La Pérouse shipwreck
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The La Pérouse shipwreck refers to the remains of the French explorer Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse’s lost expedition, whose ships were wrecked near Vanikoro Island in the late 18th century.
All labels observed (1)
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| La Pérouse shipwreck canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7843418 — 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: La Pérouse shipwreck Context triple: [Vanikoro Island, isKnownFor, La Pérouse shipwreck]
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Maheno shipwreck
The Maheno shipwreck is the rusting remains of a former luxury ocean liner and World War I hospital ship that now serves as a prominent historic landmark and tourist attraction on the shores of Fraser Island in Queensland, Australia.
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Three Brothers shipwreck
The Three Brothers shipwreck is the remains of a wooden freighter that ran aground in 1911 near South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan and is now a notable historic diving and sightseeing site.
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Sapona shipwreck
The Sapona shipwreck is a partially submerged concrete cargo ship off Bimini that has become a popular site for snorkeling, diving, and exploring maritime history.
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Sea Venture shipwreck
The Sea Venture shipwreck was a 1609 English flagship wrecked on the reefs of Bermuda, whose survivors’ settlement led to the island’s permanent colonization and inspired elements of Shakespeare’s "The Tempest."
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Franklin expedition
The Franklin expedition was a 19th-century British Arctic voyage led by Sir John Franklin that tragically disappeared while attempting to chart and navigate the last unnavigated sections of the Northwest Passage.
- 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: La Pérouse shipwreck Target entity description: The La Pérouse shipwreck refers to the remains of the French explorer Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse’s lost expedition, whose ships were wrecked near Vanikoro Island in the late 18th century.
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A.
Maheno shipwreck
The Maheno shipwreck is the rusting remains of a former luxury ocean liner and World War I hospital ship that now serves as a prominent historic landmark and tourist attraction on the shores of Fraser Island in Queensland, Australia.
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B.
Three Brothers shipwreck
The Three Brothers shipwreck is the remains of a wooden freighter that ran aground in 1911 near South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan and is now a notable historic diving and sightseeing site.
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C.
Sapona shipwreck
The Sapona shipwreck is a partially submerged concrete cargo ship off Bimini that has become a popular site for snorkeling, diving, and exploring maritime history.
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D.
Sea Venture shipwreck
The Sea Venture shipwreck was a 1609 English flagship wrecked on the reefs of Bermuda, whose survivors’ settlement led to the island’s permanent colonization and inspired elements of Shakespeare’s "The Tempest."
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E.
Franklin expedition
The Franklin expedition was a 19th-century British Arctic voyage led by Sir John Franklin that tragically disappeared while attempting to chart and navigate the last unnavigated sections of the Northwest Passage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
archaeological site
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shipwreck site ⓘ |
| associatedMonarch | Louis XVI of France ⓘ |
| associatedPeriod | Age of Enlightenment ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse ⓘ |
| bodyOfWater | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| causeOfLoss | shipwreck on reefs near Vanikoro ⓘ |
| country | Solomon Islands ⓘ |
| currentCondition | submerged remains and scattered artifacts ⓘ |
| discovered | 1826 ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | Peter Dillon ⓘ |
| discoveryStatus | lost for decades ⓘ |
| evidenceType |
anchors
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artifacts from French ships ⓘ cannon ⓘ hull remains ⓘ |
| expeditionDepartureCountry | France ⓘ |
| expeditionDepartureDate | 1785 ⓘ |
| expeditionDeparturePort | Brest ⓘ |
| expeditionLeader | Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse ⓘ |
| expeditionPurpose |
cartographic survey
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maritime exploration of the Pacific ⓘ scientific exploration ⓘ |
| flag | Kingdom of France ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
important for history of Pacific exploration
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solved long-standing mystery of La Pérouse’s fate ⓘ |
| hasPart |
wreck of the ship Astrolabe
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wreck of the ship Boussole ⓘ |
| hasVictim |
crew of Astrolabe
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crew of Boussole ⓘ |
| heritageAspect | underwater cultural heritage ⓘ |
| investigatedBy |
French naval expeditions
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maritime archaeologists ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Santa Cruz Islands
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Solomon Islands ⓘ Vanikoro Island ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | Vanikoro Island communities ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of French exploration
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history of the Pacific Islands ⓘ |
| refersTo | lost expedition of Jean-François de Galaup, comte de La Pérouse ⓘ |
| relatedEvent | disappearance of the La Pérouse expedition ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Voyage de La Pérouse autour du monde
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linked to:
The Voyage of La Pérouse Round the World
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| shipwreckDate |
circa 1788
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late 18th century ⓘ |
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