French Navy ships of the line
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French Navy ships of the line were large, heavily armed sailing warships that formed the core of France’s battle fleets during the age of sail.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| French Navy ships of the line canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13559721 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: French Navy ships of the line Context triple: [Sané 118-gun design, usedBy, French Navy ships of the line]
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Ships of the line of the Royal Navy
Ships of the line of the Royal Navy were large, heavily armed sailing warships designed to fight in the line of battle that formed the core of British naval power from the 17th to the early 19th centuries.
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French ship-of-the-line Charlemagne
The French ship-of-the-line Charlemagne was a 19th-century French Navy warship that served prominently in the Crimean War era, including major Baltic operations.
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Océan-class ship of the line
The Océan-class ship of the line was a late-18th-century French class of exceptionally large and powerful three-decked first-rate warships, renowned as some of the most formidable sailing battleships of their era.
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French ship Téméraire
French ship Téméraire was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, notable for its service during the late 18th century and as the namesake of later British warships.
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Tonnant-class ship of the line
The Tonnant-class ship of the line was a French class of powerful 80-gun sailing warships that served prominently during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, including in the Napoleonic Wars.
- 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: French Navy ships of the line Target entity description: French Navy ships of the line were large, heavily armed sailing warships that formed the core of France’s battle fleets during the age of sail.
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A.
Ships of the line of the Royal Navy
Ships of the line of the Royal Navy were large, heavily armed sailing warships designed to fight in the line of battle that formed the core of British naval power from the 17th to the early 19th centuries.
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B.
French ship-of-the-line Charlemagne
The French ship-of-the-line Charlemagne was a 19th-century French Navy warship that served prominently in the Crimean War era, including major Baltic operations.
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C.
Océan-class ship of the line
The Océan-class ship of the line was a late-18th-century French class of exceptionally large and powerful three-decked first-rate warships, renowned as some of the most formidable sailing battleships of their era.
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D.
French ship Téméraire
French ship Téméraire was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, notable for its service during the late 18th century and as the namesake of later British warships.
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E.
Tonnant-class ship of the line
The Tonnant-class ship of the line was a French class of powerful 80-gun sailing warships that served prominently during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, including in the Napoleonic Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
class of warship
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sailing ship type ⓘ |
| armament |
broadside-mounted naval guns
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carronades ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
French First Empire
NERFINISHED
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French First Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of the French NERFINISHED ⓘ Second French Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designInnovation |
powerful 118-gun three-deckers
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standardized 74-gun design ⓘ |
| developedFrom | ship of the line concept ⓘ |
| feature |
heavy broadside firepower
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multiple continuous gun decks ⓘ square-rigged masts ⓘ |
| laterDevelopment | steam-powered ships of the line ⓘ |
| navalArchitecturalInfluence | influenced by French naval architects such as Jacques-Noël Sané ⓘ |
| notableShip |
Austerlitz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bucentaure NERFINISHED ⓘ Commerce de Marseille NERFINISHED ⓘ Héros NERFINISHED ⓘ Majestueux NERFINISHED ⓘ Montebello NERFINISHED ⓘ Orient NERFINISHED ⓘ Redoutable NERFINISHED ⓘ Souverain NERFINISHED ⓘ Tonnant NERFINISHED ⓘ Valmy NERFINISHED ⓘ Ville de Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ Wagram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Royal Navy ships of the line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
fleet engagement
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line of battle combat ⓘ |
| propulsion | sail ⓘ |
| standardType | 74-gun ship of the line ⓘ |
| status | obsolete by late 19th century ⓘ |
| supersededBy | ironclad warships ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Age of Sail ⓘ |
| typicalArmamentRange | 50 to 120 guns GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalGunDecks |
three gun decks
GENERATED
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two gun decks GENERATED ⓘ |
| usedBy | French Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
American Revolutionary War
NERFINISHED
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Crimean War NERFINISHED ⓘ French Revolutionary Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ Seven Years' War NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Austrian Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ War of the Spanish Succession NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: French Navy ships of the line Description of subject: French Navy ships of the line were large, heavily armed sailing warships that formed the core of France’s battle fleets during the age of sail.
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