Hispaniola (ship)
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Hispaniola is the fictional sailing ship that carries Jim Hawkins and the treasure-hunting crew to the island in Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic adventure novel "Treasure Island."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hispaniola (ship) canonical | 3 |
| Hispaniola (fictional ship) | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1201307 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hispaniola (ship) Context triple: [Treasure Island (1934 film), hasSettingElement, Hispaniola (ship)]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Chilean Navy ship Almirante O'Higgins
The Chilean Navy ship Almirante O'Higgins is a warship named in honor of Bernardo O'Higgins, a key leader of Chile's independence and the country's first head of state.
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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: Hispaniola (ship) Target entity description: Hispaniola is the fictional sailing ship that carries Jim Hawkins and the treasure-hunting crew to the island in Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic adventure novel "Treasure Island."
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Chilean Navy ship Almirante O'Higgins
The Chilean Navy ship Almirante O'Higgins is a warship named in honor of Bernardo O'Higgins, a key leader of Chile's independence and the country's first head of state.
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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 (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional ship
ⓘ
literary work element ⓘ sailing ship ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Treasure Island ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
adventure
ⓘ
loyalty and betrayal ⓘ mutiny ⓘ treasure hunt ⓘ |
| cargo | treasure-hunting expedition supplies ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Robert Louis Stevenson ⓘ |
| crewIncludes |
honest sailors
ⓘ
pirates disguised as crew ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
Treasure Island film adaptations
ⓘ
linked to:
Treasure Island (1934 film)
Treasure Island stage adaptations ⓘ Treasure Island television adaptations ⓘ
linked to:
Treasure Island
|
| fictionalStatus | does not exist in real history ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Treasure Island universe
ⓘ
linked to:
Treasure Island
|
| firstPublicationContext |
Treasure Island (1883 novel)
ⓘ
linked to:
Treasure Island
|
| genreContext |
adventure fiction
ⓘ
pirate fiction ⓘ |
| hasFictionalCaptain | Captain Smollett ⓘ |
| inspiredWorks | numerous Treasure Island film adaptations ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Victorian literature ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | named after the Caribbean island Hispaniola ⓘ |
| narrativeEvent |
site of planned mutiny by Long John Silver and pirates
ⓘ
used by Jim Hawkins to gain advantage over pirates ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | transports treasure-hunting crew to Treasure Island ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | primary setting for sea voyage ⓘ |
| notableFeatureInCanon | central to plot of Treasure Island ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Squire Trelawney (as owner/organizer of voyage)
ⓘ
linked to:
Squire Trelawney
|
| ownershipInStory | Squire Trelawney ⓘ |
| settingType | sea vessel ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
journey into danger and adventure
ⓘ
transition from childhood to adulthood for Jim Hawkins ⓘ |
| usedByCharacter |
Captain Smollett
ⓘ
Dr. Livesey ⓘ Jim Hawkins ⓘ Long John Silver ⓘ Squire Trelawney ⓘ |
| voyageDestination | Treasure Island ⓘ |
| voyageOrigin | England ⓘ |
| workPublicationForm | originally serialized (as Treasure Island) in magazine form ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hispaniola (ship) Description of subject: Hispaniola is the fictional sailing ship that carries Jim Hawkins and the treasure-hunting crew to the island in Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic adventure novel "Treasure Island."
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Hispaniola (ship)