RMS Republic (1903)
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RMS Republic (1903) was a British ocean liner famed for being an early “millionaires’ ship” and for sinking after a collision in 1909, during which it sent one of the first major CQD distress calls at sea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| RMS Republic (1903) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: RMS Republic (1903) Context triple: [White Star Line, operatedVessel, RMS Republic (1903)]
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Lusitania
Lusitania was an ancient Roman province on the western Iberian Peninsula, roughly corresponding to much of modern Portugal and part of western Spain.
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HMHS Britannic
HMHS Britannic was a British White Star Line ocean liner, sister ship to the Titanic and Olympic, that served as a World War I hospital ship before sinking in the Aegean Sea in 1916.
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RMS Lusitania
RMS Lusitania was a British ocean liner famously sunk by a German U-boat in 1915 during World War I, an event that significantly influenced public opinion against Germany.
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M/V Aurora
M/V Aurora is a state-operated ferry vessel that serves coastal communities as part of Alaska’s Marine Highway System.
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SS Great Western
SS Great Western was a pioneering 19th-century steamship that became one of the first successful transatlantic ocean liners, showcasing Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s innovative maritime engineering.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: RMS Republic (1903) Target entity description: RMS Republic (1903) was a British ocean liner famed for being an early “millionaires’ ship” and for sinking after a collision in 1909, during which it sent one of the first major CQD distress calls at sea.
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A.
Lusitania
Lusitania was an ancient Roman province on the western Iberian Peninsula, roughly corresponding to much of modern Portugal and part of western Spain.
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B.
HMHS Britannic
HMHS Britannic was a British White Star Line ocean liner, sister ship to the Titanic and Olympic, that served as a World War I hospital ship before sinking in the Aegean Sea in 1916.
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C.
RMS Lusitania
RMS Lusitania was a British ocean liner famously sunk by a German U-boat in 1915 during World War I, an event that significantly influenced public opinion against Germany.
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D.
M/V Aurora
M/V Aurora is a state-operated ferry vessel that serves coastal communities as part of Alaska’s Marine Highway System.
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E.
SS Great Western
SS Great Western was a pioneering 19th-century steamship that became one of the first successful transatlantic ocean liners, showcasing Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s innovative maritime engineering.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ocean liner
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passenger ship ⓘ steamship ⓘ |
| builtIn | Belfast ⓘ |
| callSign | MKC ⓘ |
| casualties | several fatalities ⓘ |
| category |
Maritime incidents in 1909
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Ocean liners of the United Kingdom ⓘ Ships built in Belfast ⓘ Ships of the White Star Line ⓘ Shipwrecks of the Massachusetts coast ⓘ |
| class | luxury liner ⓘ |
| collisionWith | SS Florida ⓘ |
| completed | 1903 ⓘ |
| countryOfRegistry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewRescuedTo |
RMS Baltic (1903)
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surface form:
RMS Baltic
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| dateOfWreck | 24 January 1909 ⓘ |
| distressSignal | CQD ⓘ |
| distressSignalSentBy |
Guglielmo Marconi
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surface form:
Marconi wireless telegraphy
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| enteredService | 1903 ⓘ |
| fate | sank after collision ⓘ |
| flag | British Red Ensign ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the first major sea rescues coordinated by wireless ⓘ |
| knownFor |
carrying wealthy passengers
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early use of CQD distress signal ⓘ sinking after collision in 1909 ⓘ |
| launched | 1903 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 570 feet ⓘ |
| nickname | millionaires’ ship ⓘ |
| operator | White Star Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | White Star Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passengerCapacity | over 1,000 passengers ⓘ |
| passengersRescuedTo |
RMS Baltic (1903)
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surface form:
RMS Baltic
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| placeOfWreck | off Nantucket, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| propulsion |
steam engines
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twin screw propellers ⓘ |
| rescuedBy |
RMS Baltic (1903)
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surface form:
RMS Baltic
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| route |
New York–Mediterranean service
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North Atlantic ⓘ |
| shipyard | Harland and Wolff ⓘ |
| sisterShipOf |
RMS Canopic
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RMS Cretic ⓘ RMS Cretic ⓘ
surface form:
RMS Romanic
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| tonnage | 15500 gross register tons ⓘ |
| wirelessEquipment |
Marconi Company
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surface form:
Marconi wireless set
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| wirelessOperator | Jack Binns ⓘ |
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Subject: RMS Republic (1903) Description of subject: RMS Republic (1903) was a British ocean liner famed for being an early “millionaires’ ship” and for sinking after a collision in 1909, during which it sent one of the first major CQD distress calls at sea.
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