French Navy ship De Grasse
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The French Navy ship De Grasse is a warship named in honor of Admiral François Joseph Paul de Grasse, famed for his decisive role in the American Revolutionary War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| French Navy ship De Grasse canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4303176 — 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: French Navy ship De Grasse Context triple: [François Joseph Paul de Grasse, honouredIn, French Navy ship De Grasse]
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A.
French flagship L’Orient
The French flagship L’Orient was a massive 120-gun ship of the line that famously exploded and sank during the Battle of the Nile in 1798, becoming one of the most dramatic naval losses of the French Revolutionary Wars.
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B.
Couronne (French ship)
Couronne was a French warship that gained historical significance for its role in the 1756 Battle of Minorca during the Seven Years' War.
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C.
Bucentaure
Bucentaure was a French 80-gun ship of the line that served as Admiral Villeneuve’s flagship and played a central role in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
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D.
HMS Guerriere
HMS Guerriere was a British Royal Navy frigate best known for being decisively defeated by the American frigate USS Constitution during the War of 1812.
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E.
Foudroyant (French ship)
Foudroyant was a prominent 80-gun French ship of the line of the mid-18th century that played a key role in naval actions such as the Seven Years' War.
- 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: French Navy ship De Grasse Target entity description: The French Navy ship De Grasse is a warship named in honor of Admiral François Joseph Paul de Grasse, famed for his decisive role in the American Revolutionary War.
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A.
French flagship L’Orient
The French flagship L’Orient was a massive 120-gun ship of the line that famously exploded and sank during the Battle of the Nile in 1798, becoming one of the most dramatic naval losses of the French Revolutionary Wars.
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B.
Couronne (French ship)
Couronne was a French warship that gained historical significance for its role in the 1756 Battle of Minorca during the Seven Years' War.
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C.
Bucentaure
Bucentaure was a French 80-gun ship of the line that served as Admiral Villeneuve’s flagship and played a central role in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
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D.
HMS Guerriere
HMS Guerriere was a British Royal Navy frigate best known for being decisively defeated by the American frigate USS Constitution during the War of 1812.
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E.
Foudroyant (French ship)
Foudroyant was a prominent 80-gun French ship of the line of the mid-18th century that played a key role in naval actions such as the Seven Years' War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French Navy ship
ⓘ
warship ⓘ |
| associatedConflict | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| commemorates | French contribution to American independence ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| hasCrewType | naval personnel ⓘ |
| hasDomain |
maritime operations
ⓘ
naval warfare ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | blue-water navy operations ⓘ |
| hasNameLanguage | French ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | surname De Grasse ⓘ |
| hasRole |
naval warfare
ⓘ
surface combatant ⓘ |
| hasType | military vessel ⓘ |
| honours |
American Revolutionary War commander
ⓘ
François Joseph Paul de Grasse ⓘ French admiral ⓘ |
| isInServiceWith | French Navy ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Admiral de Grasse
ⓘ
linked to:
François Joseph Paul de Grasse
François Joseph Paul de Grasse ⓘ |
| operator | French Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | French fleet ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
Marine nationale
ⓘ
linked to:
Marine Nationale
|
| symbolizes | Franco-American naval cooperation ⓘ |
| usedFor |
allied exercises
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maritime security operations ⓘ national defense ⓘ power projection ⓘ sea control ⓘ |
| vesselClassCountry | France ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: French Navy ship De Grasse Description of subject: The French Navy ship De Grasse is a warship named in honor of Admiral François Joseph Paul de Grasse, famed for his decisive role in the American Revolutionary War.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.