Charlotte (ship)
E281006
Charlotte was one of the convict transport ships of the First Fleet that carried prisoners and settlers from Britain to establish the first European colony in Australia in 1788.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charlotte (ship) canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2610662 — 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: Charlotte (ship) Context triple: [Landing of the First Fleet, hasPart, Charlotte (ship)]
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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.
Chilean ship Capitán Prat
The Chilean ship Capitán Prat is a naval vessel of the Chilean Navy named in honor of national hero and naval officer Arturo Prat.
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E.
French steamship Lotus
The French steamship Lotus was the vessel involved in the 1926 high-seas collision that led to the landmark Permanent Court of International Justice decision in the Lotus case, shaping principles of international jurisdiction.
- 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: Charlotte (ship) Target entity description: Charlotte was one of the convict transport ships of the First Fleet that carried prisoners and settlers from Britain 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.
Chilean ship Capitán Prat
The Chilean ship Capitán Prat is a naval vessel of the Chilean Navy named in honor of national hero and naval officer Arturo Prat.
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E.
French steamship Lotus
The French steamship Lotus was the vessel involved in the 1926 high-seas collision that led to the landmark Permanent Court of International Justice decision in the Lotus case, shaping principles of international jurisdiction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First Fleet ship
ⓘ
convict transport ship ⓘ |
| arrivalColony | Colony of New South Wales ⓘ |
| arrivalYear | 1788 ⓘ |
| carried |
Royal Marines
ⓘ
civilian officials ⓘ female convicts ⓘ male convicts ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Great Britain ⓘ |
| departureCountry |
England
ⓘ
Great Britain ⓘ |
| departurePort | Portsmouth ⓘ |
| departureYear | 1787 ⓘ |
| destination |
Botany Bay
ⓘ
New South Wales ⓘ Sydney Harbour ⓘ
surface form:
Port Jackson
|
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
British government
|
| operationalRole |
transport of military personnel
ⓘ
transport of prisoners ⓘ transport of settlers ⓘ |
| partOf |
Landing of the First Fleet
ⓘ
surface form:
First Fleet
|
| partOfEvent |
British colonisation of Australia
ⓘ
surface form:
European colonisation of Australia
Landing of the First Fleet ⓘ
surface form:
voyage of the First Fleet
|
| purpose | establish first European colony in Australia ⓘ |
| registeredIn |
Great Britain
ⓘ
surface form:
Britain
|
| route | Britain to Australia ⓘ |
| sailedUnderFlag | British flag ⓘ |
| significance | helped establish penal colony in New South Wales ⓘ |
| transported |
convicts
ⓘ
marines ⓘ settlers ⓘ |
| usedFor | long-distance ocean voyage ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Charlotte (ship) Description of subject: Charlotte was one of the convict transport ships of the First Fleet that carried prisoners and settlers from Britain to establish the first European colony in Australia in 1788.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Lady Penrhyn
subject surface form:
Golden Grove