Tune ship
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tune ship canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1139634 — 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: Tune ship Context triple: [Viking Ship Museum, notableExhibit, Tune ship]
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A.
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.
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B.
Spanish training ship Juan Sebastián de Elcano
The Spanish training ship Juan Sebastián de Elcano is a historic four-masted topsail schooner used by the Spanish Navy as a sail training vessel for officer cadets and international goodwill voyages.
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C.
French flagship L’Orient
The French flagship L’Orient was a massive 120-gun ship of the line that famously exploded and sank during the Battle of the Nile in 1798, becoming one of the most dramatic naval losses of the French Revolutionary Wars.
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D.
Santa María
Santa María was the largest of the three ships used by Christopher Columbus on his first voyage across the Atlantic in 1492.
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E.
Santa María
Santa María is a large stratovolcano in Guatemala known for its catastrophic 1902 eruption and ongoing activity at its Santiaguito lava dome complex.
- 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: Tune ship Target entity description: 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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A.
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.
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B.
Spanish training ship Juan Sebastián de Elcano
The Spanish training ship Juan Sebastián de Elcano is a historic four-masted topsail schooner used by the Spanish Navy as a sail training vessel for officer cadets and international goodwill voyages.
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C.
French flagship L’Orient
The French flagship L’Orient was a massive 120-gun ship of the line that famously exploded and sank during the Battle of the Nile in 1798, becoming one of the most dramatic naval losses of the French Revolutionary Wars.
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D.
Santa María
Santa María was the largest of the three ships used by Christopher Columbus on his first voyage across the Atlantic in 1492.
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E.
Santa María
Santa María is a large stratovolcano in Guatemala known for its catastrophic 1902 eruption and ongoing activity at its Santiaguito lava dome complex.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Viking ship
ⓘ
archaeological artifact ⓘ burial ship ⓘ museum ship exhibit ⓘ |
| builtFrom | oak planks ⓘ |
| burialContained |
animal remains
ⓘ
grave goods ⓘ human remains ⓘ |
| burialType | ship burial ⓘ |
| constructionType | clinker-built ⓘ |
| country | Norway ⓘ |
| culture |
Norse
ⓘ
Scandinavian ⓘ |
| discoveredAt | Haugen farm ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | farm workers at Haugen farm ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | Norway ⓘ |
| discoveredInYear | 1867 ⓘ |
| discoveredNear |
Sarpsborg
ⓘ
Tune ⓘ |
| estimatedConstructionDate | around 900 AD ⓘ |
| estimatedDate | 9th century ⓘ |
| estimatedOarCount | around 12 pairs ⓘ |
| excavatedInYear | 1867 ⓘ |
| excavationLedBy | Oluf Rygh ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt |
Viking Ship Museum in Oslo
ⓘ
linked to:
Viking Ship Museum
|
| exhibitedInCity | Oslo ⓘ |
| hasKeelType | clinker-built ⓘ |
| hasLength | about 18.7 metres ⓘ |
| hasMast | yes ⓘ |
| hasOarHoles | yes ⓘ |
| hasSail | yes ⓘ |
| hasWidth | about 4.2 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Norway
ⓘ
Viken county ⓘ Østfold region ⓘ |
| material | oak wood ⓘ |
| ownedBy | University of Oslo ⓘ |
| partOfCollection |
Viking Ship Museum collection
ⓘ
linked to:
Viking Ship Museum
|
| period | Viking Age ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oars
ⓘ
sail ⓘ |
| region | Scandinavia ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Gokstad ship
ⓘ
Oseberg ship ⓘ
linked to:
Oseberg ship burial
|
| significance |
early excavated Viking ship burial
ⓘ
example of Scandinavian seafaring culture ⓘ important for study of Viking shipbuilding ⓘ |
| usedFor |
burial
ⓘ
seafaring ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tune ship Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.