brig Niagara
E160524
The brig Niagara is a historic two-masted warship famed as Oliver Hazard Perry’s flagship during the pivotal American victory at the Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| brig Niagara canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1402514 — 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: brig Niagara Context triple: [Oliver Hazard Perry, commanded, brig Niagara]
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A.
Niagara
Niagara is a 1953 film noir thriller starring Marilyn Monroe, noted for its dramatic use of the Niagara Falls setting and Monroe’s breakout femme fatale performance.
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B.
Niagara River
The Niagara River is a short but powerful river in North America that flows from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario and is renowned for forming the famous Niagara Falls along the U.S.–Canada border.
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C.
Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls is a famous group of massive waterfalls on the border between the United States and Canada, renowned for their impressive volume and natural beauty.
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D.
High Falls
High Falls is a prominent waterfall on the Genesee River in downtown Rochester, New York, historically central to the city’s early industrial development and now a key scenic and tourist attraction.
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E.
Erie
Erie is a city in northwestern Pennsylvania on the shores of Lake Erie, known as a regional industrial and shipping center.
- 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: brig Niagara Target entity description: The brig Niagara is a historic two-masted warship famed as Oliver Hazard Perry’s flagship during the pivotal American victory at the Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812.
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A.
Niagara
Niagara is a 1953 film noir thriller starring Marilyn Monroe, noted for its dramatic use of the Niagara Falls setting and Monroe’s breakout femme fatale performance.
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B.
Niagara River
The Niagara River is a short but powerful river in North America that flows from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario and is renowned for forming the famous Niagara Falls along the U.S.–Canada border.
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C.
Niagara Falls
Niagara Falls is a famous group of massive waterfalls on the border between the United States and Canada, renowned for their impressive volume and natural beauty.
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D.
High Falls
High Falls is a prominent waterfall on the Genesee River in downtown Rochester, New York, historically central to the city’s early industrial development and now a key scenic and tourist attraction.
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E.
Erie
Erie is a city in northwestern Pennsylvania on the shores of Lake Erie, known as a regional industrial and shipping center.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
brig
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historic naval vessel ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| armamentType | cannon ⓘ |
| associatedEvent | War of 1812 bicentennial commemorations ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Oliver Hazard Perry’s message “We have met the enemy and they are ours” ⓘ |
| builtFor | War of 1812 service on the Great Lakes ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Oliver Hazard Perry ⓘ |
| conflict | War of 1812 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewType | sailing crew ⓘ |
| designation | U.S. Brig Niagara ⓘ |
| flagshipOf | Oliver Hazard Perry ⓘ |
| hasHullType | square-stern wooden brig ⓘ |
| hasMastCount | 2 ⓘ |
| hasRole |
floating ambassador for Erie, Pennsylvania
ⓘ
training platform for traditional seamanship ⓘ |
| hasShipRig | brig-rigged ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
National Historic Landmark
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surface form:
National Historic Landmark (as a reconstructed vessel and symbol)
|
| historicalEra | early 19th century ⓘ |
| homePort | Erie, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| location | Great Lakes region ⓘ |
| material | wooden hull ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Niagara River ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in American victory at the Battle of Lake Erie ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Navy ⓘ |
| operator | Erie Maritime Museum ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Battle of Lake Erie ⓘ |
| preservedAs | museum ship ⓘ |
| propulsion | sail ⓘ |
| reconstructed | yes ⓘ |
| reconstructionCompleted | 1990 ⓘ |
| reconstructionLocation | Erie, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| servedAs | flagship ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | U.S. Lake Erie Squadron ⓘ |
| symbolOf |
American victory in the Battle of Lake Erie
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U.S. naval heritage on the Great Lakes ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Lake Erie ⓘ |
| tookPartIn | capture of the British squadron on Lake Erie ⓘ |
| usedFor |
public educational programs
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sail training ⓘ |
| visitedBy | tourists ⓘ |
| yearOfOriginalConstruction | 1813 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: brig Niagara Description of subject: The brig Niagara is a historic two-masted warship famed as Oliver Hazard Perry’s flagship during the pivotal American victory at the Battle of Lake Erie in the War of 1812.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.