Mayflower
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The Mayflower was the English ship that famously transported the Pilgrims to North America in 1620, leading to the founding of Plymouth Colony.
All labels observed (9)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mayflower canonical | 98 |
| voyage of the Mayflower | 13 |
| Mayflower voyage of 1620 | 9 |
| Mayflower voyage | 6 |
| Mayflower voyage (1620) | 2 |
| Mayflower ship | 1 |
| The Mayflower | 1 |
| voyage of the Mayflower (1620) | 1 |
| voyage of the Mayflower to New England | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T260377 — 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: Mayflower Context triple: [John Carver, ship, Mayflower]
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A.
Mayflower II
Mayflower II is a full-scale replica of the 17th-century ship that carried the Pilgrims to North America, serving as a historical museum vessel.
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B.
Pilgrims
The Pilgrims were a group of English Separatists who sailed on the Mayflower in 1620 and established one of the first permanent European settlements in New England.
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C.
Mayflower landing at Plymouth
The Mayflower landing at Plymouth was the 1620 arrival of English Pilgrims on the coast of present-day Massachusetts, marking one of the foundational moments in early European colonization of North America.
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D.
Wellfleet
Wellfleet is a coastal town on outer Cape Cod in Massachusetts known for its oysters, beaches, and protected seashore.
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E.
Golden Hind
The Golden Hind was the English galleon in which Sir Francis Drake completed the first circumnavigation of the globe by an Englishman in the late 16th century.
- 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: Mayflower Target entity description: The Mayflower was the English ship that famously transported the Pilgrims to North America in 1620, leading to the founding of Plymouth Colony.
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A.
Mayflower II
Mayflower II is a full-scale replica of the 17th-century ship that carried the Pilgrims to North America, serving as a historical museum vessel.
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B.
Pilgrims
The Pilgrims were a group of English Separatists who sailed on the Mayflower in 1620 and established one of the first permanent European settlements in New England.
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C.
Mayflower landing at Plymouth
The Mayflower landing at Plymouth was the 1620 arrival of English Pilgrims on the coast of present-day Massachusetts, marking one of the foundational moments in early European colonization of North America.
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D.
Wellfleet
Wellfleet is a coastal town on outer Cape Cod in Massachusetts known for its oysters, beaches, and protected seashore.
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E.
Golden Hind
The Golden Hind was the English galleon in which Sir Francis Drake completed the first circumnavigation of the globe by an Englishman in the late 16th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English merchant ship
ⓘ
historic ship ⓘ |
| arrivalDateAtCapeCod | November 1620 ⓘ |
| arrivalDateAtPlymouth | December 1620 ⓘ |
| associatedDocument | Mayflower Compact ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | signing of the Mayflower Compact ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Plymouth Colony
ⓘ
Thanksgiving origin story ⓘ |
| captain | Christopher Jones ⓘ |
| carried |
English Separatist movement
ⓘ
surface form:
English Separatists
Pilgrims ⓘ other English colonists ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Christopher Jones ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | American folklore ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn | US postage stamps ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| crewCount | about 30 ⓘ |
| crossedOcean | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| departedFrom | Plymouth, England ⓘ |
| destination |
North America
ⓘ
Plymouth Colony ⓘ |
| fate | eventually dismantled ⓘ |
| homePort |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| intendedDestination |
Colony and Dominion of Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
Virginia Colony
|
| landedAt |
Cape Cod
ⓘ
Plymouth Harbor ⓘ Provincetown Harbor ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| legacy |
inspired replica ships
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subject of historical commemorations ⓘ subject of numerous books ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | mayflower (a spring-blooming flower) ⓘ |
| notableVoyage | transatlantic voyage of 1620 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | English merchants ⓘ |
| operationalPeriod | early 17th century ⓘ |
| passengersCount | about 102 ⓘ |
| primaryUseBefore1620 |
cargo transport
ⓘ
wine trade ⓘ |
| replica | Mayflower II ⓘ |
| roleInHistory |
enabled founding of Plymouth Colony
ⓘ
transported first permanent English settlers of New England ⓘ |
| sailedUnderFlag | England ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
Pilgrim migration
ⓘ
early English colonization of North America ⓘ |
| typeOfShip | merchant vessel ⓘ |
| voyageDuration | about 66 days ⓘ |
| yearOfVoyage | 1620 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mayflower Description of subject: The Mayflower was the English ship that famously transported the Pilgrims to North America in 1620, leading to the founding of Plymouth Colony.
Referenced by (132)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Mayflower voyage
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voyage of the Mayflower
this entity surface form:
voyage of the Mayflower
subject surface form:
Harriet Beecher Stowe
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The Mayflower
this entity surface form:
voyage of the Mayflower
this entity surface form:
Mayflower voyage (1620)
this entity surface form:
Mayflower voyage of 1620
this entity surface form:
voyage of the Mayflower
this entity surface form:
voyage of the Mayflower
this entity surface form:
voyage of the Mayflower
this entity surface form:
Mayflower voyage
this entity surface form:
voyage of the Mayflower
subject surface form:
Burial Hill
this entity surface form:
Mayflower voyage of 1620
this entity surface form:
voyage of the Mayflower to New England
this entity surface form:
voyage of the Mayflower
this entity surface form:
Mayflower voyage of 1620
this entity surface form:
Mayflower voyage (1620)
subject surface form:
Mayflower II