SMS Nassau
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SMS Nassau was a pioneering German dreadnought battleship, notable as the Imperial German Navy’s first vessel of its type and a participant in major World War I naval engagements.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| SMS Nassau canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2144668 — 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 Nassau Context triple: [Imperial German Navy, notableShip, SMS Nassau]
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A.
Nassau
Nassau is a historic region in western Germany that gave its name to a prominent European noble house and later influenced the naming of the Bahamas’ capital city.
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Nassau
Nassau is the largest city and main commercial and cultural center of the Bahamas, located on New Providence Island.
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Nassau (village), New York
Nassau is a small incorporated village in Columbia County, New York, known for its rural character and historic upstate setting.
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Nassau, New York
Nassau, New York is a small town in eastern New York State known for its rural character and location within Rensselaer County near the Massachusetts border.
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E.
Noma, Florida
Noma, Florida is a small rural town located in Holmes County in the Florida Panhandle near the Alabama state line.
- 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 Nassau Target entity description: SMS Nassau was a pioneering German dreadnought battleship, notable as the Imperial German Navy’s first vessel of its type and a participant in major World War I naval engagements.
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A.
Nassau
Nassau is a historic region in western Germany that gave its name to a prominent European noble house and later influenced the naming of the Bahamas’ capital city.
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B.
Nassau
Nassau is the largest city and main commercial and cultural center of the Bahamas, located on New Providence Island.
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C.
Nassau (village), New York
Nassau is a small incorporated village in Columbia County, New York, known for its rural character and historic upstate setting.
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D.
Nassau, New York
Nassau, New York is a small town in eastern New York State known for its rural character and location within Rensselaer County near the Massachusetts border.
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E.
Noma, Florida
Noma, Florida is a small rural town located in Holmes County in the Florida Panhandle near the Alabama state line.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial German Navy ship
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dreadnought battleship ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| armament |
12 × 28 cm (11 in) SK L/45 main guns
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secondary battery of 15 cm guns ⓘ smaller-calibre guns ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| armour |
armoured deck
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armoured turrets and conning tower ⓘ belt armour up to about 300 mm ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 26.9 meters ⓘ |
| builder | Kiel Imperial Shipyard ⓘ |
| builtAt | Kiel ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1909 ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
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surface form:
First World War
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| countryOfOrigin | German Empire ⓘ |
| crew | approximately 1,000 officers and men ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1919 ⓘ |
| displacement |
approximately 18,900 tonnes (standard)
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approximately 20,500 tonnes (full load) ⓘ |
| draft | approximately 8.9 meters ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1909 ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| fate |
sold for scrapping
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surrendered after World War I ⓘ |
| flag | war ensign of the German Empire ⓘ |
| fleetAssignment | High Seas Fleet ⓘ |
| hullNumber | not formally used; lead ship of Nassau class ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1907 ⓘ |
| launched | 1908 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 146 meters ⓘ |
| mainBatteryLayout | hexagonal turret arrangement ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 20 knots ⓘ |
| namesake | Duchy of Nassau ⓘ |
| navalTechnologySignificance | pioneering German dreadnought design ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
first all-big-gun battleship built for Germany
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retention of triple-expansion engines instead of turbines ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial German Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Jutland
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First Battle of Heligoland Bight ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Heligoland Bight (patrol and fleet operations context)
World War I ⓘ |
| propulsion |
coal-fired boilers
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triple-expansion steam engines ⓘ |
| scrapped | 1920 ⓘ |
| scrappedAt | Dordrecht, Netherlands ⓘ |
| serviceEntryContext | first German dreadnought battleship ⓘ |
| shipClass | Nassau-class battleship ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: SMS Nassau Description of subject: SMS Nassau was a pioneering German dreadnought battleship, notable as the Imperial German Navy’s first vessel of its type and a participant in major World War I naval engagements.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.