shipwreck of the Beatrice
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The shipwreck of the Beatrice is the lost vessel that was carrying the ancient basalt sarcophagus from the Pyramid of Menkaure when it sank in the 19th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| shipwreck of the Beatrice canonical | 2 |
| Beatrice (ship) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T327042 — 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: shipwreck of the Beatrice Context triple: [Pyramid of Menkaure, sarcophagusLostIn, shipwreck of the Beatrice]
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A.
The Wreck of the Hesperus
The Wreck of the Hesperus is a narrative poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that tells the tragic story of a shipwreck caused by a captain’s pride and a violent storm.
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B.
Sea Venture shipwreck
The Sea Venture shipwreck was a 1609 English flagship wrecked on the reefs of Bermuda, whose survivors’ settlement led to the island’s permanent colonization and inspired elements of Shakespeare’s "The Tempest."
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C.
Granma yacht
The Granma yacht is the vessel that carried Fidel Castro and his revolutionaries from Mexico to Cuba in 1956, marking the beginning of the Cuban Revolution.
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D.
Golden Hind
The Golden Hind was the English galleon in which Sir Francis Drake completed the first circumnavigation of the globe by an Englishman in the late 16th century.
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E.
HMS Kimberley
HMS Kimberley was a British K-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that saw extensive service during the Second World War, particularly in the Mediterranean and North African campaigns.
- 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: shipwreck of the Beatrice Target entity description: The shipwreck of the Beatrice is the lost vessel that was carrying the ancient basalt sarcophagus from the Pyramid of Menkaure when it sank in the 19th century.
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A.
The Wreck of the Hesperus
The Wreck of the Hesperus is a narrative poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that tells the tragic story of a shipwreck caused by a captain’s pride and a violent storm.
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B.
Sea Venture shipwreck
The Sea Venture shipwreck was a 1609 English flagship wrecked on the reefs of Bermuda, whose survivors’ settlement led to the island’s permanent colonization and inspired elements of Shakespeare’s "The Tempest."
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C.
Granma yacht
The Granma yacht is the vessel that carried Fidel Castro and his revolutionaries from Mexico to Cuba in 1956, marking the beginning of the Cuban Revolution.
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D.
Golden Hind
The Golden Hind was the English galleon in which Sir Francis Drake completed the first circumnavigation of the globe by an Englishman in the late 16th century.
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E.
HMS Kimberley
HMS Kimberley was a British K-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that saw extensive service during the Second World War, particularly in the Mediterranean and North African campaigns.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
maritime archaeological site
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shipwreck ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Menkaure
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Pyramid of Menkaure ⓘ |
| cargoType |
ancient Egyptian antiquities
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stone sarcophagus ⓘ |
| carried | basalt sarcophagus from the Pyramid of Menkaure ⓘ |
| carriedFrom | Giza ⓘ |
| carriedTo |
British Museum
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| causeOfLoss | shipwreck at sea ⓘ |
| consequence |
basalt sarcophagus from the Pyramid of Menkaure never reached the British Museum
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original sarcophagus of Menkaure known only from drawings and descriptions ⓘ |
| countryOfDeparture | Egypt ⓘ |
| documentedBy |
19th-century archaeological reports
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correspondence of early Egyptologists ⓘ |
| event | sinking of the ship Beatrice ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContext |
European collection of Egyptian antiquities in the 1800s
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early excavations at Giza ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Beatrice (ship)
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linked to:
shipwreck of the Beatrice
cargo of Beatrice ⓘ |
| location | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| notableItemLost | basalt sarcophagus of Menkaure ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
history of the Pyramid of Menkaure sarcophagus
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transport of Egyptian antiquities to Europe ⓘ |
| significance |
example of 19th-century loss of antiquities in transit
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loss of an important royal sarcophagus ⓘ |
| status | lost ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: shipwreck of the Beatrice Description of subject: The shipwreck of the Beatrice is the lost vessel that was carrying the ancient basalt sarcophagus from the Pyramid of Menkaure when it sank in the 19th century.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: shipwreck of the Beatrice