German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen
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The German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen was a World War II Kriegsmarine warship famed for its role alongside battleship Bismarck in the Battle of the Denmark Strait and later as a target in postwar nuclear tests.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prinz Eugen | 5 |
| German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen canonical | 4 |
| Admiral Hipper class | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T397166 — 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.
Target entity: German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen Context triple: [Operation Crossroads, includedShip, German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen]
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Admiral Graf Spee
Admiral Graf Spee was a German "pocket battleship" (heavy cruiser) of the Kriegsmarine famed for its commerce raiding in the South Atlantic and its scuttling after the Battle of the River Plate early in World War II.
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German tanker Altmark
The German tanker Altmark was a World War II-era naval auxiliary ship of Nazi Germany, best known for its role in the 1940 Altmark Incident involving the rescue of British prisoners in Norwegian waters.
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heavy cruiser Mikuma
The heavy cruiser Mikuma was an Imperial Japanese Navy warship of the Mogami class that saw early World War II service before being sunk during the pivotal Battle of Midway in 1942.
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HMS Cossack
HMS Cossack was a British Royal Navy destroyer best known for its daring 1940 boarding of the German tanker Altmark in Norwegian waters to free hundreds of Allied prisoners.
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Oesterdam
Oesterdam is a major Dutch dam and storm surge barrier that forms part of the Delta Works coastal defense system in the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen Target entity description: The German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen was a World War II Kriegsmarine warship famed for its role alongside battleship Bismarck in the Battle of the Denmark Strait and later as a target in postwar nuclear tests.
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A.
Admiral Graf Spee
Admiral Graf Spee was a German "pocket battleship" (heavy cruiser) of the Kriegsmarine famed for its commerce raiding in the South Atlantic and its scuttling after the Battle of the River Plate early in World War II.
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B.
German tanker Altmark
The German tanker Altmark was a World War II-era naval auxiliary ship of Nazi Germany, best known for its role in the 1940 Altmark Incident involving the rescue of British prisoners in Norwegian waters.
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C.
heavy cruiser Mikuma
The heavy cruiser Mikuma was an Imperial Japanese Navy warship of the Mogami class that saw early World War II service before being sunk during the pivotal Battle of Midway in 1942.
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D.
HMS Cossack
HMS Cossack was a British Royal Navy destroyer best known for its daring 1940 boarding of the German tanker Altmark in Norwegian waters to free hundreds of Allied prisoners.
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E.
Oesterdam
Oesterdam is a major Dutch dam and storm surge barrier that forms part of the Delta Works coastal defense system in the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Admiral Hipper-class heavy cruiser
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German warship ⓘ World War II cruiser ⓘ |
| armamentMainBattery | 8 × 20.3 cm guns ⓘ |
| armamentSecondaryBattery | 12 × 10.5 cm guns ⓘ |
| armamentTorpedoes | 12 torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 21.7 meters ⓘ |
| builder | Germaniawerft ⓘ |
| builtAt | Kiel ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | 1940-08-01 ⓘ |
| contributedTo | sinking of HMS Hood ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| damaged | HMS Prince of Wales ⓘ |
| damagedBy |
Operation Crossroads
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surface form:
atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll
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| displacementFullLoad | over 18,000 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 14,000 tons ⓘ |
| engaged |
British battlecruiser HMS Hood
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HMS Prince of Wales ⓘ
surface form:
British battleship HMS Prince of Wales
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| finalFate | capsized and sank at Kwajalein Atoll ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 1936-04-23 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 1938-08-22 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 207 meters ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | approximately 32 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Prince Eugene of Savoy ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
one of few major German warships to survive World War II relatively intact
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subject of extensive postwar technical evaluation by the United States ⓘ |
| nuclearTestSite | Bikini Atoll ⓘ |
| operatedWith | German battleship Bismarck ⓘ |
| operator | Kriegsmarine ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Channel Dash ⓘ |
| primaryWartimeRole | surface raider and fleet escort ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| roleInChannelDash | escort and breakout through English Channel ⓘ |
| sankOn | 1946-12-22 ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Baltic Sea
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North Atlantic area ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic
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| shipClass |
German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Admiral Hipper class
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| shipType | heavy cruiser ⓘ |
| surrenderedTo | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| tookPartIn |
World War II in the Baltic Sea
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surface form:
Baltic Sea operations in World War II
Battle of the Denmark Strait ⓘ Operation Cerberus ⓘ Operation Rheinübung ⓘ |
| towedTo | Kwajalein Atoll ⓘ |
| transferredTo | United States Navy ⓘ |
| usedFor | postwar weapons tests ⓘ |
| usedIn | Operation Crossroads ⓘ |
| USNDesignation | USS Prinz Eugen (IX-300) ⓘ |
| wreckLocation | off Enubuj Island, Kwajalein Atoll ⓘ |
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Subject: German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen Description of subject: The German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen was a World War II Kriegsmarine warship famed for its role alongside battleship Bismarck in the Battle of the Denmark Strait and later as a target in postwar nuclear tests.
Referenced by (10)
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