Charles W. Morgan
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Charles W. Morgan is a historic 19th-century American whaling ship, renowned as the world’s oldest surviving commercial whaler.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charles W. Morgan canonical | 5 |
| Charles W. Morgan (whaling ship) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2952683 — 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: Charles W. Morgan Context triple: [Mystic Seaport, hasExhibit, Charles W. Morgan]
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A.
Yankee Clipper
Yankee Clipper was the Apollo 12 command and service module spacecraft that carried astronauts to lunar orbit during NASA’s second Moon-landing mission.
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B.
Seaview
Seaview is a subregion within South Australia's McLaren Vale renowned for producing premium wines, particularly rich, full-bodied reds.
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C.
M/V Aurora
M/V Aurora is a state-operated ferry vessel that serves coastal communities as part of Alaska’s Marine Highway System.
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D.
M/V Kennicott
M/V Kennicott is a mainline Alaska Marine Highway System ferry that provides passenger, vehicle, and cargo service to coastal communities across Alaska.
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E.
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.
- 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: Charles W. Morgan Target entity description: Charles W. Morgan is a historic 19th-century American whaling ship, renowned as the world’s oldest surviving commercial whaler.
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A.
Yankee Clipper
Yankee Clipper was the Apollo 12 command and service module spacecraft that carried astronauts to lunar orbit during NASA’s second Moon-landing mission.
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B.
Seaview
Seaview is a subregion within South Australia's McLaren Vale renowned for producing premium wines, particularly rich, full-bodied reds.
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C.
M/V Aurora
M/V Aurora is a state-operated ferry vessel that serves coastal communities as part of Alaska’s Marine Highway System.
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D.
M/V Kennicott
M/V Kennicott is a mainline Alaska Marine Highway System ferry that provides passenger, vehicle, and cargo service to coastal communities across Alaska.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic vessel
ⓘ
museum ship ⓘ wooden whaling ship ⓘ |
| acquiredByMysticSeaport | 1941 ⓘ |
| addedToNRHP | 1966 ⓘ |
| associatedWithIndustry | American whaling industry ⓘ |
| beam | about 27 feet ⓘ |
| builder | Jethro and Zachariah Hillman ⓘ |
| builtAt | New Bedford, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| category |
Museum ships in Connecticut
ⓘ
National Historic Landmarks in Connecticut ⓘ Whaling ships of the United States ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | wooden hull, copper fastened ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| decommissioned | 1921 ⓘ |
| designation | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| draft | about 17.5 feet ⓘ |
| flag |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| functionToday | floating museum exhibit ⓘ |
| hasMastCount | 3 ⓘ |
| historicUse |
cargo transport of whale oil and baleen
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commercial whaling ⓘ |
| homePort | Mystic, Connecticut ⓘ |
| hullNumber | none ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1841 ⓘ |
| length | about 106 feet ⓘ |
| location |
Mystic Seaport, Mystic, Connecticut
ⓘ
linked to:
Mystic Seaport
|
| materialUsed | wood ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Charles Waln Morgan ⓘ |
| NHLDesignationYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being the only surviving American wooden whaling ship from the 19th century
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being the world’s oldest surviving commercial whaling ship ⓘ representation of the American whaling industry ⓘ |
| NRHPType | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| numberOfVoyages | 37 whaling voyages ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operator | Mystic Seaport Museum ⓘ |
| owner | Mystic Seaport Museum ⓘ |
| propulsion | sail ⓘ |
| restoration |
major restoration in the 1960s
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multi-year restoration completed in 2013 ⓘ |
| rigging | three-masted barque ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1841 ⓘ |
| shipType |
barque
ⓘ
whaling ship ⓘ |
| tonnage | 351 gross tons ⓘ |
| undertookVoyage | 38th Voyage in 2014 ⓘ |
| yearBuilt | 1841 ⓘ |
| yearsInService | about 80 years ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Charles W. Morgan Description of subject: Charles W. Morgan is a historic 19th-century American whaling ship, renowned as the world’s oldest surviving commercial whaler.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Charles W. Morgan