SS Great Britain

1843 passenger steamship and museum in Bristol, United Kingdom
Organization steamship Q744086
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SS Great Britain

Summary

SS Great Britain is a steamship[1]. It ranks in the top 0.85% of steamship entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,724 views/month, #4 of 468).[2]

Key Facts

  • SS Great Britain received the Portimão Museum Prize[3].
  • SS Great Britain received the World Ship Trust Maritime Heritage Award[4].
  • SS Great Britain is located in City of Bristol[5].
  • SS Great Britain is in the country of United Kingdom[6].
  • SS Great Britain's instance of is recorded as steamship[7].
  • SS Great Britain's instance of is recorded as independent museum[8].
  • SS Great Britain's instance of is recorded as museum ship[9].
  • SS Great Britain's instance of is recorded as preserved watercraft[10].
  • SS Great Britain is owned by Great Western Steamship Company[11].
  • SS Great Britain is operated by Great Western Steamship Company[12].
  • SS Great Britain's manufacturer is recorded as William Patterson Shipbuilders[13].
  • SS Great Britain's postal code is recorded as BS1 6TY[14].
  • SS Great Britain's designed by is recorded as Isambard Kingdom Brunel[15].
  • SS Great Britain is used for museum ship[16].
  • SS Great Britain's Commons category is recorded as Great Britain (ship, 1843)[17].
  • SS Great Britain's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[18].
  • SS Great Britain comprises Mizzen mast of SS Great Britain, Victory Green, Stanley, Falkland Islands[19].
  • SS Great Britain's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.4492, 'lon': -2.6084}[20].
  • SS Great Britain's significant event is recorded as ship launching[21].
  • SS Great Britain's official website is recorded as https://www.ssgreatbritain.org/[22].
  • SS Great Britain's has facility is recorded as accessible toilet[23].
  • SS Great Britain's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'SS Great Britain'}[24].
  • SS Great Britain's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'SS Great Britain'}[25].
  • SS Great Britain's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+98.15'}[26].
  • SS Great Britain's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+15.4'}[27].

Body

Identity

SS Great Britain's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'it'}[24].

Operations

SS Great Britain is operated by Great Western Steamship Company[12].

Ownership

SS Great Britain is owned by Great Western Steamship Company[11].

Recognition

Awards received include Portimão Museum Prize[3] and World Ship Trust Maritime Heritage Award[4], an award[28].

Why It Matters

SS Great Britain ranks in the top 0.85% of steamship entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,724 views/month, #4 of 468).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29]

FAQs

What awards did SS Great Britain receive?

Honors received include Portimão Museum Prize[3] and World Ship Trust Maritime Heritage Award[4].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [9] . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [3] . europeanforum.museum. europeanforum.museum. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . fdocuments.net. fdocuments.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . vocaleyes.co.uk. Retrieved . vocaleyes.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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