Friendship (ship)
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Friendship (ship) was a transport vessel in the late 18th century best known for sailing in convoy as part of the First Fleet that carried convicts and settlers from Britain to Australia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Friendship (ship) canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11816306 — 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: Friendship (ship) Context triple: [Lady Penrhyn, convoyCompanions, Friendship (ship)]
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A.
Tune ship
The Tune ship is a well-preserved Viking Age burial ship discovered in Norway, notable for its early excavation and display as a key example of Scandinavian seafaring culture.
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B.
Friendship of Salem (replica East Indiaman)
Friendship of Salem is a full-size replica of an 18th-century East Indiaman merchant ship that serves as a central interpretive exhibit at the Salem Maritime National Historic Site in Massachusetts.
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C.
Gil Eannes hospital ship
The Gil Eannes hospital ship is a restored mid-20th-century Portuguese hospital and support vessel, now serving as a museum ship and cultural landmark in Viana do Castelo.
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D.
Welcome (ship)
Welcome (ship) was the vessel that carried William Penn and other early Quaker settlers to Pennsylvania in 1682, playing a key role in the colony’s founding.
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E.
HMS Serapis
HMS Serapis was a British Royal Navy warship best known for its capture by John Paul Jones’s Bonhomme Richard during a fierce 1779 naval battle off Flamborough Head in the American Revolutionary War.
- 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: Friendship (ship) Target entity description: Friendship (ship) was a transport vessel in the late 18th century best known for sailing in convoy as part of the First Fleet that carried convicts and settlers from Britain to Australia.
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A.
Tune ship
The Tune ship is a well-preserved Viking Age burial ship discovered in Norway, notable for its early excavation and display as a key example of Scandinavian seafaring culture.
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B.
Friendship of Salem (replica East Indiaman)
Friendship of Salem is a full-size replica of an 18th-century East Indiaman merchant ship that serves as a central interpretive exhibit at the Salem Maritime National Historic Site in Massachusetts.
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C.
Gil Eannes hospital ship
The Gil Eannes hospital ship is a restored mid-20th-century Portuguese hospital and support vessel, now serving as a museum ship and cultural landmark in Viana do Castelo.
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D.
Welcome (ship)
Welcome (ship) was the vessel that carried William Penn and other early Quaker settlers to Pennsylvania in 1682, playing a key role in the colony’s founding.
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E.
HMS Serapis
HMS Serapis was a British Royal Navy warship best known for its capture by John Paul Jones’s Bonhomme Richard during a fierce 1779 naval battle off Flamborough Head in the American Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
convict transport ship
ⓘ
transport ship ⓘ |
| cargoType | human cargo ⓘ |
| carried |
convicts
ⓘ
marines ⓘ settlers ⓘ |
| convoyWith |
Alexander (ship)
ⓘ
Borrowdale (ship) ⓘ Charlotte (ship) ⓘ Fishburn (ship) ⓘ Golden Grove (ship) ⓘ HMS Sirius ⓘ HMS Supply ⓘ Lady Penrhyn (ship) ⓘ Prince of Wales (ship) ⓘ Scarborough (ship) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Great Britain ⓘ |
| destinationPort |
Port Jackson
ⓘ
linked to:
Sydney Harbour
|
| era | Age of Sail ⓘ |
| flag | British flag ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early European colonisation of Australia ⓘ |
| notableFor |
carrying convicts from Britain to Australia
ⓘ
participation in the First Fleet ⓘ |
| operatedBy | British private owners ⓘ |
| operatedInCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| partOf |
First Fleet
ⓘ
linked to:
Landing of the First Fleet
|
| roleInFirstFleet | convict transport ⓘ |
| sailedFrom | Portsmouth ⓘ |
| sailedTo | New South Wales ⓘ |
| serviceType | merchant service ⓘ |
| usedFor |
colonial settlement support
ⓘ
transport of prisoners ⓘ |
| voyageArrivalYear | 1788 ⓘ |
| voyagePurpose | establishment of penal colony in New South Wales ⓘ |
| voyageStartYear | 1787 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Friendship (ship) Description of subject: Friendship (ship) was a transport vessel in the late 18th century best known for sailing in convoy as part of the First Fleet that carried convicts and settlers from Britain to Australia.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.