SS Politician
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SS Politician was a British cargo ship that famously ran aground off the Scottish island of Eriskay in 1941 while carrying a large whisky cargo, inspiring the novel and film "Whisky Galore!".
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SS Politician canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7275050 — 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: SS Politician Context triple: [Eriskay, associatedShipwreck, SS Politician]
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A.
The Politician
The Politician is a 17th-century stage play by English dramatist James Shirley, known as one of his notable tragic works exploring court intrigue and moral corruption.
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B.
The Politician
The Politician is a satirical comedy-drama television series created by Ryan Murphy that follows an ambitious high school student navigating ruthless politics on his path to the presidency.
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C.
Politikos
Politikos is an ancient Greek philosophical dialogue, traditionally attributed to Plato, that explores the nature, qualities, and proper role of the true statesman and political rule.
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D.
Politzer
Politzer is a surname most notably associated with H. David Politzer, the American theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate recognized for his work on quantum chromodynamics.
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E.
Poli
Poli is a small town in northern Cameroon that serves as an administrative and local trading center within the country's North Region.
- 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: SS Politician Target entity description: SS Politician was a British cargo ship that famously ran aground off the Scottish island of Eriskay in 1941 while carrying a large whisky cargo, inspiring the novel and film "Whisky Galore!".
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A.
The Politician
The Politician is a 17th-century stage play by English dramatist James Shirley, known as one of his notable tragic works exploring court intrigue and moral corruption.
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B.
The Politician
The Politician is a satirical comedy-drama television series created by Ryan Murphy that follows an ambitious high school student navigating ruthless politics on his path to the presidency.
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C.
Politikos
Politikos is an ancient Greek philosophical dialogue, traditionally attributed to Plato, that explores the nature, qualities, and proper role of the true statesman and political rule.
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D.
Politzer
Politzer is a surname most notably associated with H. David Politzer, the American theoretical physicist and Nobel laureate recognized for his work on quantum chromodynamics.
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E.
Poli
Poli is a small town in northern Cameroon that serves as an administrative and local trading center within the country's North Region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cargo ship
ⓘ
shipwreck ⓘ steamship ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent |
legal prosecutions for whisky salvage
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salvaging of whisky by local islanders ⓘ |
| builtInCountry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cargo |
cotton
ⓘ
currency notes ⓘ medicines ⓘ motor parts ⓘ whisky ⓘ |
| cargoDestination |
Jamaica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfShipwreck | ran aground ⓘ |
| countryOfRegistry | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfShipwreck | 1941-02-05 ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| flag | British flag ⓘ |
| hasGenreOfStory |
maritime disaster
ⓘ
smuggling folklore ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Second World War shipping ⓘ |
| inspiredWork |
film Whisky Galore! (1949)
NERFINISHED
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film Whisky Galore! (2016) NERFINISHED ⓘ novel Whisky Galore! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatusOfSalvage | treated as theft by authorities ⓘ |
| materialSalvaged |
currency notes
ⓘ
whisky bottles ⓘ |
| notableFor |
cultural impact on Hebridean folklore
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large cargo of Scotch whisky ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Cunard Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cunard White Star Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British merchant fleet ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam engine ⓘ |
| relatedPlace |
Eriskay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hebrides NERFINISHED ⓘ South Uist NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipwreckLocation |
Outer Hebrides
NERFINISHED
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Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ off the island of Eriskay ⓘ |
| status | wreck ⓘ |
| tonnage | about 8000 gross register tons ⓘ |
| usedFor | cargo transport ⓘ |
| voyageDestination |
Kingston, Jamaica
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Orleans, Louisiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| voyageOrigin | Liverpool NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfShipwreck | 1941 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: SS Politician Description of subject: SS Politician was a British cargo ship that famously ran aground off the Scottish island of Eriskay in 1941 while carrying a large whisky cargo, inspiring the novel and film "Whisky Galore!".
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.