Sea Venture shipwreck

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historical event shipwreck

The Sea Venture shipwreck was a 1609 English flagship wrecked on the reefs of Bermuda, whose survivors’ settlement led to the island’s permanent colonization and inspired elements of Shakespeare’s "The Tempest."

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Sea Venture shipwreck canonical 6
Sea Venture 1
Sea Venture shipwreck in Bermuda 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event ⓘ
shipwreck ⓘ
associatedWith George Somers ⓘ
William Strachey ⓘ
category Events associated with William Shakespeare ⓘ
History of Bermuda ⓘ
Maritime disasters in 1609 ⓘ
Shipwrecks of Bermuda ⓘ
cause hurricane ⓘ
storm ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
date 1609 ⓘ
documentedIn William Strachey’s letter about the 1609 storm ⓘ
era Age of Sail ⓘ
early 17th century ⓘ
flagshipOf Jamestown ⓘ
surface form: Third Supply mission to Jamestown
hasConsequence establishment of Bermuda as an English colony ⓘ
strengthening of English Atlantic presence ⓘ
hasPart Sea Venture ⓘ
influenced literary depictions of shipwrecks ⓘ
inspiredAuthor William Shakespeare ⓘ
inspiredWork The Tempest ⓘ
location Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Bermuda (United Kingdom) ⓘ
surface form: Bermuda
namedAfter Sea Venture ⓘ
near St. George’s, Bermuda ⓘ
operator Virginia Company of London ⓘ
partOf Anglo-Spanish maritime conflict context ⓘ
passengersAndCrewSurvived true ⓘ
reefType coral reef ⓘ
relatedTo Jamestown ⓘ
surface form: Jamestown, Virginia

Somers Isles ⓘ
Virginia Company of London ⓘ
surface form: Virginia Company
result delay of supplies to Jamestown ⓘ
permanent English colonization of Bermuda ⓘ
temporary settlement on Bermuda ⓘ
significance influenced English literature ⓘ
key event in early English colonization of Bermuda ⓘ
survivorsBuilt Deliverance ⓘ
Patience ⓘ
survivorsUsedMaterialFrom Sea Venture ⓘ
voyageDestination Jamestown ⓘ
surface form: Jamestown, Virginia
voyageOrigin Plymouth, England ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Flag of Bermuda → coatOfArmsSymbolizes → Sea Venture shipwreck ⓘ
Coat of arms of Bermuda → shipRepresents → Sea Venture shipwreck ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sea Venture
John Rolfe → shipwreckEvent → Sea Venture shipwreck ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sea Venture shipwreck in Bermuda
William Strachey → participantIn → Sea Venture shipwreck ⓘ
this entity surface form: shipwreck of the Sea Venture on Bermuda
Patience → constructedAfter → Sea Venture shipwreck ⓘ
Patience → associatedWithEvent → Sea Venture shipwreck ⓘ
Somers Isles → associatedWithEvent → Sea Venture shipwreck ⓘ
built the pinnace Patience in Bermuda → wasBuiltAfter → Sea Venture shipwreck ⓘ
subject surface form: Patience (pinnace)
English colonization of Bermuda → hasPart → Sea Venture shipwreck ⓘ
English colonization of Bermuda → cause → Sea Venture shipwreck ⓘ
this entity surface form: Sea Venture wreck of 1609