Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck
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The Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck is the remains of a famous American Great Lakes freighter that sank in a 1975 storm on Lake Superior, becoming one of the region’s most legendary maritime disasters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13410360 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck Context triple: [Great Lakes shipwrecks, hasPart, Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck]
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A.
shipwreck of the Tsimtsum
The shipwreck of the Tsimtsum is the catastrophic maritime disaster in "Life of Pi" that strands the protagonist at sea and sets the novel’s survival story in motion.
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B.
General Slocum steamship disaster
The General Slocum steamship disaster was a 1904 New York City ferry fire and sinking that killed over a thousand people, becoming one of the deadliest maritime tragedies in U.S. history.
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C.
Maheno shipwreck
The Maheno shipwreck is the rusting remains of a former luxury ocean liner and World War I hospital ship that now serves as a prominent historic landmark and tourist attraction on the shores of Fraser Island in Queensland, Australia.
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D.
Walter L. Frost shipwreck
The Walter L. Frost shipwreck is the remains of an early 20th-century Great Lakes freighter that sank near South Manitou Island and is now a popular historic diving and maritime heritage site.
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E.
Limo Wreck
"Limo Wreck" is a heavy, riff-driven grunge/metal song by Soundgarden from their acclaimed 1994 album *Superunknown*.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck Target entity description: The Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck is the remains of a famous American Great Lakes freighter that sank in a 1975 storm on Lake Superior, becoming one of the region’s most legendary maritime disasters.
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A.
shipwreck of the Tsimtsum
The shipwreck of the Tsimtsum is the catastrophic maritime disaster in "Life of Pi" that strands the protagonist at sea and sets the novel’s survival story in motion.
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B.
General Slocum steamship disaster
The General Slocum steamship disaster was a 1904 New York City ferry fire and sinking that killed over a thousand people, becoming one of the deadliest maritime tragedies in U.S. history.
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C.
Maheno shipwreck
The Maheno shipwreck is the rusting remains of a former luxury ocean liner and World War I hospital ship that now serves as a prominent historic landmark and tourist attraction on the shores of Fraser Island in Queensland, Australia.
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D.
Walter L. Frost shipwreck
The Walter L. Frost shipwreck is the remains of an early 20th-century Great Lakes freighter that sank near South Manitou Island and is now a popular historic diving and maritime heritage site.
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E.
Limo Wreck
"Limo Wreck" is a heavy, riff-driven grunge/metal song by Soundgarden from their acclaimed 1994 album *Superunknown*.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
maritime disaster site
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shipwreck ⓘ underwater cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| bellDisplayedAt | Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum, Whitefish Point NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bellRecovered | 1995 ⓘ |
| bowSectionCondition | upright ⓘ |
| cargo | taconite iron ore pellets ⓘ |
| casualties | all 29 crew members lost ⓘ |
| causeOfEvent |
foundering in heavy seas
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severe storm on Lake Superior ⓘ |
| coordinateApproximate | 46.99°N 85.10°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateOfEvent | 1975-11-10 ⓘ |
| depth |
approximately 160 meters
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approximately 530 feet ⓘ |
| destinationAtTimeOfLoss | Zug Island near Detroit, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | SS Edmund Fitzgerald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| impact |
heightened public awareness of Great Lakes maritime risks
ⓘ
led to changes in storm reporting and load line regulations on the Great Lakes ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
State of Michigan
NERFINISHED
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United States Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the most famous Great Lakes shipwrecks
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influence on Great Lakes shipping safety regulations ⓘ mystery surrounding exact cause of sinking ⓘ |
| lastRadioContactTime | 1975-11-10 evening ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
gravesite
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protected site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
waters off Whitefish Point, Michigan ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Lake Superior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorializedBy |
Gordon Lightfoot song "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald"
NERFINISHED
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Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum exhibits ⓘ annual memorial services at Mariners’ Church of Detroit ⓘ |
| notableInvestigationBy |
Canadian Coast Guard
GENERATED
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National Transportation Safety Board GENERATED ⓘ United States Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation GENERATED ⓘ |
| numberOfDeaths | 29 ⓘ |
| operator |
Columbia Transportation Division
NERFINISHED
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Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| registeredPort | Milwaukee, Wisconsin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| route | Superior, Wisconsin to Detroit, Michigan ⓘ |
| sectionCount | 2 main hull sections plus debris field ⓘ |
| sternSectionCondition | inverted ⓘ |
| vesselName | SS Edmund Fitzgerald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vesselType |
Great Lakes freighter
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bulk carrier ⓘ |
| weatherCondition | storm with hurricane-force gusts ⓘ |
| yearOfEvent | 1975 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck Description of subject: The Edmund Fitzgerald shipwreck is the remains of a famous American Great Lakes freighter that sank in a 1975 storm on Lake Superior, becoming one of the region’s most legendary maritime disasters.
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