HMS Sophie
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HMS Sophie is a fictional Royal Navy brig-sloop featured in Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey–Maturin historical naval novels as Jack Aubrey’s early command.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMS Sophie canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6246989 — 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: HMS Sophie Context triple: [Jack Aubrey, commands, HMS Sophie]
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A.
HMS Princess Louisa
HMS Princess Louisa was a British Royal Navy warship that served prominently in early 18th-century naval operations, including actions in the Caribbean.
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B.
HMS Hermione
HMS Hermione was a British Royal Navy Dido-class light cruiser that served in the Mediterranean during World War II before being sunk by a German U-boat in 1942.
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C.
HMS Minotaur
HMS Minotaur was a British Royal Navy ship of the line best known for her distinguished service in major late 18th-century naval battles against France, including the Battle of the Nile.
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D.
HMS Cambria
HMS Cambria is a Royal Naval Reserve shore establishment in Wales that serves as a training and administrative base for reservist personnel.
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E.
HMS Onslow
HMS Onslow was a British Royal Navy destroyer that served with distinction during World War II, notably in Arctic convoy operations.
- 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: HMS Sophie Target entity description: HMS Sophie is a fictional Royal Navy brig-sloop featured in Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey–Maturin historical naval novels as Jack Aubrey’s early command.
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A.
HMS Princess Louisa
HMS Princess Louisa was a British Royal Navy warship that served prominently in early 18th-century naval operations, including actions in the Caribbean.
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B.
HMS Hermione
HMS Hermione was a British Royal Navy Dido-class light cruiser that served in the Mediterranean during World War II before being sunk by a German U-boat in 1942.
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C.
HMS Minotaur
HMS Minotaur was a British Royal Navy ship of the line best known for her distinguished service in major late 18th-century naval battles against France, including the Battle of the Nile.
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D.
HMS Cambria
HMS Cambria is a Royal Naval Reserve shore establishment in Wales that serves as a training and administrative base for reservist personnel.
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E.
HMS Onslow
HMS Onslow was a British Royal Navy destroyer that served with distinction during World War II, notably in Arctic convoy operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
brig-sloop
ⓘ
fictional Royal Navy vessel ⓘ fictional ship ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Aubrey–Maturin series
ⓘ
Master and Commander ⓘ |
| appearsInWorkBy |
Patrick O’Brian
ⓘ
linked to:
Patrick O'Brian
|
| associatedWith |
Mediterranean station
ⓘ
Port Mahon ⓘ |
| basedOn | HMS Speedy ⓘ |
| captainedBy | Jack Aubrey ⓘ |
| commandAcquiredBy | Jack Aubrey at the start of Master and Commander ⓘ |
| commandingOfficer | Jack Aubrey ⓘ |
| conflict | Napoleonic Wars naval campaigns ⓘ |
| countryOfService | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| creator |
Patrick O’Brian
ⓘ
linked to:
Patrick O'Brian
|
| engagesIn | Mediterranean naval operations ⓘ |
| fictionalTimePeriod | Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | novel Master and Commander ⓘ |
| genre | historical naval fiction ⓘ |
| hasArmamentType |
carronades (fictional depiction)
ⓘ
long guns (fictional depiction) ⓘ |
| hasCrewMember |
Awkward Davies
ⓘ
Barret Bonden ⓘ James Dillon ⓘ Killick ⓘ Stephen Maturin ⓘ Tom Pullings ⓘ William Marshall ⓘ |
| hasFictionalStatus | non-historical vessel within a historically grounded setting ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | HMS Speedy ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryUniverse |
Aubrey–Maturin universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Aubrey–Maturin series
|
| mediaType | prose fiction ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | establishes Jack Aubrey’s reputation as a fighting captain ⓘ |
| notableAction |
captures multiple enemy prizes
ⓘ
engages larger enemy warships ⓘ |
| roleInSeries | Jack Aubrey’s first significant command ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
British Royal Navy
ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Navy
|
| setting | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMS Sophie Description of subject: HMS Sophie is a fictional Royal Navy brig-sloop featured in Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey–Maturin historical naval novels as Jack Aubrey’s early command.
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