Comet (steamship) 1812
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Comet (steamship) 1812 was an early Scottish paddle steamer built by Henry Bell that became one of the first commercially successful steam-powered passenger vessels in Europe.
All labels observed (1)
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| Comet (steamship) 1812 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11918722 — 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: Comet (steamship) 1812 Context triple: [Henry Bell, launchDateOfWork, Comet (steamship) 1812]
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A.
French frigate Méduse
The French frigate Méduse was a naval vessel whose disastrous 1816 shipwreck and the ensuing human tragedy inspired Théodore Géricault’s famous painting "The Raft of the Medusa."
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B.
HMS Leopard
HMS Leopard is a fictional Royal Navy warship featured in Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey–Maturin historical novel series.
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C.
The Barque Future
The Barque Future is a novel by Norwegian author Jonas Lie that explores maritime life and social issues through the story of a trading vessel and its crew.
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D.
Tynwald (steamship)
Tynwald was a passenger steamship operated by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, serving routes between the Isle of Man and ports in Britain and Ireland.
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E.
shipwreck of the Princess Amelia
The shipwreck of the Princess Amelia was the maritime disaster in which Dutch colonial governor Willem Kieft lost his life when the vessel sank off the coast of Wales in 1647.
- 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: Comet (steamship) 1812 Target entity description: Comet (steamship) 1812 was an early Scottish paddle steamer built by Henry Bell that became one of the first commercially successful steam-powered passenger vessels in Europe.
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A.
French frigate Méduse
The French frigate Méduse was a naval vessel whose disastrous 1816 shipwreck and the ensuing human tragedy inspired Théodore Géricault’s famous painting "The Raft of the Medusa."
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B.
HMS Leopard
HMS Leopard is a fictional Royal Navy warship featured in Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey–Maturin historical novel series.
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C.
The Barque Future
The Barque Future is a novel by Norwegian author Jonas Lie that explores maritime life and social issues through the story of a trading vessel and its crew.
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D.
Tynwald (steamship)
Tynwald was a passenger steamship operated by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, serving routes between the Isle of Man and ports in Britain and Ireland.
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E.
shipwreck of the Princess Amelia
The shipwreck of the Princess Amelia was the maritime disaster in which Dutch colonial governor Willem Kieft lost his life when the vessel sank off the coast of Wales in 1647.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.