Matthew (often identified flagship of 1497 voyage)
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Matthew (often identified flagship of 1497 voyage) was the small English sailing ship traditionally regarded as John Cabot’s vessel on his 1497 transatlantic expedition that reached the coast of North America.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Matthew (often identified flagship of 1497 voyage) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T518946 — 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: Matthew (often identified flagship of 1497 voyage) Context triple: [John Cabot, shipUsed, Matthew (often identified flagship of 1497 voyage)]
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Magellan I
Magellan I is a large optical telescope at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile, forming one of the twin Magellan telescopes used for advanced astronomical research.
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B.
Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese navigator who pioneered the sea route from Europe to India, becoming one of the most significant explorers of the Age of Exploration.
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C.
Golden Hind
The Golden Hind was the English galleon in which Sir Francis Drake completed the first circumnavigation of the globe by an Englishman in the late 16th century.
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D.
Bartolomeu Dias
Bartolomeu Dias was a 15th-century Portuguese navigator best known for being the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa, opening the sea route from Europe to Asia.
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E.
Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe, significantly advancing European knowledge of world geography.
- 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: Matthew (often identified flagship of 1497 voyage) Target entity description: Matthew (often identified flagship of 1497 voyage) was the small English sailing ship traditionally regarded as John Cabot’s vessel on his 1497 transatlantic expedition that reached the coast of North America.
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A.
Magellan I
Magellan I is a large optical telescope at Las Campanas Observatory in Chile, forming one of the twin Magellan telescopes used for advanced astronomical research.
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B.
Vasco da Gama
Vasco da Gama was a Portuguese navigator who pioneered the sea route from Europe to India, becoming one of the most significant explorers of the Age of Exploration.
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C.
Golden Hind
The Golden Hind was the English galleon in which Sir Francis Drake completed the first circumnavigation of the globe by an Englishman in the late 16th century.
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D.
Bartolomeu Dias
Bartolomeu Dias was a 15th-century Portuguese navigator best known for being the first European to sail around the southern tip of Africa, opening the sea route from Europe to Asia.
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E.
Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan was a Portuguese explorer who led the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe, significantly advancing European knowledge of world geography.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic ship
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sailing ship ⓘ |
| associatedExplorer | John Cabot ⓘ |
| associatedMonarch | Henry VII of England ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
Age of Exploration
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surface form:
Age of Discovery
European exploration of North America ⓘ |
| commander | John Cabot ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| departureCountry | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| destination |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Ocean
coast of North America ⓘ |
| era | late 15th century ⓘ |
| flag | England ⓘ |
| hasReplica | modern replica of Matthew in Bristol ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | symbol of Bristol’s maritime heritage ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
exploration vessel
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flagship of John Cabot’s 1497 voyage ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Apostle Matthew
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surface form:
Saint Matthew
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| notableVoyageYear | 1497 ⓘ |
| operator | John Cabot ⓘ |
| portOfDeparture | Bristol ⓘ |
| sailPlan | sailing ship ⓘ |
| startPoint | Bristol ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
maritime history studies
ⓘ
reconstructions and replicas ⓘ |
| tonnageClass | small ship ⓘ |
| traditionallyRegardedAs | Cabot’s vessel that reached North America in 1497 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
exploration
ⓘ
transatlantic voyage ⓘ |
| voyage | 1497 voyage of John Cabot ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Matthew (often identified flagship of 1497 voyage) Description of subject: Matthew (often identified flagship of 1497 voyage) was the small English sailing ship traditionally regarded as John Cabot’s vessel on his 1497 transatlantic expedition that reached the coast of North America.
Referenced by (1)
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