Orca (Quint's boat)
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Orca is the small fishing boat owned by shark hunter Quint in the film "Jaws," used for the perilous hunt for the great white shark.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Orca (boat) | 2 |
| Orca (Quint's boat) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T971078 — 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: Orca (Quint's boat) Context triple: [Matt Hooper, travelsOn, Orca (Quint's boat)]
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A.
Octopus (yacht)
Octopus is a famous 126-meter luxury megayacht, formerly owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, known for its extensive exploration capabilities and lavish amenities.
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B.
RV Falkor
RV Falkor is an oceanographic research vessel operated by the Schmidt Ocean Institute, used for advanced deep-sea exploration and scientific study.
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C.
Sea Venture
Sea Venture was the flagship of the Virginia Company fleet that was wrecked in Bermuda in 1609, an event that influenced the early history of English colonization in America and is often cited as an inspiration for Shakespeare’s "The Tempest."
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D.
Ocean Voyager
Ocean Voyager is a massive marine life exhibit at the Georgia Aquarium, renowned for housing whale sharks and offering visitors an immersive underwater tunnel experience.
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E.
Marble Boat
The Marble Boat is an ornate lakeside pavilion in Beijing’s Summer Palace, built to resemble a stone ship and symbolizing the Qing dynasty’s imperial grandeur.
- 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: Orca (Quint's boat) Target entity description: Orca is the small fishing boat owned by shark hunter Quint in the film "Jaws," used for the perilous hunt for the great white shark.
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A.
Octopus (yacht)
Octopus is a famous 126-meter luxury megayacht, formerly owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, known for its extensive exploration capabilities and lavish amenities.
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B.
RV Falkor
RV Falkor is an oceanographic research vessel operated by the Schmidt Ocean Institute, used for advanced deep-sea exploration and scientific study.
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C.
Sea Venture
Sea Venture was the flagship of the Virginia Company fleet that was wrecked in Bermuda in 1609, an event that influenced the early history of English colonization in America and is often cited as an inspiration for Shakespeare’s "The Tempest."
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D.
Ocean Voyager
Ocean Voyager is a massive marine life exhibit at the Georgia Aquarium, renowned for housing whale sharks and offering visitors an immersive underwater tunnel experience.
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E.
Marble Boat
The Marble Boat is an ornate lakeside pavilion in Beijing’s Summer Palace, built to resemble a stone ship and symbolizing the Qing dynasty’s imperial grandeur.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional boat
ⓘ
watercraft ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Jaws (1975 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Jaws
|
| associatedLocation |
Amity Island harbor
ⓘ
linked to:
Amity Harbor
|
| associatedWith |
Quint's death scene
ⓘ
great white shark (Jaws) ⓘ |
| basedOn | fishing boat type ⓘ |
| color | weathered brown hull (film depiction) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crewMembersInStory |
Martin Brody
ⓘ
Matt Hooper ⓘ Quint (Jaws character) ⓘ |
| crewSizeInStory | 3 ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | iconic movie boat in popular culture ⓘ |
| depictedAs | aged working fishing vessel ⓘ |
| fate |
severely damaged by the shark
ⓘ
sinks in the climax of Jaws ⓘ |
| fictionalSetting | Amity Island ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
Jaws (1975 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Jaws
|
| franchise | Jaws franchise ⓘ |
| genre |
horror film prop
ⓘ
thriller film prop ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fishing gear
ⓘ
shark cages and barrels stored on board ⓘ small cabin ⓘ |
| hasPropType | on-screen practical boat prop ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| namedAfter | orca (killer whale) ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | primary setting for the shark hunt in Jaws ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | confining space that heightens tension between characters and shark ⓘ |
| notableScene |
Quint, Brody, and Hooper depart Amity to hunt the shark
ⓘ
final explosion of the shark occurs near the sinking Orca ⓘ shark rams and damages the Orca ⓘ |
| operatingEnvironment |
Atlantic Ocean (fictional Amity waters)
ⓘ
linked to:
Atlantic Ocean near Amity Island
|
| owner | Quint (Jaws character) ⓘ |
| productionNote | portrayed by real boats built or modified for the film Jaws ⓘ |
| purpose | hunt the great white shark threatening Amity Island ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Jaws (novel) ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Martin Brody
ⓘ
Matt Hooper ⓘ Quint (Jaws character) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Orca (Quint's boat) Description of subject: Orca is the small fishing boat owned by shark hunter Quint in the film "Jaws," used for the perilous hunt for the great white shark.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.