SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
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SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse was a pioneering German ocean liner launched in 1897 that became famous as the world’s first four-funnel liner and a holder of the Blue Riband for the fastest transatlantic crossing.
All labels observed (1)
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| SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17203591 — 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 Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse Context triple: [Norddeutscher Lloyd, notableShip, SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse]
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A.
German battleship Schleswig-Holstein
The German battleship Schleswig-Holstein was a pre-dreadnought warship of the Imperial German Navy, later used by Nazi Germany, best known for firing the opening shots of World War II during the attack on Westerplatte in 1939.
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B.
Prince of Bismarck
Prince of Bismarck is a hereditary noble title in the German aristocracy historically associated with the statesman Otto von Bismarck and his descendants.
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C.
German battleship Gneisenau
The German battleship Gneisenau was a World War II Kriegsmarine capital ship of the Scharnhorst class that conducted Atlantic raiding operations against Allied shipping.
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D.
German battleship SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm
The German battleship SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm was a König-class dreadnought of the Imperial German Navy that served in World War I, including at the Battle of Jutland, before being scuttled with the rest of the interned High Seas Fleet at Scapa Flow in 1919.
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E.
Bismarck-class battleship
The Bismarck-class battleship was a pair of powerful German World War II capital ships, including the famous Bismarck and Tirpitz, known for their heavy armament, strong armor, and significant role in naval warfare.
- 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 Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse Target entity description: SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse was a pioneering German ocean liner launched in 1897 that became famous as the world’s first four-funnel liner and a holder of the Blue Riband for the fastest transatlantic crossing.
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A.
German battleship Schleswig-Holstein
The German battleship Schleswig-Holstein was a pre-dreadnought warship of the Imperial German Navy, later used by Nazi Germany, best known for firing the opening shots of World War II during the attack on Westerplatte in 1939.
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B.
Prince of Bismarck
Prince of Bismarck is a hereditary noble title in the German aristocracy historically associated with the statesman Otto von Bismarck and his descendants.
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C.
German battleship Gneisenau
The German battleship Gneisenau was a World War II Kriegsmarine capital ship of the Scharnhorst class that conducted Atlantic raiding operations against Allied shipping.
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D.
German battleship SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm
The German battleship SMS Kronprinz Wilhelm was a König-class dreadnought of the Imperial German Navy that served in World War I, including at the Battle of Jutland, before being scuttled with the rest of the interned High Seas Fleet at Scapa Flow in 1919.
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E.
Bismarck-class battleship
The Bismarck-class battleship was a pair of powerful German World War II capital ships, including the famous Bismarck and Tirpitz, known for their heavy armament, strong armor, and significant role in naval warfare.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.