Flying Dutchman (legendary ghost ship)
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The Flying Dutchman is a legendary ghost ship from maritime folklore, said to be doomed to sail the oceans forever and serve as an omen of misfortune to those who see it.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Flying Dutchman (legendary ghost ship) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12869291 — 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: Flying Dutchman (legendary ghost ship) Context triple: [Flying Dutchman (Pirates of the Caribbean), basedOn, Flying Dutchman (legendary ghost ship)]
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A.
Adnams Ghost Ship
Adnams Ghost Ship is a popular citrusy pale ale from the English brewery Adnams, known for its refreshing hop character and modern craft-beer style.
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B.
One-Eyed Willy's pirate ship
One-Eyed Willy's pirate ship is the legendary hidden vessel filled with booby-trapped treasure that the kids in the film "The Goonies" search for on their adventure.
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C.
The Black Rock
The Black Rock is a significant poetic work by American Imagist poet John Gould Fletcher, reflecting his innovative free-verse style and vivid, impressionistic imagery.
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D.
The Flying Dutchman
The Flying Dutchman was the famous nickname of Honus Wagner, one of baseball’s greatest early 20th-century shortstops renowned for his speed and all-around skill.
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E.
Queen Anne's Revenge
Queen Anne's Revenge is the fearsome pirate ship featured in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, notably captained by Hector Barbossa and previously associated with the legendary pirate Blackbeard.
- 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: Flying Dutchman (legendary ghost ship) Target entity description: The Flying Dutchman is a legendary ghost ship from maritime folklore, said to be doomed to sail the oceans forever and serve as an omen of misfortune to those who see it.
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A.
Adnams Ghost Ship
Adnams Ghost Ship is a popular citrusy pale ale from the English brewery Adnams, known for its refreshing hop character and modern craft-beer style.
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B.
One-Eyed Willy's pirate ship
One-Eyed Willy's pirate ship is the legendary hidden vessel filled with booby-trapped treasure that the kids in the film "The Goonies" search for on their adventure.
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C.
The Black Rock
The Black Rock is a significant poetic work by American Imagist poet John Gould Fletcher, reflecting his innovative free-verse style and vivid, impressionistic imagery.
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D.
The Flying Dutchman
The Flying Dutchman was the famous nickname of Honus Wagner, one of baseball’s greatest early 20th-century shortstops renowned for his speed and all-around skill.
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E.
Queen Anne's Revenge
Queen Anne's Revenge is the fearsome pirate ship featured in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, notably captained by Hector Barbossa and previously associated with the legendary pirate Blackbeard.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legendary ghost ship
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maritime legend ⓘ nautical folklore motif ⓘ |
| associatedCaptainName |
Van der Decken
GENERATED
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Vanderdecken GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedCaptainNationality | Dutch GENERATED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
maritime folklore
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sailor superstition ⓘ the Cape of Good Hope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalMeaning |
symbol of cursed fate
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symbol of endless wandering ⓘ symbol of maritime superstition ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
Richard Wagner's opera Der fliegende Holländer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
modern popular culture about pirates ⓘ numerous films and television series ⓘ various sea stories and ballads ⓘ |
| firstAttestedCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| hasCurse | doomed to sail the oceans forever ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfEarliestAccounts | Dutch ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfEarlyAccounts | English ⓘ |
| hasLegendOrigin | European seafaring traditions ⓘ |
| hasMotive |
cannot make port
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condemned to sail until Judgment Day ⓘ |
| hasNature | ghost ship ⓘ |
| hasRole |
omen of misfortune
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portent of disaster ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
blasphemy and curse
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eternal punishment ⓘ fate and doom ⓘ supernatural at sea ⓘ |
| influencedBy | sailors' tales of phantom ships ⓘ |
| influencedWork | The Flying Dutchman (opera) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | Samuel Taylor Coleridge's era of Romantic literature ⓘ |
| perceivedBy |
naval officers in reported sightings
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sailors ⓘ |
| popularizedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
ghost ship
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phantom vessel ⓘ sea omen ⓘ |
| reportedSightingsRegion |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
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Southern Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ waters near the Cape of Good Hope ⓘ |
| seenAs |
bad omen for sailors
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harbinger of storms ⓘ sign of impending shipwreck ⓘ |
| typicalAppearance |
glowing ship
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sailing against the wind ⓘ seen in the distance or in fog ⓘ |
| typicalSetting |
around the Cape of Good Hope
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stormy seas ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Flying Dutchman (legendary ghost ship) Description of subject: The Flying Dutchman is a legendary ghost ship from maritime folklore, said to be doomed to sail the oceans forever and serve as an omen of misfortune to those who see it.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Flying Dutchman (Pirates of the Caribbean)