Italian cruiser Trieste
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Italian cruiser Trieste was a Trento-class heavy cruiser of the Regia Marina that served as a major Italian warship in World War II before being sunk by Allied air attacks in 1943.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Italian cruiser Trieste canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3614031 — 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)
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Target entity: Italian cruiser Trieste Context triple: [Battle of Cape Spartivento, shipInvolved, Italian cruiser Trieste]
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A.
Italian cruiser Gorizia
Italian cruiser Gorizia was a Zara-class heavy cruiser of the Regia Marina that served as a major Italian surface combatant in the Mediterranean during World War II.
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B.
Italian cruiser Bolzano
Italian cruiser Bolzano was a Trento-class heavy cruiser of the Regia Marina that served as a fast, heavily armed warship in the Mediterranean during World War II.
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C.
Italian cruiser Fiume
Italian cruiser Fiume was a Zara-class heavy cruiser of the Regia Marina that saw significant action in World War II before being sunk by British forces at the Battle of Cape Matapan in 1941.
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D.
Italian cruiser Giovanni dalle Bande Nere
Italian cruiser Giovanni dalle Bande Nere was a Condottieri-class light cruiser of the Regia Marina that served in World War II, noted for its high speed and participation in Mediterranean naval operations before being sunk in 1942.
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E.
Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni
Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni was a Giussano-class light cruiser of the Regia Marina that served in the early years of World War II before being sunk by Allied forces in the Mediterranean.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Italian cruiser Trieste Target entity description: Italian cruiser Trieste was a Trento-class heavy cruiser of the Regia Marina that served as a major Italian warship in World War II before being sunk by Allied air attacks in 1943.
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A.
Italian cruiser Gorizia
Italian cruiser Gorizia was a Zara-class heavy cruiser of the Regia Marina that served as a major Italian surface combatant in the Mediterranean during World War II.
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B.
Italian cruiser Bolzano
Italian cruiser Bolzano was a Trento-class heavy cruiser of the Regia Marina that served as a fast, heavily armed warship in the Mediterranean during World War II.
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C.
Italian cruiser Fiume
Italian cruiser Fiume was a Zara-class heavy cruiser of the Regia Marina that saw significant action in World War II before being sunk by British forces at the Battle of Cape Matapan in 1941.
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D.
Italian cruiser Giovanni dalle Bande Nere
Italian cruiser Giovanni dalle Bande Nere was a Condottieri-class light cruiser of the Regia Marina that served in World War II, noted for its high speed and participation in Mediterranean naval operations before being sunk in 1942.
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E.
Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni
Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni was a Giussano-class light cruiser of the Regia Marina that served in the early years of World War II before being sunk by Allied forces in the Mediterranean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Trento-class cruiser
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heavy cruiser ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| airAttackType |
Consolidated B-24 Liberator
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surface form:
B-24 Liberator bombers
|
| aircraftCarried | reconnaissance seaplanes ⓘ |
| aircraftFacilities | catapult ⓘ |
| antiAircraftArmament |
13.2 mm machine guns
ⓘ
37 mm guns ⓘ |
| beam | 20.6 m ⓘ |
| belligerent | Axis powers ⓘ |
| builder |
Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico
ⓘ
surface form:
Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino
|
| class |
Italian cruiser Trento
ⓘ
surface form:
Trento class
|
| commissionedDate | 1928-12-21 ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
|
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 700 ⓘ |
| designedSpeed | 36 knots ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 13,000 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 10,000 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | 6.8 m ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| fate | sunk by air attack ⓘ |
| laidDownDate | 1925-06-22 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1926-10-24 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | 196.96 m ⓘ |
| mainArmament | 8 × 203 mm/50 guns ⓘ |
| mainBatteryConfiguration | 4 twin turrets ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | approximately 35 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Trieste, Italy
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surface form:
city of Trieste
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| navalTreatyCategory | Washington Naval Treaty heavy cruiser ⓘ |
| operator |
Italian Navy
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surface form:
Regia Marina
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| participatedIn |
Battle of Calabria
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Battle of Cape Spartivento ⓘ convoy escort operations to North Africa ⓘ |
| placeBuilt |
Trieste, Italy
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surface form:
Trieste
|
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| secondaryArmament | 16 × 100 mm guns ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
Italian Navy
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surface form:
Italian Royal Navy
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| shaftCount | 2 ⓘ |
| sinkingDate | 1943-04-10 ⓘ |
| sinkingPlace | La Maddalena, Sardinia ⓘ |
| sisterShip |
Italian cruiser Bolzano
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Italian cruiser Trento ⓘ |
| status | wreck after 1943 ⓘ |
| sunkBy | United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| torpedoArmament | 533 mm torpedo tubes ⓘ |
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Subject: Italian cruiser Trieste Description of subject: Italian cruiser Trieste was a Trento-class heavy cruiser of the Regia Marina that served as a major Italian warship in World War II before being sunk by Allied air attacks in 1943.
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