HMS Endeavour
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HMS Endeavour was the British Royal Navy research vessel that carried Captain James Cook on his first voyage of discovery to the Pacific, including the exploration and charting of New Zealand and Australia’s east coast.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| HMS Endeavour canonical | 17 |
| HM Bark Endeavour replica (Australia) | 1 |
| James Cook's research vessel Endeavour | 1 |
| James Cook's ship Endeavour | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: HMS Endeavour Context triple: [James Cook, shipCommanded, HMS Endeavour]
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HMS Drake
HMS Drake was a British armoured cruiser of the Royal Navy, launched in the early 20th century and serving prominently before and during World War I.
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HMS Ivanhoe
HMS Ivanhoe was a British Royal Navy I-class destroyer that served during the early years of World War II, notably participating in operations such as the Altmark Incident.
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Durham boat
A Durham boat is a flat-bottomed, shallow-draft cargo vessel historically used on North American rivers, notably employed by George Washington to transport troops across the Delaware River during the American Revolutionary War.
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HMS Centurion
HMS Centurion was a British King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy that served during World War I and later as a target and decoy ship in World War II.
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HMS Cossack
HMS Cossack was a British Royal Navy destroyer best known for its daring 1940 boarding of the German tanker Altmark in Norwegian waters to free hundreds of Allied prisoners.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: HMS Endeavour Target entity description: HMS Endeavour was the British Royal Navy research vessel that carried Captain James Cook on his first voyage of discovery to the Pacific, including the exploration and charting of New Zealand and Australia’s east coast.
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A.
HMS Drake
HMS Drake was a British armoured cruiser of the Royal Navy, launched in the early 20th century and serving prominently before and during World War I.
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B.
HMS Ivanhoe
HMS Ivanhoe was a British Royal Navy I-class destroyer that served during the early years of World War II, notably participating in operations such as the Altmark Incident.
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C.
Durham boat
A Durham boat is a flat-bottomed, shallow-draft cargo vessel historically used on North American rivers, notably employed by George Washington to transport troops across the Delaware River during the American Revolutionary War.
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D.
HMS Centurion
HMS Centurion was a British King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy that served during World War I and later as a target and decoy ship in World War II.
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E.
HMS Cossack
HMS Cossack was a British Royal Navy destroyer best known for its daring 1940 boarding of the German tanker Altmark in Norwegian waters to free hundreds of Allied prisoners.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy research vessel
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barque ⓘ ship of exploration ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| armament | carronades and small cannon ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 8.9 m ⓘ |
| builder | Thomas Fishburn ⓘ |
| builtAt | Whitby ⓘ |
| captain | James Cook ⓘ |
| carried |
Daniel Solander
ⓘ
Joseph Banks ⓘ artists ⓘ naturalists ⓘ scientists ⓘ |
| charted |
coast of New Zealand
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east coast of Australia ⓘ |
| commandedBy | James Cook ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 90 ⓘ |
| damagedAt | Great Barrier Reef ⓘ |
| departedFrom | Plymouth ⓘ |
| explored |
New Zealand
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Pacific Ocean ⓘ east coast of Australia ⓘ |
| fate | scuttled ⓘ |
| hasReplica |
HMS Endeavour
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
HM Bark Endeavour replica (Australia)
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| laidDown | 1764 ⓘ |
| launched | 1764 ⓘ |
| legacy |
subject of replica reconstructions
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symbol of Pacific exploration ⓘ |
| length | approximately 32 m overall ⓘ |
| mission | James Cook's first voyage ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Endeavour (virtue) ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| previousName | Earl of Pembroke ⓘ |
| propulsion | sail ⓘ |
| purchasedFrom | private owner ⓘ |
| purpose |
observe 1769 transit of Venus
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search for Terra Australis ⓘ |
| registeredPort | Whitby ⓘ |
| returnedTo | Dover ⓘ |
| rigging | full-rigged ship ⓘ |
| scuttledAt |
Newport, Rhode Island
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surface form:
Newport Harbor, Rhode Island
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| scuttledDuring | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| shipType | collier ⓘ |
| tonnage | approximately 368 tons burthen ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Pacific exploration
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exploration ⓘ scientific research ⓘ |
| visited |
Australia
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Botany Bay ⓘ Great Barrier Reef ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ Tahiti ⓘ |
| voyageEnd | 1771 ⓘ |
| voyageStart | 1768 ⓘ |
| yearScuttled | 1778 ⓘ |
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Subject: HMS Endeavour Description of subject: HMS Endeavour was the British Royal Navy research vessel that carried Captain James Cook on his first voyage of discovery to the Pacific, including the exploration and charting of New Zealand and Australia’s east coast.
Referenced by (20)
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