NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer
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NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer is a U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration vessel dedicated to systematic ocean exploration and deep-sea mapping using advanced telepresence technology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1137065 — 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: NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer Context triple: [NOAA fleet, hasComponent, NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer]
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A.
RV Falkor
RV Falkor is an oceanographic research vessel operated by the Schmidt Ocean Institute, used for advanced deep-sea exploration and scientific study.
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B.
RRS Charles Darwin
RRS Charles Darwin was a British Royal Research Ship operated by the Natural Environment Research Council and used primarily for oceanographic and marine geological research.
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C.
USNS Sally Ride (T-AGOR-28)
USNS Sally Ride (T-AGOR-28) is a U.S. Navy oceanographic research vessel named in honor of astronaut and physicist Sally Ride, the first American woman in space.
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D.
DSV Deepsea Challenger
DSV Deepsea Challenger is a custom-built deep-submergence vehicle designed for filmmaker James Cameron’s record-setting solo dive to the bottom of the Mariana Trench.
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E.
HMS Challenger
HMS Challenger was a 19th-century British Royal Navy survey ship famed for leading the pioneering Challenger expedition (1872–1876), which laid the foundations of modern oceanography.
- 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: NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer Target entity description: NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer is a U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration vessel dedicated to systematic ocean exploration and deep-sea mapping using advanced telepresence technology.
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A.
RV Falkor
RV Falkor is an oceanographic research vessel operated by the Schmidt Ocean Institute, used for advanced deep-sea exploration and scientific study.
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B.
RRS Charles Darwin
RRS Charles Darwin was a British Royal Research Ship operated by the Natural Environment Research Council and used primarily for oceanographic and marine geological research.
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C.
USNS Sally Ride (T-AGOR-28)
USNS Sally Ride (T-AGOR-28) is a U.S. Navy oceanographic research vessel named in honor of astronaut and physicist Sally Ride, the first American woman in space.
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D.
DSV Deepsea Challenger
DSV Deepsea Challenger is a custom-built deep-submergence vehicle designed for filmmaker James Cameron’s record-setting solo dive to the bottom of the Mariana Trench.
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E.
HMS Challenger
HMS Challenger was a 19th-century British Royal Navy survey ship famed for leading the pioneering Challenger expedition (1872–1876), which laid the foundations of modern oceanography.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NOAA ship
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oceanographic vessel ⓘ research vessel ⓘ |
| acquiredByNOAA | 2004 ⓘ |
| beam |
14.6 metres
ⓘ
approximately 48 feet ⓘ |
| callsign | WTDH ⓘ |
| commissionedYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| conducts |
ROV-based visual surveys
ⓘ
multibeam bathymetric mapping ⓘ water column mapping ⓘ |
| conversion | converted from surveillance ship to exploration vessel ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewComplement | approximately 46 including crew and scientists ⓘ |
| dataPolicy | publicly available data ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 2,000 tons ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWithNOAA | 2008 ⓘ |
| explores |
U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone
ⓘ
deep sea ⓘ high seas ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
ROV control van
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high-bandwidth satellite communications system ⓘ mapping operations center ⓘ mission control room ⓘ |
| homeInstitution | NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research ⓘ |
| homeport | Newport, Rhode Island ⓘ |
| hull number | R 337 ⓘ |
| IMO number | 8835118 ⓘ |
| launchYear | 1988 ⓘ |
| length |
72.5 metres
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approximately 238 feet ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 10 knots ⓘ |
| MMSI | 367255000 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first U.S. federal vessel dedicated solely to systematic ocean exploration
ⓘ
pioneering use of telepresence for ocean exploration ⓘ |
| operatedBy | NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and Research ⓘ |
| operator | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ |
| previousName | USNS Capable ⓘ |
| previousOperator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
baseline characterization of unknown ocean areas
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deep-sea mapping ⓘ systematic ocean exploration ⓘ |
| propulsion | diesel-electric ⓘ |
| supports | open data access to collected mapping and video data ⓘ |
| telepresenceFunction |
enables real-time participation of distributed science teams
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streams live video from the seafloor to shore-based scientists ⓘ |
| usesTechnology |
ROV Deep Discoverer
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ROV Deep Discoverer ⓘ
surface form:
ROV Seirios
multibeam sonar ⓘ telepresence ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer Description of subject: NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer is a U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration vessel dedicated to systematic ocean exploration and deep-sea mapping using advanced telepresence technology.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.