Grande Hermine
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Grande Hermine was the ship used by French explorer Jacques Cartier during his 1535 voyage to explore the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the St. Lawrence River in present-day Canada.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Grande Hermine canonical | 2 |
| La Grande Hermine | 1 |
| Petite Hermine | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5153555 — 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: Grande Hermine Context triple: [Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, shipRepresents, Grande Hermine]
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A.
Margeride
Margeride is a mountainous and sparsely populated region in south-central France known for its granite plateaus, forests, and traditional rural landscapes.
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B.
Méjanelle
Méjanelle is a French wine-producing area recognized as a subregion within the broader Languedoc appellation in southern France.
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C.
Agathé
Agathé is the ancient Greek name for the historic Mediterranean port city now known as Agde in southern France.
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D.
Delphine
Delphine is an epistolary novel by Madame de Staël that explores themes of love, social convention, and women's independence in late 18th-century French society.
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E.
Faches-Thumesnil
Faches-Thumesnil is a suburban commune in northern France that forms part of the Lille metropolitan area.
- 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: Grande Hermine Target entity description: Grande Hermine was the ship used by French explorer Jacques Cartier during his 1535 voyage to explore the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the St. Lawrence River in present-day Canada.
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A.
Margeride
Margeride is a mountainous and sparsely populated region in south-central France known for its granite plateaus, forests, and traditional rural landscapes.
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B.
Méjanelle
Méjanelle is a French wine-producing area recognized as a subregion within the broader Languedoc appellation in southern France.
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C.
Agathé
Agathé is the ancient Greek name for the historic Mediterranean port city now known as Agde in southern France.
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D.
Delphine
Delphine is an epistolary novel by Madame de Staël that explores themes of love, social convention, and women's independence in late 18th-century French society.
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E.
Faches-Thumesnil
Faches-Thumesnil is a suburban commune in northern France that forms part of the Lille metropolitan area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
exploration vessel
ⓘ
sailing ship ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
French colonization of the Americas
ⓘ
New France ⓘ history of Canada ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Jacques Cartier ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| destination |
present-day Canada
ⓘ
linked to:
Canada
|
| era |
Age of Discovery
ⓘ
linked to:
Age of Exploration
|
| explored |
Gulf of Saint Lawrence
ⓘ
linked to:
Gulf of St. Lawrence
St. Lawrence River ⓘ
linked to:
Saint Lawrence River
|
| flag | France ⓘ |
| hasCrewMember | Jacques Cartier ⓘ |
| hasRole | flagship of Jacques Cartier's 1535 voyage ⓘ |
| hasType | wooden sailing ship ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 16th century Atlantic exploration ⓘ |
| namedAfter | ermine ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | vessel in early European exploration of the St. Lawrence region ⓘ |
| operator | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| partOf |
Jacques Cartier's 1535 expedition
ⓘ
linked to:
Jacques Cartier
|
| portOfDeparture | Saint-Malo ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 16th century ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
European contact with interior regions of present-day Canada
ⓘ
Jacques Cartier's exploration of the St. Lawrence River ⓘ |
| startTime | 1535 ⓘ |
| usedBy | Jacques Cartier ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Jacques Cartier's second voyage to North America ⓘ |
| usedFor | exploration ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | French exploration of North America ⓘ |
| voyageYear | 1535 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Grande Hermine Description of subject: Grande Hermine was the ship used by French explorer Jacques Cartier during his 1535 voyage to explore the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the St. Lawrence River in present-day Canada.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Grande Hermine
linked to: Grande Hermine