Bonhomme Richard
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Bonhomme Richard was the famous American Revolutionary War frigate commanded by John Paul Jones, best known for its fierce 1779 battle against HMS Serapis.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bonhomme Richard canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3292532 — 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: Bonhomme Richard Context triple: [Richard Pearson, opponentShip, Bonhomme Richard]
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A.
Georges Washington de Lafayette
Georges Washington de Lafayette was the son of the famed French Revolutionary War hero the Marquis de Lafayette, who served as a French military officer and politician during the turbulent years of the French Revolution and Napoleonic era.
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B.
Baraque Michel
Baraque Michel is a high plateau area and former coaching inn in Belgium’s High Fens, known as one of the country’s coldest and highest inhabited spots and a popular starting point for hikes in the surrounding nature reserve.
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C.
Louis
Louis is the middle name of legendary American baseball player Hank Aaron, one of Major League Baseball’s greatest hitters.
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D.
Louis
Louis is the friendly, trumpet-playing alligator who dreams of becoming a jazz musician in Disney's animated film "The Princess and the Frog."
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E.
Louis
Louis is the given name of Louis Armstrong, the legendary American jazz trumpeter and singer.
- 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: Bonhomme Richard Target entity description: Bonhomme Richard was the famous American Revolutionary War frigate commanded by John Paul Jones, best known for its fierce 1779 battle against HMS Serapis.
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A.
Georges Washington de Lafayette
Georges Washington de Lafayette was the son of the famed French Revolutionary War hero the Marquis de Lafayette, who served as a French military officer and politician during the turbulent years of the French Revolution and Napoleonic era.
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B.
Baraque Michel
Baraque Michel is a high plateau area and former coaching inn in Belgium’s High Fens, known as one of the country’s coldest and highest inhabited spots and a popular starting point for hikes in the surrounding nature reserve.
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C.
Louis
Louis is the friendly, trumpet-playing alligator who dreams of becoming a jazz musician in Disney's animated film "The Princess and the Frog."
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D.
Louis
Louis is the middle name of legendary American baseball player Hank Aaron, one of Major League Baseball’s greatest hitters.
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E.
Louis
Louis is the given name of Louis Armstrong, the legendary American jazz trumpeter and singer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
frigate
ⓘ
sailing ship ⓘ ship of the Continental Navy ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| acquiredBy |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| acquiredFrom | France ⓘ |
| armamentType | cannon ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
United States Navy tradition
ⓘ
naval tactics of John Paul Jones ⓘ |
| commander | John Paul Jones ⓘ |
| conflict |
American War of Independence
ⓘ
linked to:
American Revolutionary War
|
| constructionMaterial | wooden hull ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crewType | mixed American and French sailors ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1779 ⓘ |
| engagedShip | HMS Serapis ⓘ |
| era | 18th century ⓘ |
| fate | sank after battle with HMS Serapis ⓘ |
| hasCrewRole | flagship of John Paul Jones’s squadron ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
site of John Paul Jones’s famous declaration “I have not yet begun to fight”
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symbol of early American naval heroism ⓘ |
| legacy | inspiration for later U.S. Navy ships named Bonhomme Richard ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Benjamin Franklin’s almanac “Poor Richard’s Almanack”
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linked to:
Poor Richard's Almanack
Poor Richard ⓘ |
| nameLanguage | French ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Goodman Richard ⓘ |
| navalTheater |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
European waters ⓘ |
| notableCommander | John Paul Jones ⓘ |
| notableEvent | fierce naval battle with HMS Serapis in 1779 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Continental Navy ⓘ |
| originallyBuiltFor | French East India Company ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
American Revolutionary War
ⓘ
Battle of Flamborough Head ⓘ |
| previousUse | French merchant ship ⓘ |
| propulsion | sails ⓘ |
| role |
commerce raider
ⓘ
squadron flagship ⓘ |
| sankCountryCoast | England ⓘ |
| sankIn | North Sea ⓘ |
| sankNear | Flamborough Head ⓘ |
| serviceEntryYear | 1779 ⓘ |
| shipRigging | full-rigged ship ⓘ |
| shipType | fifth-rate frigate ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States during American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| victoryClaim | captured HMS Serapis despite being heavily damaged ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bonhomme Richard Description of subject: Bonhomme Richard was the famous American Revolutionary War frigate commanded by John Paul Jones, best known for its fierce 1779 battle against HMS Serapis.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.