Ten Ton Tess
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Ten Ton Tess was the colloquial nickname for the massive British Grand Slam earthquake bomb used during World War II to destroy heavily fortified targets.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ten Ton Tess canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Ten Ton Tess Context triple: [Grand Slam bomb, nickname, Ten Ton Tess]
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The Tub
The Tub is an 1886 pastel and mixed-media artwork by Edgar Degas depicting a woman bathing, celebrated for its unusual overhead perspective and intimate, everyday subject.
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Old Tige
Old Tige was the nickname of William L. Cabell, a Confederate general who later became a prominent postwar civic leader and mayor of Dallas, Texas.
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The Peg
The Peg is a colloquial nickname for Winnipeg, the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Manitoba.
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Tukker
Tukker is a given name or surname that functions as a variant spelling of the name Tucker.
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Tattered Tom
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Ten Ton Tess Target entity description: Ten Ton Tess was the colloquial nickname for the massive British Grand Slam earthquake bomb used during World War II to destroy heavily fortified targets.
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A.
The Tub
The Tub is an 1886 pastel and mixed-media artwork by Edgar Degas depicting a woman bathing, celebrated for its unusual overhead perspective and intimate, everyday subject.
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B.
Old Tige
Old Tige was the nickname of William L. Cabell, a Confederate general who later became a prominent postwar civic leader and mayor of Dallas, Texas.
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C.
The Peg
The Peg is a colloquial nickname for Winnipeg, the capital and largest city of the Canadian province of Manitoba.
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D.
Tukker
Tukker is a given name or surname that functions as a variant spelling of the name Tucker.
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E.
Tattered Tom
Tattered Tom is a 19th-century juvenile novel by Horatio Alger Jr. that follows a poor but determined newsboy striving for honesty and self-improvement amid urban hardship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aerial bomb
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bomb ⓘ colloquial name ⓘ earthquake bomb ⓘ nickname ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ten Ton Tess
NERFINISHED
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Ten Ton Tessie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliedTo | massive British Grand Slam earthquake bomb ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Royal Air Force operations ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| denotes | very large bomb ⓘ |
| deployedFrom | Avro Lancaster bomber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designer | Barnes Wallis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedIn | 1940s ⓘ |
| filledWith | high explosive ⓘ |
| firstUseDate | 1945 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| massApproximate |
10000 kg
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22000 lb ⓘ |
| purpose |
to create earthquake-like shock waves
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to destroy heavily fortified targets ⓘ to penetrate reinforced concrete structures ⓘ |
| refersTo | Grand Slam bomb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetType |
bunkers
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hardened structures ⓘ railway viaducts ⓘ submarine pens ⓘ |
| usedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| usedDuring | World War II ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Ten Ton Tess Description of subject: Ten Ton Tess was the colloquial nickname for the massive British Grand Slam earthquake bomb used during World War II to destroy heavily fortified targets.
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