Formidable (French ship of the line)
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Formidable was a French 80-gun ship of the line of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic era, known for her service in major naval engagements against the British Royal Navy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Formidable (French ship of the line) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13811045 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Formidable (French ship of the line) Context triple: [Battle of Algeciras Bay, notableShip, Formidable (French ship of the line)]
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A.
French ship Téméraire
French ship Téméraire was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, notable for its service during the late 18th century and as the namesake of later British warships.
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B.
French ship-of-the-line Charlemagne
The French ship-of-the-line Charlemagne was a 19th-century French Navy warship that served prominently in the Crimean War era, including major Baltic operations.
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C.
Foudroyant (French ship)
Foudroyant was a prominent 80-gun French ship of the line of the mid-18th century that played a key role in naval actions such as the Seven Years' War.
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D.
French Navy ship De Grasse
The French Navy ship De Grasse is a warship named in honor of Admiral François Joseph Paul de Grasse, famed for his decisive role in the American Revolutionary War.
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E.
French ship Brave
The French ship Brave was a French naval vessel that took part in the early 19th-century Napoleonic Wars, notably fighting in the Battle of San Domingo.
- 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: Formidable (French ship of the line) Target entity description: Formidable was a French 80-gun ship of the line of the Revolutionary and Napoleonic era, known for her service in major naval engagements against the British Royal Navy.
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A.
French ship Téméraire
French ship Téméraire was a 74-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, notable for its service during the late 18th century and as the namesake of later British warships.
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B.
French ship-of-the-line Charlemagne
The French ship-of-the-line Charlemagne was a 19th-century French Navy warship that served prominently in the Crimean War era, including major Baltic operations.
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C.
Foudroyant (French ship)
Foudroyant was a prominent 80-gun French ship of the line of the mid-18th century that played a key role in naval actions such as the Seven Years' War.
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D.
French Navy ship De Grasse
The French Navy ship De Grasse is a warship named in honor of Admiral François Joseph Paul de Grasse, famed for his decisive role in the American Revolutionary War.
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E.
French ship Brave
The French ship Brave was a French naval vessel that took part in the early 19th-century Napoleonic Wars, notably fighting in the Battle of San Domingo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.