Chelyuskin expedition
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The Chelyuskin expedition was a 1933–1934 Soviet Arctic voyage whose ship became trapped and crushed by ice, leading to a dramatic mass rescue that became a major propaganda triumph for the USSR.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chelyuskin expedition canonical | 1 |
| Northeast Passage expedition | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Chelyuskin expedition Context triple: [Soviet Arctic expeditions, notableEvent, Chelyuskin expedition]
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Norge expedition
The Norge expedition was a pioneering 1926 airship journey led by Roald Amundsen, Lincoln Ellsworth, and Umberto Nobile that achieved one of the first verified crossings of the Arctic via the North Pole.
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Vancouver Expedition
The Vancouver Expedition was a late 18th-century British naval voyage led by George Vancouver that extensively charted the Pacific Northwest coast of North America and parts of the Pacific Ocean.
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C.
Franklin expedition
The Franklin expedition was a 19th-century British Arctic voyage led by Sir John Franklin that tragically disappeared while attempting to chart and navigate the last unnavigated sections of the Northwest Passage.
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D.
Drake–Norris Expedition
The Drake–Norris Expedition was a large but ultimately unsuccessful 1589 English naval campaign against Spain, launched shortly after the Spanish Armada in an attempt to cripple Spanish power and support Portuguese rebels.
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E.
1908–1909 North Pole expedition
The 1908–1909 North Pole expedition was Robert E. Peary’s controversial Arctic journey during which he claimed to have become the first person to reach the geographic North Pole.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Chelyuskin expedition Target entity description: The Chelyuskin expedition was a 1933–1934 Soviet Arctic voyage whose ship became trapped and crushed by ice, leading to a dramatic mass rescue that became a major propaganda triumph for the USSR.
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A.
Norge expedition
The Norge expedition was a pioneering 1926 airship journey led by Roald Amundsen, Lincoln Ellsworth, and Umberto Nobile that achieved one of the first verified crossings of the Arctic via the North Pole.
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B.
Vancouver Expedition
The Vancouver Expedition was a late 18th-century British naval voyage led by George Vancouver that extensively charted the Pacific Northwest coast of North America and parts of the Pacific Ocean.
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C.
Franklin expedition
The Franklin expedition was a 19th-century British Arctic voyage led by Sir John Franklin that tragically disappeared while attempting to chart and navigate the last unnavigated sections of the Northwest Passage.
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D.
Drake–Norris Expedition
The Drake–Norris Expedition was a large but ultimately unsuccessful 1589 English naval campaign against Spain, launched shortly after the Spanish Armada in an attempt to cripple Spanish power and support Portuguese rebels.
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E.
1908–1909 North Pole expedition
The 1908–1909 North Pole expedition was Robert E. Peary’s controversial Arctic journey during which he claimed to have become the first person to reach the geographic North Pole.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arctic expedition
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Soviet expedition ⓘ |
| aim | navigate the Northern Sea Route in a single navigation season ⓘ |
| areaOfOperation |
Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
Chukchi Sea ⓘ East Siberian Sea ⓘ |
| awardConsequence | first conferral of Hero of the Soviet Union titles to rescuers ⓘ |
| campName | Camp Chelyuskin ⓘ |
| casualties | one death ⓘ |
| commander | Otto Yulievich Schmidt ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| departureCountry | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| departurePort | Murmansk ⓘ |
| departureTime | 1933-07 ⓘ |
| destination | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| destinationPort | Vladivostok ⓘ |
| endTime | 1934 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfParticipants | over 100 ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| landingSite | ice floe camp ⓘ |
| leader | Otto Schmidt ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | extensive Soviet press coverage ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Semyon Chelyuskin ⓘ |
| notableParticipant |
crew members
ⓘ
engineers ⓘ family with a baby on board ⓘ scientists ⓘ |
| organizer |
Glavsevmorput (Chief Directorate of the Northern Sea Route)
ⓘ
surface form:
Chief Directorate of the Northern Sea Route
Soviet government ⓘ |
| politicalSignificance | major propaganda triumph for the USSR ⓘ |
| rescuedBy |
Anatoly Lyapidevsky
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Soviet Air Forces ⓘ
surface form:
Soviet Air Force
Soviet pilots ⓘ |
| rescueDestination |
Provideniya Bay
ⓘ
Uelen ⓘ Valkarkay ⓘ |
| rescueMethod |
air rescue
ⓘ
ski-equipped aircraft ⓘ |
| result |
demonstrated capabilities of Soviet polar aviation
ⓘ
increased prestige of Soviet Arctic exploration ⓘ |
| route |
Northern Sea Route region
ⓘ
surface form:
Northern Sea Route
|
| shipCaptain | Vladimir Voronin ⓘ |
| shipSank | 1934-02 ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
ship crushed by ice
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ship trapped in pack ice ⓘ |
| startTime | 1933 ⓘ |
| survivors | over 100 people rescued ⓘ |
| uses |
icebreaker Chelyuskin
ⓘ
surface form:
steamship Chelyuskin
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| vesselName |
icebreaker Chelyuskin
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surface form:
SS Chelyuskin
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Subject: Chelyuskin expedition Description of subject: The Chelyuskin expedition was a 1933–1934 Soviet Arctic voyage whose ship became trapped and crushed by ice, leading to a dramatic mass rescue that became a major propaganda triumph for the USSR.
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