SMS Arminius
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SMS Arminius was a 19th-century Prussian ironclad warship that played a key role in the early development of Germany’s armored naval forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| SMS Arminius canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10327427 — 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: SMS Arminius Context triple: [Prussian Navy, notableShip, SMS Arminius]
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A.
SMS Viribus Unitis
SMS Viribus Unitis was the lead dreadnought battleship of the Austro-Hungarian Navy and its most powerful capital ship during World War I.
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B.
SMS Saida
SMS Saida was a light cruiser of the Austro-Hungarian Navy that served during World War I in the Adriatic Sea.
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C.
SMS König
SMS König was a German Kaiser-class battleship that served as the lead ship of her class in the Imperial German Navy during World War I, notably participating in the Battle of Jutland.
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D.
SMS Nürnberg
SMS Nürnberg was a German light cruiser of the Imperial Navy that served in World War I and was sunk during the Battle of the Falkland Islands in 1914.
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E.
SMS Markgraf
SMS Markgraf was a German Kaiser-class dreadnought battleship of the Imperial German Navy that served in World War I, including at the Battle of Jutland.
- 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: SMS Arminius Target entity description: SMS Arminius was a 19th-century Prussian ironclad warship that played a key role in the early development of Germany’s armored naval forces.
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A.
SMS Viribus Unitis
SMS Viribus Unitis was the lead dreadnought battleship of the Austro-Hungarian Navy and its most powerful capital ship during World War I.
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B.
SMS Saida
SMS Saida was a light cruiser of the Austro-Hungarian Navy that served during World War I in the Adriatic Sea.
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C.
SMS König
SMS König was a German Kaiser-class battleship that served as the lead ship of her class in the Imperial German Navy during World War I, notably participating in the Battle of Jutland.
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D.
SMS Nürnberg
SMS Nürnberg was a German light cruiser of the Imperial Navy that served in World War I and was sunk during the Battle of the Falkland Islands in 1914.
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E.
SMS Markgraf
SMS Markgraf was a German Kaiser-class dreadnought battleship of the Imperial German Navy that served in World War I, including at the Battle of Jutland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Prussian warship
ⓘ
armored corvette ⓘ ironclad warship ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Prussia ⓘ |
| armament |
breech-loading guns
ⓘ
rifled guns ⓘ |
| armorType | iron belt armor ⓘ |
| builder | Samuda Brothers ⓘ |
| builtAt |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| category |
19th-century naval ship of Germany
ⓘ
ironclad of the Imperial German Navy ⓘ ironclad of the Prussian Navy ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1865 ⓘ |
| conflict | Franco-Prussian War ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of Prussia
ⓘ
linked to:
Prussia
|
| designedAs | sea-going armored corvette ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 3000 tons ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| flag |
Prussian war ensign
ⓘ
linked to:
black-white flag of Prussia
|
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to foundation of German armored fleet
ⓘ
one of the first Prussian ironclads ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | wooden hull with iron armor ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1863 ⓘ |
| laterFlag | Imperial German war ensign ⓘ |
| launched | 1864 ⓘ |
| leadShipOfClass | Arminius-class ironclad ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Arminius ⓘ |
| navalArchitectureType | broadside ironclad ⓘ |
| navalTechnologyRole | early German ironclad development ⓘ |
| operator |
Imperial German Navy
ⓘ
Prussian Navy ⓘ |
| powerType | steam-powered ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
coastal defense
ⓘ
fleet defense ⓘ |
| propulsion |
screw-driven
ⓘ
steam engine ⓘ |
| rigging | auxiliary sail rig ⓘ |
| scrapped | yes ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | North German Federal Navy ⓘ |
| serviceEntryPeriod | mid-1860s ⓘ |
| shipClass | Arminius-class ironclad ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
| usedBy | German Empire ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Baltic Sea
ⓘ
North Sea ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: SMS Arminius Description of subject: SMS Arminius was a 19th-century Prussian ironclad warship that played a key role in the early development of Germany’s armored naval forces.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.