SS Kamloops wreck
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The SS Kamloops wreck is the submerged remains of a Canadian freighter that sank in Lake Superior in 1927 and is now a well-known deep-water dive site and historic Great Lakes shipwreck.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| SS Kamloops wreck canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13410364 — 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 Kamloops wreck Context triple: [Great Lakes shipwrecks, hasPart, SS Kamloops wreck]
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A.
SS Kyle shipwreck
The SS Kyle shipwreck is the remains of a historic early 20th-century coastal steamship that now serves as a prominent maritime landmark near Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador.
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B.
Maheno shipwreck
The Maheno shipwreck is the rusting remains of a former luxury ocean liner and World War I hospital ship that now serves as a prominent historic landmark and tourist attraction on the shores of Fraser Island in Queensland, Australia.
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C.
Walter L. Frost shipwreck
The Walter L. Frost shipwreck is the remains of an early 20th-century Great Lakes freighter that sank near South Manitou Island and is now a popular historic diving and maritime heritage site.
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D.
M/V Kennicott
M/V Kennicott is a mainline Alaska Marine Highway System ferry that provides passenger, vehicle, and cargo service to coastal communities across Alaska.
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E.
shipwreck of the Tsimtsum
The shipwreck of the Tsimtsum is the catastrophic maritime disaster in "Life of Pi" that strands the protagonist at sea and sets the novel’s survival story in motion.
- 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 Kamloops wreck Target entity description: The SS Kamloops wreck is the submerged remains of a Canadian freighter that sank in Lake Superior in 1927 and is now a well-known deep-water dive site and historic Great Lakes shipwreck.
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A.
SS Kyle shipwreck
The SS Kyle shipwreck is the remains of a historic early 20th-century coastal steamship that now serves as a prominent maritime landmark near Harbour Grace, Newfoundland and Labrador.
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B.
Maheno shipwreck
The Maheno shipwreck is the rusting remains of a former luxury ocean liner and World War I hospital ship that now serves as a prominent historic landmark and tourist attraction on the shores of Fraser Island in Queensland, Australia.
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C.
Walter L. Frost shipwreck
The Walter L. Frost shipwreck is the remains of an early 20th-century Great Lakes freighter that sank near South Manitou Island and is now a popular historic diving and maritime heritage site.
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D.
M/V Kennicott
M/V Kennicott is a mainline Alaska Marine Highway System ferry that provides passenger, vehicle, and cargo service to coastal communities across Alaska.
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E.
shipwreck of the Tsimtsum
The shipwreck of the Tsimtsum is the catastrophic maritime disaster in "Life of Pi" that strands the protagonist at sea and sets the novel’s survival story in motion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
deep-water dive site
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historic site ⓘ shipwreck ⓘ underwater cultural heritage site ⓘ |
| accessPolicy | diving permitted with restrictions ⓘ |
| cargoType | general cargo ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | protected wreck site ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| depth |
approximately 260 feet
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approximately 79 meters ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | sport divers ⓘ |
| discoveredIn | 1977 ⓘ |
| hasCause | storm on Lake Superior ⓘ |
| hasOriginalFunction | freighter ⓘ |
| hasOriginalOwner | Canada Steamship Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
SS Kamloops (hull)
NERFINISHED
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cargo holds ⓘ engine room ⓘ masts and deck fittings ⓘ superstructure remains ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic Great Lakes shipwreck ⓘ |
| inception | 1927 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a challenging deep dive
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cold fresh water preservation conditions ⓘ excellent preservation ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Lake Superior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Ontario
NERFINISHED
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Thunder Bay District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Lake Superior NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInOrNear | Isle Royale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Isle Royale National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnSeabedFeature | lake bottom of Lake Superior GENERATED ⓘ |
| operatorOf | SS Kamloops NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Great Lakes shipwrecks
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Lake Superior shipwrecks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riskFactor |
cold water
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depth-related hazards ⓘ overhead environment in parts of the wreck ⓘ |
| sankIn | 1927 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
Great Lakes shipwreck documentaries
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maritime archaeology studies ⓘ underwater photography ⓘ |
| touristAttraction |
Great Lakes wreck diving community
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technical divers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
technical diving
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wreck diving ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: SS Kamloops wreck Description of subject: The SS Kamloops wreck is the submerged remains of a Canadian freighter that sank in Lake Superior in 1927 and is now a well-known deep-water dive site and historic Great Lakes shipwreck.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.