SS Meteor
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SS Meteor is a historic whaleback freighter preserved as a museum ship in Superior, Wisconsin, and is the last remaining vessel of its unique design.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SS Meteor canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3553092 — 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: SS Meteor Context triple: [Superior, Wisconsin, hasLandmark, SS Meteor]
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A.
SS Vega
SS Vega was the steamship that carried Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld on the first successful navigation of the Northeast Passage in the late 19th century.
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B.
Météores
Météores is one of the scientific essays by René Descartes, accompanying his Discours de la méthode and focusing on the study of meteorological and atmospheric phenomena.
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C.
SkyPier
SkyPier is a high-speed ferry terminal at Hong Kong International Airport that provides direct sea-to-air and air-to-sea transfer services between the airport and cities in the Pearl River Delta region.
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D.
Titan IIIE
Titan IIIE was a U.S. expendable launch vehicle variant of the Titan III family, equipped with a Centaur upper stage and used in the 1970s to send deep-space probes such as Voyager 1 on interplanetary trajectories.
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E.
Heart of Gold (spaceship)
The Heart of Gold is the revolutionary starship from Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," famed for its Infinite Improbability Drive and absurd, reality-warping adventures.
- 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: SS Meteor Target entity description: SS Meteor is a historic whaleback freighter preserved as a museum ship in Superior, Wisconsin, and is the last remaining vessel of its unique design.
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A.
SS Vega
SS Vega was the steamship that carried Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld on the first successful navigation of the Northeast Passage in the late 19th century.
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B.
Météores
Météores is one of the scientific essays by René Descartes, accompanying his Discours de la méthode and focusing on the study of meteorological and atmospheric phenomena.
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C.
SkyPier
SkyPier is a high-speed ferry terminal at Hong Kong International Airport that provides direct sea-to-air and air-to-sea transfer services between the airport and cities in the Pearl River Delta region.
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D.
Titan IIIE
Titan IIIE was a U.S. expendable launch vehicle variant of the Titan III family, equipped with a Centaur upper stage and used in the 1970s to send deep-space probes such as Voyager 1 on interplanetary trajectories.
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E.
Heart of Gold (spaceship)
The Heart of Gold is the revolutionary starship from Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," famed for its Infinite Improbability Drive and absurd, reality-warping adventures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic ship
ⓘ
museum ship ⓘ whaleback freighter ⓘ |
| builtAt | Superior, Wisconsin ⓘ |
| conversion | converted to museum ship after retirement ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| designer | Alexander McDougall ⓘ |
| distinction |
last remaining whaleback ship
ⓘ
only surviving whaleback freighter ⓘ |
| hasExhibits | Great Lakes shipping history exhibits ⓘ |
| hasFeature | low freeboard characteristic of whaleback ships ⓘ |
| hasSuperstructure | rounded turtleback deck ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
National Register of Historic Places listing ⓘ
linked to:
National Register of Historic Places
|
| heritageDesignationCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| historicUse | bulk cargo transport ⓘ |
| homePortDuringService |
Duluth, Minnesota
ⓘ
linked to:
Duluth
|
| hullForm | whaleback design ⓘ |
| isLastOfType | true ⓘ |
| laterHomePort | Superior, Wisconsin ⓘ |
| launchedInDecade | 1890s ⓘ |
| launchedInYear | 1896 ⓘ |
| location | Superior, Wisconsin ⓘ |
| material | steel ⓘ |
| mooredAt | Barker’s Island ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Superior Public Museums ⓘ |
| operatedByType | local museum organization ⓘ |
| operatedOn | Great Lakes ⓘ |
| preservationPurpose | maritime heritage education ⓘ |
| primaryCargo |
coal
ⓘ
grain ⓘ iron ore ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam ⓘ |
| region | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
Great Lakes region
ⓘ
Lake Superior ⓘ |
| shipName | SS Meteor ⓘ |
| shipType |
bulk freighter
ⓘ
whaleback freighter ⓘ |
| shipyard | American Steel Barge Company ⓘ |
| significance |
important artifact of Great Lakes shipping history
ⓘ
represents unique whaleback hull design ⓘ |
| status |
museum ship
ⓘ
preserved ⓘ |
| tourismAttraction | Superior, Wisconsin maritime attraction ⓘ |
| tourType | guided tours available ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: SS Meteor Description of subject: SS Meteor is a historic whaleback freighter preserved as a museum ship in Superior, Wisconsin, and is the last remaining vessel of its unique design.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.