Scarborough (ship)
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Scarborough was one of the convict transport ships in the British First Fleet that carried prisoners and settlers to establish the first European colony in Australia in 1788.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Scarborough (ship) canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2610666 — 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: Scarborough (ship) Context triple: [Landing of the First Fleet, hasPart, Scarborough (ship)]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Puglia ship
The Puglia ship is a decommissioned Italian naval vessel famously installed on a hillside as a monumental exhibit within the Vittoriale degli Italiani estate.
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D.
Sooner Schooner
The Sooner Schooner is a covered wagon pulled by ponies that serves as the University of Oklahoma’s iconic game-day mascot, symbolizing the state’s pioneer and land run heritage.
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E.
Victory ships
Victory ships were a class of faster, more durable American cargo vessels built during World War II to replace Liberty ships and support Allied logistics.
- 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: Scarborough (ship) Target entity description: Scarborough was one of the convict transport ships in the British First Fleet that carried prisoners and settlers to establish the first European colony in Australia in 1788.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Puglia ship
The Puglia ship is a decommissioned Italian naval vessel famously installed on a hillside as a monumental exhibit within the Vittoriale degli Italiani estate.
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D.
Sooner Schooner
The Sooner Schooner is a covered wagon pulled by ponies that serves as the University of Oklahoma’s iconic game-day mascot, symbolizing the state’s pioneer and land run heritage.
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E.
Victory ships
Victory ships were a class of faster, more durable American cargo vessels built during World War II to replace Liberty ships and support Allied logistics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
First Fleet ship
ⓘ
convict transport ship ⓘ |
| arrivalYear | 1788 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British penal transportation system
ⓘ
Governor Arthur Phillip ⓘ |
| carried |
convicts
ⓘ
marines ⓘ settlers ⓘ supplies ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Great Britain ⓘ |
| destination |
Botany Bay
ⓘ
New South Wales ⓘ Port Jackson ⓘ
linked to:
Sydney Harbour
|
| flag | British flag ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the First Fleet convict transports
ⓘ
carrying British convicts to Australia ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
British government
ⓘ
linked to:
UK government
|
| operatedInPeriod | 18th century ⓘ |
| partOf |
First Fleet
ⓘ
linked to:
Landing of the First Fleet
|
| partOfEvent |
British colonisation of Australia
ⓘ
establishment of the first European colony in Australia ⓘ |
| portOfCall |
Cape Town
ⓘ
Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| route | England to New South Wales via Rio de Janeiro and Cape Town ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Indian Ocean ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| usedFor |
transporting convicts
ⓘ
transporting settlers ⓘ |
| voyageStartYear | 1787 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Scarborough (ship) Description of subject: Scarborough was one of the convict transport ships in the British First Fleet that carried prisoners and settlers to establish the first European colony in Australia in 1788.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.