937 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Isambard Kingdom Brunel ⓘ |
| awards | European Museum of the Year Special Commendation (2006) ⓘ |
| beam |
15.4 m
ⓘ
51 ft ⓘ |
| builder |
Great Western Dockyard
ⓘ
William Patterson ⓘ |
| category |
Museum ships in the United Kingdom
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Ships built in Bristol ⓘ Victorian-era steamships ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentLocation |
Great Western Dockyard
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Western Dockyard, Bristol
|
| designer | Isambard Kingdom Brunel ⓘ |
| functionToday | museum ship ⓘ |
| groundingEvent | Ran aground in Dundrum Bay, Ireland, in 1846 ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Grade I listed building ⓘ |
| hulkedYear | 1886 ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | iron ⓘ |
| laterUse | coal hulk in the Falkland Islands ⓘ |
| launchCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1843-07-19 ⓘ |
| launchPlace | Bristol ⓘ |
| lengthOverall |
322 ft
ⓘ
98 m ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first large ocean-going ship with an iron hull
ⓘ
first large ship to combine an iron hull with screw propulsion ⓘ world's largest ship at the time of her launch ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
SS Great Britain
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
SS Great Britain Trust
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| owner |
Anthony Gibbs & Sons
ⓘ
Gibbs, Bright & Co. ⓘ Great Western Steamship Company ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
cargo ship
ⓘ
emigrant transport to Australia ⓘ transatlantic passenger service ⓘ |
| propulsionType |
sail
ⓘ
steam ⓘ |
| recoveryFrom | Falkland Islands ⓘ |
| recoveryYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| refit |
Converted from paddle to screw propulsion
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Re-rigged as a three-masted barque ⓘ |
| retirementFromPassengerServiceYear | 1876 ⓘ |
| rigging | six-masted schooner (as built) ⓘ |
| route |
Bristol–New York
ⓘ
England–Australia ⓘ |
| serviceEntryYear | 1845 ⓘ |
| shipType |
ocean liner
ⓘ
passenger ship ⓘ |
| tonnage | 3443 GRT ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | major maritime museum in Bristol ⓘ |
| towedTo | Bristol ⓘ |
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Subject: SS Great Britain Description of subject: SS Great Britain is a pioneering 19th-century iron-hulled steamship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, now preserved as a major maritime museum ship in Bristol.
Referenced by (12)
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