Fendouzhe submersible
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The Fendouzhe submersible is a Chinese deep-sea research vehicle capable of crewed dives to the ocean’s deepest trenches, including the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fendouzhe submersible canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T536880 — 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: Fendouzhe submersible Context triple: [Challenger Deep, visitedByVessel, Fendouzhe submersible]
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A.
ROV Kaikō
ROV Kaikō was a Japanese remotely operated deep-sea research vehicle renowned for reaching and studying the deepest parts of the world’s oceans.
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B.
DSV Deepsea Challenger
DSV Deepsea Challenger is a custom-built deep-submergence vehicle designed for filmmaker James Cameron’s record-setting solo dive to the bottom of the Mariana Trench.
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C.
bathyscaphe Trieste
The bathyscaphe Trieste was a deep-diving research submersible that in 1960 carried Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh on the first crewed descent to the deepest known point in Earth’s oceans.
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D.
Sirena Deep
Sirena Deep is one of the deepest known points in the world's oceans, located within the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean.
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E.
U-505 submarine
The U-505 submarine is a captured German World War II U-boat preserved as a historic naval artifact and war prize.
- 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: Fendouzhe submersible Target entity description: The Fendouzhe submersible is a Chinese deep-sea research vehicle capable of crewed dives to the ocean’s deepest trenches, including the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench.
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A.
ROV Kaikō
ROV Kaikō was a Japanese remotely operated deep-sea research vehicle renowned for reaching and studying the deepest parts of the world’s oceans.
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B.
DSV Deepsea Challenger
DSV Deepsea Challenger is a custom-built deep-submergence vehicle designed for filmmaker James Cameron’s record-setting solo dive to the bottom of the Mariana Trench.
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C.
bathyscaphe Trieste
The bathyscaphe Trieste was a deep-diving research submersible that in 1960 carried Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh on the first crewed descent to the deepest known point in Earth’s oceans.
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D.
Sirena Deep
Sirena Deep is one of the deepest known points in the world's oceans, located within the Mariana Trench in the western Pacific Ocean.
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E.
U-505 submarine
The U-505 submarine is a captured German World War II U-boat preserved as a historic naval artifact and war prize.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crewed deep-sea submersible
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research submersible ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | China ⓘ |
| crewCapacity | 3 ⓘ |
| designedFor |
deep-sea scientific research
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hadal trench exploration ⓘ in-situ sampling ⓘ seafloor imaging ⓘ |
| enteredService | early 2020s ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
full-ocean-depth diving
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long-endurance deep-sea operations ⓘ manned dives to Challenger Deep ⓘ |
| hasCrewCompartmentMaterial | titanium alloy ⓘ |
| hasDiveType | crewed ⓘ |
| hasEquipment |
high-definition cameras
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manipulator arms ⓘ sampling devices ⓘ scientific sensors ⓘ sonar systems ⓘ |
| hasHullType | spherical pressure hull ⓘ |
| hasLifeSupport | closed life-support system ⓘ |
| hasMissionType |
biological sampling
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engineering tests ⓘ geological sampling ⓘ oceanographic research ⓘ seafloor mapping ⓘ |
| hasNameMeaning |
Fighter
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Striver ⓘ |
| hasOperatingEnvironment |
abyssal plain
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hadal zone ⓘ |
| manufacturer | China State Shipbuilding Corporation ⓘ |
| maximumDesignDepth | over 10000 m ⓘ |
| notableDiveLocation |
Challenger Deep
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Mariana Trench ⓘ South China Sea ⓘ |
| operator |
China State Shipbuilding Corporation
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Chinese Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| partOfProgram | China manned deep-sea program ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Jiaolong submersible
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Shenhai Yongshi submersible ⓘ |
| propulsionType | battery-powered electric thrusters ⓘ |
| safetyFeature |
emergency ballast release system
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redundant buoyancy modules ⓘ redundant power systems ⓘ |
| usedFor |
international scientific collaboration
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national deep-sea capability demonstration ⓘ |
| usesPropulsion | electric propulsion ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fendouzhe submersible Description of subject: The Fendouzhe submersible is a Chinese deep-sea research vehicle capable of crewed dives to the ocean’s deepest trenches, including the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench.
Referenced by (1)
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