SS President Coolidge
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SS President Coolidge is a famous World War II-era luxury ocean liner turned troopship that sank off Espiritu Santo in Vanuatu and is now one of the world’s premier wreck diving sites.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| SS President Coolidge canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7219517 — 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 President Coolidge Context triple: [Espiritu Santo, hasTouristAttraction, SS President Coolidge]
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A.
Calvin Coolidge Dickinson
Calvin Coolidge Dickinson was a local benefactor whose legacy in the Northampton, Massachusetts area is commemorated through the naming of Cooley Dickinson Hospital.
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B.
Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge was the 30th president of the United States, known for his quiet demeanor, pro-business policies, and leadership during the economic prosperity of the 1920s.
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C.
Warren Harding
Warren Harding was an influential American rock climber and mountaineer best known for pioneering bold big-wall ascents in Yosemite during the mid-20th century.
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D.
John Coolidge
John Coolidge was the elder son of U.S. President Calvin Coolidge, known primarily for his role as a presidential child during the 1920s.
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E.
Horace Dwight Taft
Horace Dwight Taft was an American educator best known as the founder and long-time headmaster of The Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut.
- 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 President Coolidge Target entity description: SS President Coolidge is a famous World War II-era luxury ocean liner turned troopship that sank off Espiritu Santo in Vanuatu and is now one of the world’s premier wreck diving sites.
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A.
Calvin Coolidge Dickinson
Calvin Coolidge Dickinson was a local benefactor whose legacy in the Northampton, Massachusetts area is commemorated through the naming of Cooley Dickinson Hospital.
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B.
Calvin Coolidge
Calvin Coolidge was the 30th president of the United States, known for his quiet demeanor, pro-business policies, and leadership during the economic prosperity of the 1920s.
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C.
Warren Harding
Warren Harding was an influential American rock climber and mountaineer best known for pioneering bold big-wall ascents in Yosemite during the mid-20th century.
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D.
John Coolidge
John Coolidge was the elder son of U.S. President Calvin Coolidge, known primarily for his role as a presidential child during the 1920s.
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E.
Horace Dwight Taft
Horace Dwight Taft was an American educator best known as the founder and long-time headmaster of The Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II ship
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ocean liner ⓘ shipwreck ⓘ troopship ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Espiritu Santo Island
ⓘ
linked to:
island of Espiritu Santo
Luganville ⓘ |
| builtFor |
Dollar Steamship Company
ⓘ
linked to:
Dollar Steamship Lines
|
| causeOfSinking |
friendly mines
ⓘ
underwater mines ⓘ |
| completedIn | 1931 ⓘ |
| conversionContext | United States military service in World War II ⓘ |
| convertedTo | troopship ⓘ |
| countryOfRegistry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crewAndPassengersEvacuated | most personnel survived sinking ⓘ |
| currentUse | wreck diving site ⓘ |
| flag |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasCargo |
ammunition at time of sinking
ⓘ
military equipment at time of sinking ⓘ vehicles at time of sinking ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
accessible shore dive from Espiritu Santo
ⓘ
multiple penetration routes for divers ⓘ preserved interior rooms and corridors ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1931 ⓘ |
| location |
Segond Channel
ⓘ
off the coast of Luganville ⓘ |
| notableFor |
World War II artifacts
ⓘ
large intact wreck ⓘ recreational scuba diving ⓘ |
| operator |
American President Lines
ⓘ
Dollar Steamship Lines ⓘ |
| participatedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | one of the world’s premier wreck dives ⓘ |
| sankIn | Vanuatu ⓘ |
| sankNear |
Espiritu Santo
ⓘ
Santo Island ⓘ |
| sankWhile | entering Segond Channel ⓘ |
| serviceEntryYear | 1931 ⓘ |
| shipType |
luxury ocean liner
ⓘ
passenger liner ⓘ troop transport ⓘ |
| sinkingYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| tourismImportance | major dive tourism attraction in Vanuatu ⓘ |
| usedAs |
World War II troopship
ⓘ
trans-Pacific passenger liner ⓘ |
| wreckDepth | approximately 20–70 metres ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: SS President Coolidge Description of subject: SS President Coolidge is a famous World War II-era luxury ocean liner turned troopship that sank off Espiritu Santo in Vanuatu and is now one of the world’s premier wreck diving sites.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.