Nassau-class battleship
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The Nassau-class battleship was a group of early 20th-century German dreadnoughts that formed part of the Imperial German Navy’s first generation of modern battleships before and during World War I.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nassau-class battleship canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10187802 — 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: Nassau-class battleship Context triple: [SMS Nassau, shipClass, Nassau-class battleship]
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A.
New York-class battleship
The New York-class battleship was a class of early 20th-century U.S. Navy dreadnoughts that introduced 14-inch guns and served prominently through both World Wars.
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B.
Pennsylvania-class battleship
The Pennsylvania-class battleship was a pair of powerful U.S. Navy dreadnoughts built during World War I that later served prominently in World War II, including at Pearl Harbor and in major Pacific campaigns.
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C.
Delaware-class battleship
The Delaware-class battleship was an early 20th-century class of United States Navy dreadnoughts that marked a significant step forward in American capital ship design and firepower.
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D.
Florida-class battleship
The Florida-class battleship was an early 20th-century class of U.S. Navy dreadnoughts that marked a step forward in American capital ship design before World War I.
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E.
Tennessee-class battleship
The Tennessee-class battleship was a pair of early 20th-century U.S. Navy dreadnoughts known for their heavy armor, improved underwater protection, and service in the Pacific during World War II.
- 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: Nassau-class battleship Target entity description: The Nassau-class battleship was a group of early 20th-century German dreadnoughts that formed part of the Imperial German Navy’s first generation of modern battleships before and during World War I.
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A.
New York-class battleship
The New York-class battleship was a class of early 20th-century U.S. Navy dreadnoughts that introduced 14-inch guns and served prominently through both World Wars.
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B.
Pennsylvania-class battleship
The Pennsylvania-class battleship was a pair of powerful U.S. Navy dreadnoughts built during World War I that later served prominently in World War II, including at Pearl Harbor and in major Pacific campaigns.
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C.
Delaware-class battleship
The Delaware-class battleship was an early 20th-century class of United States Navy dreadnoughts that marked a significant step forward in American capital ship design and firepower.
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D.
Florida-class battleship
The Florida-class battleship was an early 20th-century class of U.S. Navy dreadnoughts that marked a step forward in American capital ship design before World War I.
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E.
Tennessee-class battleship
The Tennessee-class battleship was a pair of early 20th-century U.S. Navy dreadnoughts known for their heavy armor, improved underwater protection, and service in the Pacific during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battleship class
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dreadnought battleship class ⓘ |
| allShipsFate | survived World War I ⓘ |
| antiTorpedoArmament | 8.8 cm guns ⓘ |
| armorBeltThickness | up to about 300 mm ⓘ |
| armorDeckThickness | up to about 80 mm ⓘ |
| armorTurretThickness | up to about 280 mm ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 26.9 m ⓘ |
| conflictContext | Anglo-German naval arms race NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | mid-1900s ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | German Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewComplement |
approximately 970
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over 1,000 in wartime ⓘ |
| designedAs | first German dreadnought battleship class ⓘ |
| designedBy | German Imperial Naval Office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 20,500 tonnes ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 18,900 tonnes ⓘ |
| draft | approximately 8.9 m ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| followedBy | Helgoland-class battleship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMember |
SMS Nassau
NERFINISHED
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SMS Posen NERFINISHED ⓘ SMS Rheinland NERFINISHED ⓘ SMS Westfalen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inServiceDuring | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | approximately 146 m ⓘ |
| mainArmament | 12 × 28 cm (11 in) SK L/45 guns ⓘ |
| mainBatteryLayout | hexagonal turret arrangement ⓘ |
| navalDoctrineContext | Tirpitz naval expansion program ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
first German capital ships with all-big-gun armament
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retained triple-expansion engines instead of turbines ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 4 ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial German Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | High Seas Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postwarFate |
ceded as war reparations
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scrapped in the 1920s ⓘ |
| precededBy | Deutschland-class battleship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
coal-fired boilers
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triple-expansion steam engines ⓘ |
| sawActionIn | Battle of Jutland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondaryArmament | 12 × 15 cm (5.9 in) guns ⓘ |
| serviceEntryPeriod | 1909–1910 ⓘ |
| shaftCount | 3 ⓘ |
| topSpeed | about 20 knots ⓘ |
| torpedoArmament | submerged torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Baltic Sea operations
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North Sea operations ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Nassau-class battleship Description of subject: The Nassau-class battleship was a group of early 20th-century German dreadnoughts that formed part of the Imperial German Navy’s first generation of modern battleships before and during World War I.
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