HMS Cossack
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| HMS Cossack canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T76083 — 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: HMS Cossack Context triple: [Altmark Incident, involvedShip, HMS Cossack]
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Lord Jellicoe
Lord Jellicoe was a British Royal Navy admiral best known for commanding the Grand Fleet at the Battle of Jutland during World War I and later serving in senior naval and imperial administrative roles.
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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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Kaga
Kaga was a Japanese aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that played a major role in early Pacific War operations before being sunk at the Battle of Midway in 1942.
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USS West Virginia (BB-48)
USS West Virginia (BB-48) was a Colorado-class battleship of the United States Navy that was sunk and later refloated and modernized after the Pearl Harbor attack, subsequently serving in major Pacific Theater operations during World War II.
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USS Nevada (BB-36)
USS Nevada (BB-36) was a United States Navy battleship notable for its World War I and World War II service, including being the only battleship to get underway during the attack on Pearl Harbor and later supporting major Allied amphibious operations in Europe and the Pacific.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: HMS Cossack Target entity description: 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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A.
Lord Jellicoe
Lord Jellicoe was a British Royal Navy admiral best known for commanding the Grand Fleet at the Battle of Jutland during World War I and later serving in senior naval and imperial administrative roles.
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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.
Kaga
Kaga was a Japanese aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that played a major role in early Pacific War operations before being sunk at the Battle of Midway in 1942.
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D.
USS West Virginia (BB-48)
USS West Virginia (BB-48) was a Colorado-class battleship of the United States Navy that was sunk and later refloated and modernized after the Pearl Harbor attack, subsequently serving in major Pacific Theater operations during World War II.
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E.
USS Nevada (BB-36)
USS Nevada (BB-36) was a United States Navy battleship notable for its World War I and World War II service, including being the only battleship to get underway during the attack on Pearl Harbor and later supporting major Allied amphibious operations in Europe and the Pacific.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy destroyer
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Tribal-class destroyer ⓘ |
| armament |
1 × quadruple 2‑pdr "pom‑pom" AA mount
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4 × twin 4.7-inch (120 mm) guns ⓘ depth charges ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| beam | 36 ft 6 in (approx. 11.1 m) ⓘ |
| builder | Vickers-Armstrongs ⓘ |
| builtAt | Newcastle upon Tyne ⓘ |
| casualties | significant loss of life in 1941 sinking ⓘ |
| class | Tribal-class destroyer (1936 design) ⓘ |
| commandingOfficer | Captain Philip Vian ⓘ |
| completed | 1938 ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
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| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| date |
Altmark Incident
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surface form:
Altmark incident 16 February 1940
torpedo damage 23 October 1941 ⓘ |
| displacement | approx. 1,891 tons standard ⓘ |
| engagement |
Mediterranean convoy operations
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Operation Weserübung ⓘ
surface form:
Norwegian Campaign 1940
convoy escort duties in North Atlantic ⓘ operations off Norway and in Arctic waters ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1938 ⓘ |
| event | Boarding of German tanker Altmark in Jøssingfjord ⓘ |
| fate | torpedoed by German submarine U-563 ⓘ |
| followedBy | later wartime destroyer classes of Royal Navy ⓘ |
| launched | 1937 ⓘ |
| length | 377 ft (approx. 115 m) ⓘ |
| location |
Altmark incident Norwegian territorial waters
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sinking off Gibraltar ⓘ torpedoing west of Gibraltar ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 36 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Cossacks ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Altmark Incident
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surface form:
Altmark incident
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| notableQuote | "The Navy’s here" shouted by boarding party during Altmark incident ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | F03 ⓘ |
| precededBy | interwar Royal Navy destroyer classes ⓘ |
| propulsion |
2 shafts
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| result | Rescue of around 299 Allied prisoners from Altmark ⓘ |
| sank | 27 October 1941 ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | pre‑war Royal Navy rearmament period ⓘ |
| squadron | 4th Destroyer Flotilla ⓘ |
| theatre |
Battle of the Atlantic
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Mediterranean Sea operations ⓘ Operation Weserübung ⓘ
surface form:
Norwegian Campaign
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Subject: HMS Cossack Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (7)
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