Italian cruiser Fiume
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Italian cruiser Fiume was a Zara-class heavy cruiser of the Regia Marina that saw significant action in World War II before being sunk by British forces at the Battle of Cape Matapan in 1941.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Italian cruiser Fiume canonical | 3 |
| Italian heavy cruiser Fiume | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3614028 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Italian cruiser Fiume Context triple: [Battle of Cape Spartivento, shipInvolved, Italian cruiser Fiume]
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Italian cruiser Giovanni dalle Bande Nere
Italian cruiser Giovanni dalle Bande Nere was a Condottieri-class light cruiser of the Regia Marina that served in World War II, noted for its high speed and participation in Mediterranean naval operations before being sunk in 1942.
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Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni
Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni was a Giussano-class light cruiser of the Regia Marina that served in the early years of World War II before being sunk by Allied forces in the Mediterranean.
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Italian heavy cruiser Zara
Italian heavy cruiser Zara was a World War II-era lead ship of the Zara-class heavy cruisers of the Regia Marina, noted for her powerful armor and armament before being lost in combat.
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D.
Italian destroyer Alfieri
The Italian destroyer Alfieri was a Regia Marina warship that served in World War II and was lost during the 1941 Battle of Cape Matapan in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Italian destroyer Carducci
The Italian destroyer Carducci was a Regia Marina warship that served during World War II and was lost in action during the Battle of Cape Matapan in 1941.
- 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: Italian cruiser Fiume Target entity description: Italian cruiser Fiume was a Zara-class heavy cruiser of the Regia Marina that saw significant action in World War II before being sunk by British forces at the Battle of Cape Matapan in 1941.
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A.
Italian cruiser Giovanni dalle Bande Nere
Italian cruiser Giovanni dalle Bande Nere was a Condottieri-class light cruiser of the Regia Marina that served in World War II, noted for its high speed and participation in Mediterranean naval operations before being sunk in 1942.
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B.
Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni
Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni was a Giussano-class light cruiser of the Regia Marina that served in the early years of World War II before being sunk by Allied forces in the Mediterranean.
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C.
Italian heavy cruiser Zara
Italian heavy cruiser Zara was a World War II-era lead ship of the Zara-class heavy cruisers of the Regia Marina, noted for her powerful armor and armament before being lost in combat.
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D.
Italian destroyer Alfieri
The Italian destroyer Alfieri was a Regia Marina warship that served in World War II and was lost during the 1941 Battle of Cape Matapan in the Mediterranean Sea.
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E.
Italian destroyer Carducci
The Italian destroyer Carducci was a Regia Marina warship that served during World War II and was lost in action during the Battle of Cape Matapan in 1941.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Italian naval ship
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Zara-class heavy cruiser ⓘ cruiser ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| armamentAA | light anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| armamentMain |
8 × 203 mm guns
ⓘ
four twin 203 mm turrets ⓘ |
| armamentSecondary | 100 mm guns ⓘ |
| armamentTorpedo | torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| armorBelt | up to about 150 mm ⓘ |
| armorDeck | up to about 70 mm ⓘ |
| armorTurrets | up to about 150 mm ⓘ |
| beam | about 20.6 m ⓘ |
| builder |
Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico
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surface form:
Stabilimento Tecnico Triestino
|
| causeOfSinking | naval gunfire ⓘ |
| class |
Zara-class cruisers
ⓘ
surface form:
Zara class
|
| commissioned | 23 November 1931 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 800 to 900 ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 28 March 1941 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 14000 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 11000 tons ⓘ |
| draft | about 7.2 m ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1931 ⓘ |
| era |
World War II naval ship of Italy
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interwar naval ship ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in action ⓘ |
| homePort | Taranto ⓘ |
| laidDown | 29 April 1929 ⓘ |
| launched | 27 April 1930 ⓘ |
| length | about 182.8 m ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 32 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Fiume
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city of Fiume ⓘ |
| navalFleet |
Italian Navy
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surface form:
Regia Marina
|
| operator |
Italian Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
Regia Marina
|
| participatedIn |
Battle of Calabria
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Battle of Cape Matapan ⓘ |
| powerOutput | about 95000 shp ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| range | about 5000 nautical miles at 16 knots ⓘ |
| serviceEntryConflict | interwar period ⓘ |
| shipyardLocation |
Trieste, Italy
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surface form:
Trieste
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| sisterShip |
Italian cruiser Gorizia
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Italian heavy cruiser Pola ⓘ
surface form:
Italian cruiser Pola
Italian heavy cruiser Zara ⓘ
surface form:
Italian cruiser Zara
|
| status | wreck ⓘ |
| sunkBy | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| sunkByShip |
HMS Barham
NERFINISHED
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HMS Valiant NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Warspite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkIn | Battle of Cape Matapan ⓘ |
| theater | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Italian cruiser Fiume Description of subject: Italian cruiser Fiume was a Zara-class heavy cruiser of the Regia Marina that saw significant action in World War II before being sunk by British forces at the Battle of Cape Matapan in 1941.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Battle of Cape Matapan
this entity surface form:
Italian heavy cruiser Fiume
subject surface form:
Battle of Cape Matapan
this entity surface form:
Italian heavy cruiser Fiume
subject surface form:
Italian cruiser Pola
subject surface form:
Zara-class cruiser