Revenge (English galleon)
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Revenge (English galleon) was a famed 16th-century English warship of the Elizabethan navy, best known for her heroic last stand against a vastly superior Spanish fleet in 1591.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Revenge (English galleon) canonical | 3 |
| English ship Revenge | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6286751 — 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: Revenge (English galleon) Context triple: [The Revenge: A Ballad of the Fleet, subject, Revenge (English galleon)]
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Queen Anne's Revenge
Queen Anne's Revenge is the fearsome pirate ship featured in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, notably captained by Hector Barbossa and previously associated with the legendary pirate Blackbeard.
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B.
Barataria privateers
The Barataria privateers were a group of Gulf Coast smugglers and corsairs based in the early 19th century near New Orleans, notorious for their illicit trade and later assistance to the United States during the War of 1812.
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C.
Welcome (ship)
Welcome (ship) was the vessel that carried William Penn and other early Quaker settlers to Pennsylvania in 1682, playing a key role in the colony’s founding.
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D.
Sooner Schooner
The Sooner Schooner is a covered wagon pulled by ponies that serves as the University of Oklahoma’s iconic game-day mascot, symbolizing the state’s pioneer and land run heritage.
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E.
HMS Serapis
HMS Serapis was a British Royal Navy warship best known for its capture by John Paul Jones’s Bonhomme Richard during a fierce 1779 naval battle off Flamborough Head in the American Revolutionary War.
- 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: Revenge (English galleon) Target entity description: Revenge (English galleon) was a famed 16th-century English warship of the Elizabethan navy, best known for her heroic last stand against a vastly superior Spanish fleet in 1591.
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A.
Queen Anne's Revenge
Queen Anne's Revenge is the fearsome pirate ship featured in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series, notably captained by Hector Barbossa and previously associated with the legendary pirate Blackbeard.
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B.
Barataria privateers
The Barataria privateers were a group of Gulf Coast smugglers and corsairs based in the early 19th century near New Orleans, notorious for their illicit trade and later assistance to the United States during the War of 1812.
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C.
Welcome (ship)
Welcome (ship) was the vessel that carried William Penn and other early Quaker settlers to Pennsylvania in 1682, playing a key role in the colony’s founding.
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D.
Sooner Schooner
The Sooner Schooner is a covered wagon pulled by ponies that serves as the University of Oklahoma’s iconic game-day mascot, symbolizing the state’s pioneer and land run heritage.
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E.
HMS Serapis
HMS Serapis was a British Royal Navy warship best known for its capture by John Paul Jones’s Bonhomme Richard during a fierce 1779 naval battle off Flamborough Head in the American Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Elizabethan warship
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English warship ⓘ galleon ⓘ |
| allegiance | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armament | broadside cannon ⓘ |
| builtFor | Queen Elizabeth I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtIn | Kingdom of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| captain | Sir Richard Grenville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfLoss | storm in the Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Sir Richard Grenville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Queen Elizabeth I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionPlace | Plymouth shipyards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| crewCharacteristic | fought against overwhelming odds in 1591 ⓘ |
| crewOutcome | many crew killed or captured ⓘ |
| depictedIn |
ballad "The Revenge: A Ballad of the Fleet"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
various historical narratives of the Anglo-Spanish War ⓘ |
| designedUnder | Sir John Hawkins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagementOutcome |
inflicted heavy damage on Spanish ships
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ship captured after prolonged resistance ⓘ |
| era | 16th century ⓘ |
| fate |
captured by Spanish fleet
ⓘ
lost in storm ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Elizabethan era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | famed 16th-century English warship ⓘ |
| homePort | Plymouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of English naval heroism ⓘ |
| locationOfLastBattle | near Flores, Azores ⓘ |
| lost | 1591 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | revenge ⓘ |
| navalTactic | close-quarters gunnery and boarding defense ⓘ |
| notableEngagement | Battle of Flores (1591) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | last stand against Spanish fleet in 1591 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Elizabethan navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opponent | Spanish fleet ⓘ |
| participatedIn | English naval operations against Spain ⓘ |
| role | warship ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy (historical predecessor) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1577 ⓘ |
| status | wrecked ⓘ |
| sunkWhile | being taken to Spain ⓘ |
| type | race-built galleon ⓘ |
| usedIn | Atlantic naval warfare ⓘ |
| yearOfEvent | 1591 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Revenge (English galleon) Description of subject: Revenge (English galleon) was a famed 16th-century English warship of the Elizabethan navy, best known for her heroic last stand against a vastly superior Spanish fleet in 1591.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
English ship Revenge