French privateer Acheron
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French privateer Acheron is a fictional French warship in Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey–Maturin series, notably serving as the formidable adversary to HMS Surprise in the film "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| French privateer Acheron canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6190501 — 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: French privateer Acheron Context triple: [final battle with Acheron, hasParticipant, French privateer Acheron]
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A.
Barataria privateers
The Barataria privateers were a group of Gulf Coast smugglers and corsairs based in the early 19th century near New Orleans, notorious for their illicit trade and later assistance to the United States during the War of 1812.
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B.
Queen Anne's Revenge
Queen Anne's Revenge is the fearsome pirate ship featured in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, notably captained by Hector Barbossa and previously associated with the legendary pirate Blackbeard.
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C.
French ship Alexandre
French ship Alexandre was a French Navy warship that fought in the early 19th-century naval engagement known as the Battle of San Domingo.
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D.
French Navy ship De Grasse
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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E.
French ship Diomède
The French ship Diomède was a French Navy ship of the line that fought against the British Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, notably at the Battle of San Domingo in 1806.
- 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: French privateer Acheron Target entity description: French privateer Acheron is a fictional French warship in Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey–Maturin series, notably serving as the formidable adversary to HMS Surprise in the film "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World."
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A.
Barataria privateers
The Barataria privateers were a group of Gulf Coast smugglers and corsairs based in the early 19th century near New Orleans, notorious for their illicit trade and later assistance to the United States during the War of 1812.
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B.
Queen Anne's Revenge
Queen Anne's Revenge is the fearsome pirate ship featured in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, notably captained by Hector Barbossa and previously associated with the legendary pirate Blackbeard.
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C.
French ship Alexandre
French ship Alexandre was a French Navy warship that fought in the early 19th-century naval engagement known as the Battle of San Domingo.
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D.
French Navy ship De Grasse
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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E.
French ship Diomède
The French ship Diomède was a French Navy ship of the line that fought against the British Royal Navy during the Napoleonic Wars, notably at the Battle of San Domingo in 1806.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional privateer
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fictional ship ⓘ |
| antagonistOf | HMS Surprise ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Aubrey–Maturin series
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Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World ⓘ |
| basedOn | French privateers of the Napoleonic era ⓘ |
| conflict | pursuit and engagement with HMS Surprise ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator |
Patrick O’Brian
ⓘ
linked to:
Patrick O'Brian
|
| depictedAs |
fast and heavily armed privateer
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powerful French warship ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Aubrey–Maturin universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Aubrey–Maturin series
|
| genre | historical naval fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | film depiction in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Age of Sail naval warfare ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium |
feature film
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novel series ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | primary antagonist ship in the film ⓘ |
| notableFor | being a formidable adversary to HMS Surprise ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
French Navy (fictional depiction)
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linked to:
French Navy
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| opponentOf | Jack Aubrey ⓘ |
| partOf | plot of Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World ⓘ |
| role | French privateer ⓘ |
| setting |
Pacific Ocean (film depiction)
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South Atlantic Ocean (film depiction) ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: French privateer Acheron Description of subject: French privateer Acheron is a fictional French warship in Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey–Maturin series, notably serving as the formidable adversary to HMS Surprise in the film "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World."
Referenced by (1)
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