Sea Venture shipwreck
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The Sea Venture shipwreck was a 1609 English flagship wrecked on the reefs of Bermuda, whose survivors’ settlement led to the island’s permanent colonization and inspired elements of Shakespeare’s "The Tempest."
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sea Venture shipwreck canonical | 6 |
| Sea Venture | 1 |
| Sea Venture shipwreck in Bermuda | 1 |
| Sea Venture wreck of 1609 | 1 |
| shipwreck of the Sea Venture on Bermuda | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T125163 — 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: Sea Venture shipwreck Context triple: [Flag of Bermuda, coatOfArmsSymbolizes, Sea Venture shipwreck]
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A.
The Voyage
"The Voyage" is an essay by Washington Irving that reflects on the emotions and experiences of transatlantic travel, serving as the opening piece in his collection *The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.*
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B.
1611 Hudson Bay mutiny
The 1611 Hudson Bay mutiny was a rebellion by the crew of Henry Hudson’s fourth voyage that resulted in Hudson, his son John, and several loyal supporters being set adrift and lost at sea in what is now Hudson Bay.
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C.
The Black Pirate
The Black Pirate is a 1926 silent swashbuckler film starring Douglas Fairbanks, renowned for its pioneering use of early two-color Technicolor and acrobatic action sequences.
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D.
ROV Kaikō
ROV Kaikō was a Japanese remotely operated deep-sea research vehicle renowned for reaching and studying the deepest parts of the world’s oceans.
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E.
Magellan–Elcano expedition
The Magellan–Elcano expedition was the early 16th-century Spanish-led voyage that achieved the first circumnavigation of the Earth, fundamentally transforming global navigation and trade.
- 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: Sea Venture shipwreck Target entity description: The Sea Venture shipwreck was a 1609 English flagship wrecked on the reefs of Bermuda, whose survivors’ settlement led to the island’s permanent colonization and inspired elements of Shakespeare’s "The Tempest."
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A.
The Voyage
"The Voyage" is an essay by Washington Irving that reflects on the emotions and experiences of transatlantic travel, serving as the opening piece in his collection *The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent.*
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B.
1611 Hudson Bay mutiny
The 1611 Hudson Bay mutiny was a rebellion by the crew of Henry Hudson’s fourth voyage that resulted in Hudson, his son John, and several loyal supporters being set adrift and lost at sea in what is now Hudson Bay.
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C.
The Black Pirate
The Black Pirate is a 1926 silent swashbuckler film starring Douglas Fairbanks, renowned for its pioneering use of early two-color Technicolor and acrobatic action sequences.
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D.
ROV Kaikō
ROV Kaikō was a Japanese remotely operated deep-sea research vehicle renowned for reaching and studying the deepest parts of the world’s oceans.
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E.
Magellan–Elcano expedition
The Magellan–Elcano expedition was the early 16th-century Spanish-led voyage that achieved the first circumnavigation of the Earth, fundamentally transforming global navigation and trade.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
shipwreck ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
George Somers
ⓘ
William Strachey ⓘ |
| category |
Events associated with William Shakespeare
ⓘ
History of Bermuda ⓘ Maritime disasters in 1609 ⓘ Shipwrecks of Bermuda ⓘ |
| cause |
hurricane
ⓘ
storm ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| date | 1609 ⓘ |
| documentedIn | William Strachey’s letter about the 1609 storm ⓘ |
| era |
Age of Sail
ⓘ
early 17th century ⓘ |
| flagshipOf |
Jamestown
ⓘ
surface form:
Third Supply mission to Jamestown
|
| hasConsequence |
establishment of Bermuda as an English colony
ⓘ
strengthening of English Atlantic presence ⓘ |
| hasPart | Sea Venture ⓘ |
| influenced | literary depictions of shipwrecks ⓘ |
| inspiredAuthor | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| inspiredWork | The Tempest ⓘ |
| location |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Bermuda (United Kingdom) ⓘ
surface form:
Bermuda
|
| namedAfter | Sea Venture ⓘ |
| near | St. George’s, Bermuda ⓘ |
| operator | Virginia Company of London ⓘ |
| partOf | Anglo-Spanish maritime conflict context ⓘ |
| passengersAndCrewSurvived | true ⓘ |
| reefType | coral reef ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Jamestown
ⓘ
surface form:
Jamestown, Virginia
Somers Isles ⓘ Virginia Company of London ⓘ
surface form:
Virginia Company
|
| result |
delay of supplies to Jamestown
ⓘ
permanent English colonization of Bermuda ⓘ temporary settlement on Bermuda ⓘ |
| significance |
influenced English literature
ⓘ
key event in early English colonization of Bermuda ⓘ |
| survivorsBuilt |
Deliverance
ⓘ
Patience ⓘ |
| survivorsUsedMaterialFrom | Sea Venture ⓘ |
| voyageDestination |
Jamestown
ⓘ
surface form:
Jamestown, Virginia
|
| voyageOrigin | Plymouth, England ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sea Venture shipwreck Description of subject: The Sea Venture shipwreck was a 1609 English flagship wrecked on the reefs of Bermuda, whose survivors’ settlement led to the island’s permanent colonization and inspired elements of Shakespeare’s "The Tempest."
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sea Venture
this entity surface form:
Sea Venture shipwreck in Bermuda
this entity surface form:
shipwreck of the Sea Venture on Bermuda
subject surface form:
Patience (pinnace)
this entity surface form:
Sea Venture wreck of 1609