Scottish captain (Captain MacTaggart)
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Scottish captain (Captain MacTaggart) is a fictional seafaring Scotsman best known as the gruff, determined skipper at the heart of the story involving the vessel The Maggie.
All labels observed (1)
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| Scottish captain (Captain MacTaggart) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22101303 — 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: Scottish captain (Captain MacTaggart) Context triple: [The Maggie, characterOrigin, Scottish captain (Captain MacTaggart)]
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A.
Commander-in-Chief, Scotland
The Commander-in-Chief, Scotland was a senior British Army post responsible for overseeing military forces and defense matters in Scotland.
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B.
Captain MacWhirr
Captain MacWhirr is the stolid, unimaginative sea captain at the center of Joseph Conrad’s novella "Typhoon," known for his literal-minded sense of duty as he steers his ship into a devastating storm.
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C.
Captain of Clanranald
The Captain of Clanranald is the traditional chief of the Clan MacDonald of Clanranald, a prominent branch of the historic Scottish Highland MacDonald clan.
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D.
Kirk of Scotland
The Kirk of Scotland is the historic national church that played a central role in the religious and political life of Scotland, particularly during the reign of King James VI.
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E.
MacTavish
MacTavish is the surname of John "Soap" MacTavish, a prominent Scottish special forces character in the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare video game series.
- 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: Scottish captain (Captain MacTaggart) Target entity description: Scottish captain (Captain MacTaggart) is a fictional seafaring Scotsman best known as the gruff, determined skipper at the heart of the story involving the vessel The Maggie.
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A.
Commander-in-Chief, Scotland
The Commander-in-Chief, Scotland was a senior British Army post responsible for overseeing military forces and defense matters in Scotland.
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B.
Captain MacWhirr
Captain MacWhirr is the stolid, unimaginative sea captain at the center of Joseph Conrad’s novella "Typhoon," known for his literal-minded sense of duty as he steers his ship into a devastating storm.
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C.
Captain of Clanranald
The Captain of Clanranald is the traditional chief of the Clan MacDonald of Clanranald, a prominent branch of the historic Scottish Highland MacDonald clan.
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D.
Kirk of Scotland
The Kirk of Scotland is the historic national church that played a central role in the religious and political life of Scotland, particularly during the reign of King James VI.
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E.
MacTavish
MacTavish is the surname of John "Soap" MacTavish, a prominent Scottish special forces character in the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare video game series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.