HMS Surprise
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HMS Surprise is the fictional early-19th-century Royal Navy frigate that serves as Captain Jack Aubrey’s command in Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey–Maturin novels and their film adaptation "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World."
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMS Surprise canonical | 15 |
| H.M.S. Surprise | 8 |
| HMS Surprise (1796) | 1 |
| HMS Surprise (fictional ship) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1207694 — 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: HMS Surprise Context triple: [Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, hasShip, HMS Surprise]
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A.
HMS Resolution
HMS Resolution was a British Royal Navy exploration vessel best known for serving as Captain James Cook’s flagship on his second and third Pacific voyages in the 1770s.
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B.
HMS Adventure
HMS Adventure was a Royal Navy research vessel that served as the consort ship on James Cook’s second voyage of exploration to the Pacific in the 1770s.
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C.
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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D.
HMS Discovery
HMS Discovery was a Royal Navy research vessel best known for serving under Captain James Cook during his exploratory voyages in the Pacific.
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E.
HMS Drake
HMS Drake was a British Royal Navy warship that served during the Age of Sail and was notable enough to be captured and taken into service by the United States as USS Ranger.
- 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: HMS Surprise Target entity description: HMS Surprise is the fictional early-19th-century Royal Navy frigate that serves as Captain Jack Aubrey’s command in Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey–Maturin novels and their film adaptation "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World."
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A.
HMS Resolution
HMS Resolution was a British Royal Navy exploration vessel best known for serving as Captain James Cook’s flagship on his second and third Pacific voyages in the 1770s.
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B.
HMS Adventure
HMS Adventure was a Royal Navy research vessel that served as the consort ship on James Cook’s second voyage of exploration to the Pacific in the 1770s.
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C.
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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D.
HMS Discovery
HMS Discovery was a Royal Navy research vessel best known for serving under Captain James Cook during his exploratory voyages in the Pacific.
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E.
HMS Drake
HMS Drake was a British Royal Navy warship that served during the Age of Sail and was notable enough to be captured and taken into service by the United States as USS Ranger.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional Royal Navy frigate
ⓘ
fictional ship ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Aubrey–Maturin novels
ⓘ
linked to:
Aubrey–Maturin series
HMS Surprise (novel) ⓘ Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World ⓘ The Far Side of the World (novel) ⓘ
linked to:
The Far Side of the World
The Letter of Marque ⓘ other Aubrey–Maturin novels ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Royal Navy during Napoleonic era
ⓘ
Stephen Maturin ⓘ |
| basedOn |
HMS Surprise (1796)
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linked to:
HMS Surprise
|
| captain | Jack Aubrey ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Jack Aubrey ⓘ |
| conflictContext |
War of 1812 (in series timeline)
ⓘ
linked to:
War of 1812
Wars with Napoleonic France ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator |
Patrick O’Brian
ⓘ
linked to:
Patrick O'Brian
|
| depictedAs | frigate ⓘ |
| fictionalRole | Jack Aubrey’s primary command ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Aubrey–Maturin series ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationOf | events from several Aubrey–Maturin novels ⓘ |
| flag |
White Ensign (fictional depiction)
ⓘ
linked to:
White Ensign
|
| genre | historical naval fiction ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
primary setting for much of the Aubrey–Maturin series
ⓘ
setting for sea battles ⓘ |
| notableCrewMember |
Barret Bonden
ⓘ
Killick ⓘ Stephen Maturin ⓘ Tom Pullings ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | repurposed replica of HMS Rose (in film production) ⓘ |
| publicationContext | 20th-century historical novels ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| setting |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Napoleonic Wars
ⓘ
early 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMS Surprise Description of subject: HMS Surprise is the fictional early-19th-century Royal Navy frigate that serves as Captain Jack Aubrey’s command in Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey–Maturin novels and their film adaptation "Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World."
Referenced by (25)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Captain Jack Aubrey in Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World
linked to: HMS Surprise
linked to: HMS Surprise
linked to: HMS Surprise
linked to: HMS Surprise
linked to: HMS Surprise
linked to: HMS Surprise
linked to: HMS Surprise
linked to: HMS Surprise
linked to: HMS Surprise
subject linked to:
French privateer Acheron
linked to: HMS Surprise
subject linked to:
midshipman Lord Blakeney