RMS Lusitania
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RMS Lusitania was a British ocean liner famously sunk by a German U-boat in 1915 during World War I, an event that significantly influenced public opinion against Germany.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RMS Lusitania canonical | 11 |
| Lusitania | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2344927 — 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: RMS Lusitania Context triple: [Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, placeOfDeath, RMS Lusitania]
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A.
HMHS Britannic
HMHS Britannic was a British White Star Line ocean liner, sister ship to the Titanic and Olympic, that served as a World War I hospital ship before sinking in the Aegean Sea in 1916.
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B.
RMS Titanic
RMS Titanic was a British Olympic-class ocean liner that tragically sank on its maiden voyage in 1912 after striking an iceberg, becoming one of the most famous maritime disasters in history.
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C.
SS Great Britain
SS Great Britain is a pioneering 19th-century iron-hulled steamship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, now preserved as a major maritime museum ship in Bristol.
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HMS Dorsetshire
HMS Dorsetshire was a British Royal Navy heavy cruiser that served during World War II, notably in the Indian Ocean before being sunk by Japanese aircraft in 1942.
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E.
M/V Columbia
M/V Columbia is a mainline passenger and vehicle ferry that serves as one of the flagship vessels of the Alaska Marine Highway System, operating along coastal routes in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.
- 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: RMS Lusitania Target entity description: RMS Lusitania was a British ocean liner famously sunk by a German U-boat in 1915 during World War I, an event that significantly influenced public opinion against Germany.
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A.
HMHS Britannic
HMHS Britannic was a British White Star Line ocean liner, sister ship to the Titanic and Olympic, that served as a World War I hospital ship before sinking in the Aegean Sea in 1916.
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B.
RMS Titanic
RMS Titanic was a British Olympic-class ocean liner that tragically sank on its maiden voyage in 1912 after striking an iceberg, becoming one of the most famous maritime disasters in history.
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C.
SS Great Britain
SS Great Britain is a pioneering 19th-century iron-hulled steamship designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, now preserved as a major maritime museum ship in Bristol.
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D.
HMS Dorsetshire
HMS Dorsetshire was a British Royal Navy heavy cruiser that served during World War II, notably in the Indian Ocean before being sunk by Japanese aircraft in 1942.
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E.
M/V Columbia
M/V Columbia is a mainline passenger and vehicle ferry that serves as one of the flagship vessels of the Alaska Marine Highway System, operating along coastal routes in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ocean liner
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passenger ship ⓘ steamship ⓘ |
| awarded | Blue Riband ⓘ |
| belligerentAttacker | German Empire ⓘ |
| builtAt |
Clydebank
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surface form:
Clydebank, Scotland
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| cargoControversy | allegations of carrying munitions ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking | torpedo attack ⓘ |
| completedDate | 1907-09-07 ⓘ |
| countryOfRegistry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| departureDateOnFinalVoyage | 1915-05-01 ⓘ |
| departurePortOnFinalVoyage | New York City ⓘ |
| destinationOnFinalVoyage | Liverpool ⓘ |
| flag |
British Red Ensign
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surface form:
Red Ensign
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| impact |
contributed to shift in U.S. public opinion toward the Allies
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increased anti-German sentiment in the United States ⓘ strengthened Allied propaganda against Germany ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1906-06-07 ⓘ |
| legacy |
subject of numerous books and documentaries
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symbol of civilian casualties in naval warfare ⓘ |
| length | approximately 240 meters ⓘ |
| maidenVoyageDate | 1907-09-07 ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 25 knots ⓘ |
| notableFor | high speed on transatlantic crossings ⓘ |
| notableVictims | American citizens ⓘ |
| numberOfDeaths | about 1,198 ⓘ |
| numberOfFunnels | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfMasts | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfSurvivors | about 761 ⓘ |
| operator | Cunard Line ⓘ |
| owner | Cunard Line ⓘ |
| passengersAndCrewOnFinalVoyage | about 1,959 ⓘ |
| politicalContext | German unrestricted submarine warfare ⓘ |
| portOfRegistry | Liverpool ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| route |
Liverpool–New York
ⓘ
surface form:
Liverpool–New York City
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| shipType | transatlantic liner ⓘ |
| shipyard | John Brown & Company ⓘ |
| sinkingDate | 1915-05-07 ⓘ |
| sinkingLocation |
near Old Head of Kinsale
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off the coast of County Cork, Ireland ⓘ |
| sunkBy |
U-9
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surface form:
German U-boat U-20
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| timeToSinkAfterTorpedo | about 18 minutes ⓘ |
| tonnage | approximately 31,550 gross register tons ⓘ |
| victimCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| war | World War I ⓘ |
| warning | advertisements placed by German embassy in U.S. newspapers ⓘ |
| wreckDepth | approximately 93 meters ⓘ |
| wreckLocation | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: RMS Lusitania Description of subject: RMS Lusitania was a British ocean liner famously sunk by a German U-boat in 1915 during World War I, an event that significantly influenced public opinion against Germany.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lusitania