HMS Discovery (1789)
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HMS Discovery (1789) was a British Royal Navy research vessel best known for serving as George Vancouver’s flagship during his late 18th-century exploration and charting of the Pacific Northwest.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| HMS Discovery (1789) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10726289 — 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: HMS Discovery (1789) Context triple: [Vancouver Expedition, primaryShip, HMS Discovery (1789)]
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HMS Serapis
HMS Serapis was a British Royal Navy warship best known for its capture by John Paul Jones’s Bonhomme Richard during a fierce 1779 naval battle off Flamborough Head in the American Revolutionary War.
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B.
HMS Guerriere
HMS Guerriere was a British Royal Navy frigate best known for being decisively defeated by the American frigate USS Constitution during the War of 1812.
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C.
HMS Indefatigable (1794)
HMS Indefatigable (1794) was a famed 44-gun Royal Navy frigate of the Napoleonic Wars era, best known for her successful commerce raiding and the dramatic defeat of the French ship Droits de l'Homme in 1797.
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D.
HMS Dolphin
HMS Dolphin was an 18th-century Royal Navy ship best known for its role in early Pacific exploration voyages, including the circumnavigation led by Samuel Wallis.
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E.
HMS Challenger (1806)
HMS Challenger (1806) was a Royal Navy 18-gun sloop launched in the early 19th century that served during the Napoleonic Wars.
- 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: HMS Discovery (1789) Target entity description: HMS Discovery (1789) was a British Royal Navy research vessel best known for serving as George Vancouver’s flagship during his late 18th-century exploration and charting of the Pacific Northwest.
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A.
HMS Serapis
HMS Serapis was a British Royal Navy warship best known for its capture by John Paul Jones’s Bonhomme Richard during a fierce 1779 naval battle off Flamborough Head in the American Revolutionary War.
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B.
HMS Guerriere
HMS Guerriere was a British Royal Navy frigate best known for being decisively defeated by the American frigate USS Constitution during the War of 1812.
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C.
HMS Indefatigable (1794)
HMS Indefatigable (1794) was a famed 44-gun Royal Navy frigate of the Napoleonic Wars era, best known for her successful commerce raiding and the dramatic defeat of the French ship Droits de l'Homme in 1797.
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D.
HMS Dolphin
HMS Dolphin was an 18th-century Royal Navy ship best known for its role in early Pacific exploration voyages, including the circumnavigation led by Samuel Wallis.
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E.
HMS Challenger (1806)
HMS Challenger (1806) was a Royal Navy 18-gun sloop launched in the early 19th century that served during the Napoleonic Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy research vessel
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sloop ⓘ |
| armament | 10 guns ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Nootka Crisis resolution voyages
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Royal Navy exploration of the late 18th century ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 28 ft (8.5 m) ⓘ |
| brokenUp | circa 1834 ⓘ |
| builder | Randall & Brent ⓘ |
| builtAt | Randall’s Shipyard, Deptford ⓘ |
| commandedBy | George Vancouver ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1790 ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 100 ⓘ |
| decommissioned | early 19th century ⓘ |
| fate | broken up ⓘ |
| flag | White Ensign ⓘ |
| homePort | Deptford ⓘ |
| launched | 1789 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 99 ft (30 m) on gundeck ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
HMS Discovery (1781) (Cook’s ship)
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linked to:
HMS Discovery, third voyage of James Cook
concept of discovery ⓘ |
| notableFor |
charting of the Pacific Northwest coastline
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contributions to British claims in the Pacific Northwest ⓘ detailed hydrographic surveys ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| propulsion | sail ⓘ |
| rigging | full-rigged ship ⓘ |
| servedAsFlagshipOf | George Vancouver ⓘ |
| tonnage | approximately 340 tons burthen ⓘ |
| tookPartIn |
Vancouver expedition
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linked to:
Vancouver Expedition
exploration of Puget Sound ⓘ exploration of the Inside Passage ⓘ exploration of the Pacific Northwest ⓘ exploration of the Strait of Georgia ⓘ survey of the Northwest Coast of North America ⓘ survey work along the coast of present-day Alaska ⓘ survey work along the coast of present-day British Columbia ⓘ survey work along the coast of present-day California ⓘ survey work along the coast of present-day Oregon ⓘ survey work along the coast of present-day Washington State ⓘ survey work around Vancouver Island ⓘ |
| usedAs |
exploration vessel
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survey ship ⓘ |
| voyagedTo |
Australia
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Hawaii ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ Pacific Northwest ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMS Discovery (1789) Description of subject: HMS Discovery (1789) was a British Royal Navy research vessel best known for serving as George Vancouver’s flagship during his late 18th-century exploration and charting of the Pacific Northwest.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.