French battleship Bretagne
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The French battleship Bretagne was a World War I–era dreadnought of the French Navy that was sunk with heavy loss of life during the British attack on the French fleet at Mers-el-Kébir in 1940.
All labels observed (1)
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| French battleship Bretagne canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17134964 — 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: French battleship Bretagne Context triple: [Battle of Mers-el-Kébir, involvedShip, French battleship Bretagne]
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French battleship Bouvet
The French battleship Bouvet was a pre-dreadnought warship of the French Navy that famously sank after striking a mine during the Gallipoli campaign in World War I.
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French battleship Gaulois
The French battleship Gaulois was a Charlemagne-class pre-dreadnought battleship of the French Navy that served in the early 20th century, including during World War I.
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French battleship Charlemagne
The French battleship Charlemagne was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the French Navy built in the late 19th century and active in the early 20th century, including service during World War I.
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French ship Bretagne
The French ship Bretagne was a powerful 18th-century ship of the line in the French Navy, remembered for her role in major naval engagements such as the Battle of Ushant in 1778.
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French cruiser Pascal
French cruiser Pascal was a protected cruiser of the French Navy that served around the turn of the 20th century, notably present as a neutral observer during the Russo-Japanese War’s Battle of Chemulpo Bay.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: French battleship Bretagne Target entity description: The French battleship Bretagne was a World War I–era dreadnought of the French Navy that was sunk with heavy loss of life during the British attack on the French fleet at Mers-el-Kébir in 1940.
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A.
French battleship Bouvet
The French battleship Bouvet was a pre-dreadnought warship of the French Navy that famously sank after striking a mine during the Gallipoli campaign in World War I.
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B.
French battleship Gaulois
The French battleship Gaulois was a Charlemagne-class pre-dreadnought battleship of the French Navy that served in the early 20th century, including during World War I.
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C.
French battleship Charlemagne
The French battleship Charlemagne was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the French Navy built in the late 19th century and active in the early 20th century, including service during World War I.
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D.
French ship Bretagne
The French ship Bretagne was a powerful 18th-century ship of the line in the French Navy, remembered for her role in major naval engagements such as the Battle of Ushant in 1778.
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E.
French cruiser Pascal
French cruiser Pascal was a protected cruiser of the French Navy that served around the turn of the 20th century, notably present as a neutral observer during the Russo-Japanese War’s Battle of Chemulpo Bay.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.