SS John A. McGean wreck
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The SS John A. McGean wreck is the remains of an early 20th-century Great Lakes freighter that sank during a fierce storm, now serving as a notable underwater site for divers and maritime historians.
All labels observed (1)
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| SS John A. McGean wreck canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13410405 — 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: SS John A. McGean wreck Context triple: [Great Lakes shipwrecks, hasPart, SS John A. McGean wreck]
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A.
SS John B. Lyon wreck
The SS John B. Lyon wreck is the remains of a historic Great Lakes freighter that sank in Lake Erie during a storm in 1900 and is now a notable site for underwater exploration and maritime archaeology.
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B.
SS L.R. Doty wreck
The SS L.R. Doty wreck is the remarkably well-preserved remains of a 19th-century wooden steamship that sank in Lake Michigan during a storm in 1898.
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C.
SS Isaac M. Scott wreck
The SS Isaac M. Scott wreck is the remains of an early 20th-century freighter that sank in the Great Lakes and is now a notable site for maritime history and shipwreck diving.
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D.
SS Henry B. Smith wreck
The SS Henry B. Smith wreck is the submerged remains of a freighter that sank during the Great Lakes Storm of 1913 and now lies as a notable historic shipwreck in Lake Superior.
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E.
SS Huronic wreck
The SS Huronic wreck is the remains of a historic Great Lakes passenger steamship that sank in Lake Superior and is now a notable site for divers and maritime historians.
- 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: SS John A. McGean wreck Target entity description: The SS John A. McGean wreck is the remains of an early 20th-century Great Lakes freighter that sank during a fierce storm, now serving as a notable underwater site for divers and maritime historians.
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A.
SS John B. Lyon wreck
The SS John B. Lyon wreck is the remains of a historic Great Lakes freighter that sank in Lake Erie during a storm in 1900 and is now a notable site for underwater exploration and maritime archaeology.
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B.
SS L.R. Doty wreck
The SS L.R. Doty wreck is the remarkably well-preserved remains of a 19th-century wooden steamship that sank in Lake Michigan during a storm in 1898.
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C.
SS Isaac M. Scott wreck
The SS Isaac M. Scott wreck is the remains of an early 20th-century freighter that sank in the Great Lakes and is now a notable site for maritime history and shipwreck diving.
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D.
SS Henry B. Smith wreck
The SS Henry B. Smith wreck is the submerged remains of a freighter that sank during the Great Lakes Storm of 1913 and now lies as a notable historic shipwreck in Lake Superior.
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E.
SS Huronic wreck
The SS Huronic wreck is the remains of a historic Great Lakes passenger steamship that sank in Lake Superior and is now a notable site for divers and maritime historians.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.