HMS Surprise (novel)
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HMS Surprise (novel) is a historical naval adventure book by Patrick O’Brian, part of the Aubrey–Maturin series, following Captain Jack Aubrey and surgeon Stephen Maturin during the Napoleonic Wars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| HMS Surprise (novel) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6189767 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: HMS Surprise (novel) Context triple: [HMS Surprise, appearsIn, HMS Surprise (novel)]
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A.
The Ship
The Ship is an informal nickname for the TARDIS, the Doctor’s time-traveling spacecraft and time machine in the long-running British science fiction series Doctor Who.
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B.
The Shipwreck
The Shipwreck is a dramatic 18th-century maritime painting by French artist Joseph Vernet, renowned for its vivid depiction of storm-tossed seas and human struggle against nature.
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C.
All At Sea
"All At Sea" is a jazz-influenced pop song by British singer-songwriter and pianist Jamie Cullum, featured on his breakthrough album "Twentysomething."
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D.
L'Équipage
L'Équipage is a 1923 novel by Joseph Kessel that portrays the lives, camaraderie, and moral conflicts of French bomber pilots during World War I.
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E.
Marooned
Marooned is a 1969 science fiction drama film about stranded astronauts in space, directed by John Sturges and starring Gregory Peck, Richard Crenna, and David Janssen.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: HMS Surprise (novel) Target entity description: HMS Surprise (novel) is a historical naval adventure book by Patrick O’Brian, part of the Aubrey–Maturin series, following Captain Jack Aubrey and surgeon Stephen Maturin during the Napoleonic Wars.
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A.
The Ship
The Ship is an informal nickname for the TARDIS, the Doctor’s time-traveling spacecraft and time machine in the long-running British science fiction series Doctor Who.
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B.
The Shipwreck
The Shipwreck is a dramatic 18th-century maritime painting by French artist Joseph Vernet, renowned for its vivid depiction of storm-tossed seas and human struggle against nature.
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C.
All At Sea
"All At Sea" is a jazz-influenced pop song by British singer-songwriter and pianist Jamie Cullum, featured on his breakthrough album "Twentysomething."
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D.
L'Équipage
L'Équipage is a 1923 novel by Joseph Kessel that portrays the lives, camaraderie, and moral conflicts of French bomber pilots during World War I.
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E.
Marooned
Marooned is a 1969 science fiction drama film about stranded astronauts in space, directed by John Sturges and starring Gregory Peck, Richard Crenna, and David Janssen.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nautical novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Patrick O’Brian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| character |
Barret Bonden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Diana Villiers NERFINISHED ⓘ Heneage Dundas NERFINISHED ⓘ Preserved Killick NERFINISHED ⓘ Sophia Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Pullings NERFINISHED ⓘ William Mowett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Mauritius Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Post Captain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure fiction
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ naval fiction ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeFocus |
intelligence operations
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naval battles ⓘ sea voyages ⓘ |
| hasShip | HMS Surprise (fictional ship) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
duty and honor
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loyalty ⓘ the cost of war ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Jack Aubrey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stephen Maturin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableLocation |
East Indies
NERFINISHED
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Indian Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberInSeries | 3 ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitle | H.M.S. Surprise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Aubrey–Maturin series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonist |
Jack Aubrey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stephen Maturin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| series | Aubrey–Maturin series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
Napoleonic Wars
NERFINISHED
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early 19th century ⓘ |
| subject |
Age of Sail
NERFINISHED
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Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ espionage ⓘ friendship ⓘ naval warfare ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMS Surprise (novel) Description of subject: HMS Surprise (novel) is a historical naval adventure book by Patrick O’Brian, part of the Aubrey–Maturin series, following Captain Jack Aubrey and surgeon Stephen Maturin during the Napoleonic Wars.
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