SS Milwaukee wreck
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The SS Milwaukee wreck is the remains of a historic railroad car ferry that sank in Lake Michigan during a 1929 storm, now a notable Great Lakes shipwreck and diving site.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| SS Milwaukee wreck canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13410374 — 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: SS Milwaukee wreck Context triple: [Great Lakes shipwrecks, hasPart, SS Milwaukee wreck]
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A.
M/V Columbia
M/V Columbia is a mainline passenger and vehicle ferry that serves as one of the flagship vessels of the Alaska Marine Highway System, operating along coastal routes in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.
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B.
M/V Kennicott
M/V Kennicott is a mainline Alaska Marine Highway System ferry that provides passenger, vehicle, and cargo service to coastal communities across Alaska.
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C.
shipwreck of the Tsimtsum
The shipwreck of the Tsimtsum is the catastrophic maritime disaster in "Life of Pi" that strands the protagonist at sea and sets the novel’s survival story in motion.
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D.
SS Imo
SS Imo was a Norwegian cargo ship best known for its catastrophic collision with the munitions-laden SS Mont-Blanc in 1917, which triggered the devastating Halifax Explosion.
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E.
Molasses Reef Wreck
Molasses Reef Wreck is one of the oldest known European shipwrecks in the Americas, offering key archaeological insights into early transatlantic exploration and trade.
- 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: SS Milwaukee wreck Target entity description: The SS Milwaukee wreck is the remains of a historic railroad car ferry that sank in Lake Michigan during a 1929 storm, now a notable Great Lakes shipwreck and diving site.
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A.
M/V Columbia
M/V Columbia is a mainline passenger and vehicle ferry that serves as one of the flagship vessels of the Alaska Marine Highway System, operating along coastal routes in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.
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B.
M/V Kennicott
M/V Kennicott is a mainline Alaska Marine Highway System ferry that provides passenger, vehicle, and cargo service to coastal communities across Alaska.
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C.
shipwreck of the Tsimtsum
The shipwreck of the Tsimtsum is the catastrophic maritime disaster in "Life of Pi" that strands the protagonist at sea and sets the novel’s survival story in motion.
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D.
SS Imo
SS Imo was a Norwegian cargo ship best known for its catastrophic collision with the munitions-laden SS Mont-Blanc in 1917, which triggered the devastating Halifax Explosion.
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E.
Molasses Reef Wreck
Molasses Reef Wreck is one of the oldest known European shipwrecks in the Americas, offering key archaeological insights into early transatlantic exploration and trade.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Great Lakes shipwreck
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historic ship ⓘ railroad car ferry ⓘ shipwreck ⓘ steamship ⓘ |
| cargoType | railroad freight ⓘ |
| carried | railroad freight cars ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking |
severe storm damage
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water ingress through damaged railcar gate ⓘ |
| countryOfRegistry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| crewAndPassengersFatalities | all hands lost ⓘ |
| currentUse | technical and recreational diving site ⓘ |
| hasDiscoveryStatus | wreck located and documented by divers ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
railroad tracks on car deck
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stern railcar loading gate ⓘ |
| hasReputation | one of the notable Lake Michigan wrecks of 1929 ⓘ |
| hasResearchInterest |
Great Lakes shipping safety history
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maritime archaeology ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic shipwreck ⓘ |
| locationOfWreck |
Lake Michigan lakebed
ⓘ
offshore from Milwaukee, Wisconsin ⓘ |
| notableAs |
Great Lakes shipwreck
ⓘ
popular scuba diving site ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Grand Trunk Milwaukee Car Ferry Company
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Grand Trunk Railway ⓘ |
| operatedOn | Lake Michigan ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of Great Lakes shipping
ⓘ
maritime history of the United States ⓘ |
| propulsionType | steam ⓘ |
| riskFactor | exposure to severe Lake Michigan storms ⓘ |
| route |
Milwaukee–Grand Haven ferry route
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linked to:
Muskegon–Milwaukee ferry route
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| sankDuring | storm on Lake Michigan ⓘ |
| sankInBodyOfWater | Lake Michigan ⓘ |
| sankOn | 1929-10-22 ⓘ |
| serviceType | railroad car ferry service ⓘ |
| use | transportation of freight across Lake Michigan ⓘ |
| voyageDestination | Grand Haven, Michigan ⓘ |
| voyageOrigin |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
ⓘ
linked to:
Milwaukee
|
| yearOfSinking | 1929 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: SS Milwaukee wreck Description of subject: The SS Milwaukee wreck is the remains of a historic railroad car ferry that sank in Lake Michigan during a 1929 storm, now a notable Great Lakes shipwreck and diving site.
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