Old Ironsides
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"Old Ironsides" is a famous 1830 poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. that helped rally public support to preserve the historic U.S. frigate USS Constitution.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Old Ironsides canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T53851 — 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: Old Ironsides Context triple: [Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., notableWork, Old Ironsides]
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A.
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty were a secretive, radical colonial American group that led protests and direct action against British taxation and policies in the years leading up to the American Revolution.
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B.
Fort McHenry
Fort McHenry is a historic coastal fort in Baltimore, Maryland, best known for its successful defense during the War of 1812 that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the poem that became the U.S. national anthem.
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C.
Patriot (American Revolution)
The Patriot (American Revolution) faction comprised American colonists who supported independence from Britain and actively opposed British rule during the American Revolutionary period.
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D.
Father of His Country
Father of His Country is an honorific title commonly used for George Washington, recognizing his pivotal leadership in the founding of the United States and his role as its first president.
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E.
Column of Victory
The Column of Victory is a monumental stone column at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England, commemorating the military triumphs of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough.
- 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: Old Ironsides Target entity description: "Old Ironsides" is a famous 1830 poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. that helped rally public support to preserve the historic U.S. frigate USS Constitution.
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A.
Sons of Liberty
The Sons of Liberty were a secretive, radical colonial American group that led protests and direct action against British taxation and policies in the years leading up to the American Revolution.
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B.
Fort McHenry
Fort McHenry is a historic coastal fort in Baltimore, Maryland, best known for its successful defense during the War of 1812 that inspired Francis Scott Key to write the poem that became the U.S. national anthem.
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C.
Patriot (American Revolution)
The Patriot (American Revolution) faction comprised American colonists who supported independence from Britain and actively opposed British rule during the American Revolutionary period.
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D.
Father of His Country
Father of His Country is an honorific title commonly used for George Washington, recognizing his pivotal leadership in the founding of the United States and his role as its first president.
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E.
Column of Victory
The Column of Victory is a monumental stone column at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire, England, commemorating the military triumphs of John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literaryWork
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poem ⓘ |
| alternateName | “Ay, tear her tattered ensign down!” ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American Romanticism
ⓘ
naval history of the United States ⓘ |
| author | Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalSignificance | contributed to the preservation of USS Constitution as a museum ship ⓘ |
| effect | helped arouse public sentiment to save USS Constitution ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1830-09-16 ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Boston Daily Advertiser ⓘ |
| form | poem ⓘ |
| genre | lyric poem ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
heroism in war
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patriotism ⓘ protest against neglect of national heritage ⓘ respect for national symbols ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | planned scrapping of USS Constitution ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lineCount | 24 ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 19th-century American literature ⓘ |
| meter | iambic tetrameter ⓘ |
| namedAfter | nickname of USS Constitution ⓘ |
| openingLine | “Ay, tear her tattered ensign down!” ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1830 ⓘ |
| purpose |
to protest the proposed dismantling of USS Constitution
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to rally public support for preserving USS Constitution ⓘ |
| stanzaCount | 3 ⓘ |
| subject | USS Constitution ⓘ |
| workAbout | War of 1812 naval heroics of USS Constitution ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old Ironsides Description of subject: "Old Ironsides" is a famous 1830 poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. that helped rally public support to preserve the historic U.S. frigate USS Constitution.
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