Alexander (ship)
E281005
Alexander was one of the convict transport ships in the First Fleet that carried British settlers and prisoners to establish the first European colony in Australia in 1788.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Alexander (ship) canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2610661 — 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.
Target entity: Alexander (ship) Context triple: [Landing of the First Fleet, hasPart, Alexander (ship)]
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Tune ship
The Tune ship is a well-preserved Viking Age burial ship discovered in Norway, notable for its early excavation and display as a key example of Scandinavian seafaring culture.
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HMS Serapis
HMS Serapis was a British Royal Navy warship best known for its capture by John Paul Jones’s Bonhomme Richard during a fierce 1779 naval battle off Flamborough Head in the American Revolutionary War.
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C.
Sooner Schooner
The Sooner Schooner is a covered wagon pulled by ponies that serves as the University of Oklahoma’s iconic game-day mascot, symbolizing the state’s pioneer and land run heritage.
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Puglia ship
The Puglia ship is a decommissioned Italian naval vessel famously installed on a hillside as a monumental exhibit within the Vittoriale degli Italiani estate.
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Friendship of Salem (replica East Indiaman)
Friendship of Salem is a full-size replica of an 18th-century East Indiaman merchant ship that serves as a central interpretive exhibit at the Salem Maritime National Historic Site in Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Alexander (ship) Target entity description: Alexander was one of the convict transport ships in the First Fleet that carried British settlers and prisoners to establish the first European colony in Australia in 1788.
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A.
Tune ship
The Tune ship is a well-preserved Viking Age burial ship discovered in Norway, notable for its early excavation and display as a key example of Scandinavian seafaring culture.
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B.
HMS Serapis
HMS Serapis was a British Royal Navy warship best known for its capture by John Paul Jones’s Bonhomme Richard during a fierce 1779 naval battle off Flamborough Head in the American Revolutionary War.
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C.
Sooner Schooner
The Sooner Schooner is a covered wagon pulled by ponies that serves as the University of Oklahoma’s iconic game-day mascot, symbolizing the state’s pioneer and land run heritage.
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D.
Puglia ship
The Puglia ship is a decommissioned Italian naval vessel famously installed on a hillside as a monumental exhibit within the Vittoriale degli Italiani estate.
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E.
Friendship of Salem (replica East Indiaman)
Friendship of Salem is a full-size replica of an 18th-century East Indiaman merchant ship that serves as a central interpretive exhibit at the Salem Maritime National Historic Site in Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First Fleet ship
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convict transport ship ⓘ |
| arrivalEvent |
arrival of First Fleet at Botany Bay
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arrival of First Fleet at Port Jackson ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British colonisation of Australia
ⓘ
transportation of British convicts ⓘ |
| carried |
British convicts
ⓘ
British settlers ⓘ marines ⓘ |
| carriedToNewSouthWales | male convicts ⓘ |
| category |
Convict ships to New South Wales
ⓘ
First Fleet transport ships ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Great Britain ⓘ |
| destination |
Botany Bay
ⓘ
New South Wales ⓘ Sydney Harbour ⓘ
surface form:
Port Jackson
|
| flag | British flag ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | helped found British penal colony in Australia ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the largest convict transports in the First Fleet ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| operator |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
British government
|
| participatedIn | establishment of first European colony in Australia ⓘ |
| partOf |
Landing of the First Fleet
ⓘ
surface form:
First Fleet
|
| partOfConvoyWith |
Borrowdale (ship)
ⓘ
Charlotte (ship) ⓘ Fishburn (ship) ⓘ Friendship of Salem (replica East Indiaman) ⓘ
surface form:
Friendship (ship)
Golden Grove (ship) ⓘ HMS Sirius ⓘ HMS Supply ⓘ Lady Penrhyn (ship) ⓘ Prince of Wales (ship) ⓘ Scarborough (ship) ⓘ |
| purpose |
transport convicts to Australia
ⓘ
transport settlers to Australia ⓘ |
| routeStop |
Cape Town
ⓘ
Rio de Janeiro ⓘ Tenerife ⓘ |
| sailedFrom |
England
ⓘ
Portsmouth ⓘ |
| sailedTo |
Australia
ⓘ
New South Wales ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 18th century ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Age of Sail ⓘ |
| yearOfEvent |
1787
ⓘ
1788 ⓘ |
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Subject: Alexander (ship) Description of subject: Alexander was one of the convict transport ships in the First Fleet that carried British settlers and prisoners to establish the first European colony in Australia in 1788.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.