HMS Chatham (1788)
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HMS Chatham (1788) was a Royal Navy survey brig best known for accompanying George Vancouver’s expedition in the late 18th century, contributing significantly to the charting of the Pacific Northwest coast.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| HMS Chatham (1788) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10726290 — 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 Chatham (1788) Context triple: [Vancouver Expedition, supportShip, HMS Chatham (1788)]
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A.
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.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
HMS Bellipotent
HMS Bellipotent is the fictional British warship that serves as the primary naval setting in Herman Melville’s novella "Billy Budd, Sailor."
- 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 Chatham (1788) Target entity description: HMS Chatham (1788) was a Royal Navy survey brig best known for accompanying George Vancouver’s expedition in the late 18th century, contributing significantly to the charting of the Pacific Northwest coast.
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A.
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.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
HMS Bellipotent
HMS Bellipotent is the fictional British warship that serves as the primary naval setting in Herman Melville’s novella "Billy Budd, Sailor."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy ship
ⓘ
survey brig ⓘ |
| accompanied | HMS Discovery (1789) ⓘ |
| affiliation | British Empire ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British exploration of the Pacific
ⓘ
George Vancouver ⓘ |
| builtFor | exploration and survey duties ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
William Robert Broughton
ⓘ
linked to:
William R. Broughton
|
| constructionMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| documentation | logs and charts produced during Vancouver’s voyage ⓘ |
| era | late 18th century ⓘ |
| explorationArea |
Pacific Northwest
ⓘ
coast of present-day Alaska ⓘ coast of present-day British Columbia ⓘ coast of present-day Washington State ⓘ |
| explorationEra | post-Cook Pacific exploration ⓘ |
| explorationOutcome | detailed mapping of coasts and islands ⓘ |
| flagshipOf | none ⓘ |
| historicalCategory |
18th-century Royal Navy ships
ⓘ
exploration ships of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | contributed to accurate charts used by later navigators ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1788 ⓘ |
| legacy | place names and charts in the Pacific Northwest linked to its surveys ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Chatham, Kent ⓘ |
| navalDiscipline | Royal Navy regulations of the 18th century ⓘ |
| navalTheater |
North Pacific
ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| notableFor | charting the Pacific Northwest coast ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
George Vancouver expedition
ⓘ
linked to:
Vancouver Expedition
Vancouver’s exploration of the Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| partOf |
Vancouver expedition squadron
ⓘ
linked to:
Vancouver Expedition
|
| primaryRole | surveying ⓘ |
| propulsion | sail ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| shipType | brig ⓘ |
| surveyContribution | improvement of nautical charts of the Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| surveyMethod | lead-line soundings ⓘ |
| surveyWork |
coastal charting
ⓘ
hydrographic sounding ⓘ mapping inlets and channels ⓘ |
| technology | sailing ship ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Age of Sail ⓘ |
| usedFor |
naval surveying
ⓘ
scientific exploration ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMS Chatham (1788) Description of subject: HMS Chatham (1788) was a Royal Navy survey brig best known for accompanying George Vancouver’s expedition in the late 18th century, contributing significantly to the charting of the Pacific Northwest coast.
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