The Old Ships
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"The Old Ships" is a lyrical poem by British writer James Elroy Flecker that nostalgically evokes the grandeur and mystery of ancient seafaring civilizations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Old Ships canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10309494 — 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: The Old Ships Context triple: [James Elroy Flecker, notableWork, The Old Ships]
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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.
Passing Ships
Passing Ships is a post-bop jazz album by pianist and composer Andrew Hill, acclaimed for its adventurous compositions and innovative large-ensemble arrangements.
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C.
The Seafarers
The Seafarers is a 1953 short documentary film and one of Stanley Kubrick’s early non-fiction works, focusing on the lives and organization of merchant seamen.
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D.
The Shipbuilders
The Shipbuilders is a British wartime drama film depicting the lives and struggles of workers in a Clyde shipyard during World War II.
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E.
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.
- 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: The Old Ships Target entity description: "The Old Ships" is a lyrical poem by British writer James Elroy Flecker that nostalgically evokes the grandeur and mystery of ancient seafaring civilizations.
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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.
Passing Ships
Passing Ships is a post-bop jazz album by pianist and composer Andrew Hill, acclaimed for its adventurous compositions and innovative large-ensemble arrangements.
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C.
The Seafarers
The Seafarers is a 1953 short documentary film and one of Stanley Kubrick’s early non-fiction works, focusing on the lives and organization of merchant seamen.
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D.
The Shipbuilders
The Shipbuilders is a British wartime drama film depicting the lives and struggles of workers in a Clyde shipyard during World War II.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lyric poem
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poem ⓘ |
| author | James Elroy Flecker ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
Greek mariners
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Phoenician sailors ⓘ ancient trade routes ⓘ |
| evokes |
grandeur of ancient seafaring
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lost civilizations ⓘ mystery of the sea ⓘ |
| form | lyric ⓘ |
| genre | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | British ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryQuality |
imagery-rich
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musical language ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Aestheticism ⓘ |
| partOf | James Elroy Flecker’s poetic oeuvre ⓘ |
| period | early 20th century literature ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
ancient ships
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maritime history (literary depiction) ⓘ sea voyages ⓘ |
| theme |
ancient civilizations
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impermanence ⓘ maritime exploration ⓘ nostalgia ⓘ seafaring ⓘ |
| tone |
nostalgic
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romantic ⓘ |
| writer | James Elroy Flecker ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Old Ships Description of subject: "The Old Ships" is a lyrical poem by British writer James Elroy Flecker that nostalgically evokes the grandeur and mystery of ancient seafaring civilizations.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.