Russian battleship Retvizan
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The Russian battleship Retvizan was a pre-dreadnought warship of the Imperial Russian Navy that served in the Russo-Japanese War, notably during the siege of Port Arthur and major fleet engagements.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Russian battleship Retvizan canonical | 3 |
| Retvizan, a Swedish ship captured by Russia in the 18th century | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T762148 — 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: Russian battleship Retvizan Context triple: [Battle of the Yellow Sea, shipInvolved, Russian battleship Retvizan]
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Russian battleship Tsesarevich
The Russian battleship Tsesarevich was a pre-dreadnought warship of the Imperial Russian Navy that played a prominent role in the Russo-Japanese War, notably serving as a flagship in major naval engagements.
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French flagship L’Orient
The French flagship L’Orient was a massive 120-gun ship of the line that famously exploded and sank during the Battle of the Nile in 1798, becoming one of the most dramatic naval losses of the French Revolutionary Wars.
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Japanese battleship Mutsu
Japanese battleship Mutsu was a Nagato-class dreadnought of the Imperial Japanese Navy, notable for its powerful 16-inch guns and its accidental magazine explosion and sinking in 1943.
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HMS Cossack
HMS Cossack was a British Royal Navy destroyer best known for its daring 1940 boarding of the German tanker Altmark in Norwegian waters to free hundreds of Allied prisoners.
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Japanese cruiser Yubari
Japanese cruiser Yubari was an experimental light cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy, notable for its innovative design that influenced later Japanese warships and for its active service in several major Pacific War engagements.
- 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: Russian battleship Retvizan Target entity description: The Russian battleship Retvizan was a pre-dreadnought warship of the Imperial Russian Navy that served in the Russo-Japanese War, notably during the siege of Port Arthur and major fleet engagements.
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A.
Russian battleship Tsesarevich
The Russian battleship Tsesarevich was a pre-dreadnought warship of the Imperial Russian Navy that played a prominent role in the Russo-Japanese War, notably serving as a flagship in major naval engagements.
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B.
French flagship L’Orient
The French flagship L’Orient was a massive 120-gun ship of the line that famously exploded and sank during the Battle of the Nile in 1798, becoming one of the most dramatic naval losses of the French Revolutionary Wars.
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C.
Japanese battleship Mutsu
Japanese battleship Mutsu was a Nagato-class dreadnought of the Imperial Japanese Navy, notable for its powerful 16-inch guns and its accidental magazine explosion and sinking in 1943.
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D.
HMS Cossack
HMS Cossack was a British Royal Navy destroyer best known for its daring 1940 boarding of the German tanker Altmark in Norwegian waters to free hundreds of Allied prisoners.
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E.
Japanese cruiser Yubari
Japanese cruiser Yubari was an experimental light cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy, notable for its innovative design that influenced later Japanese warships and for its active service in several major Pacific War engagements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Russian Navy ship
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pre-dreadnought battleship ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| armament |
12 × 6-inch (152 mm) secondary guns
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4 × 12-inch (305 mm) main guns in twin turrets ⓘ smaller quick-firing guns ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| armor | belt armor up to about 9 inches thick ⓘ |
| baseOfOperations | Port Arthur ⓘ |
| beam | about 22 meters ⓘ |
| builder |
Philadelphia
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William Cramp & Sons ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| completed | 1902 ⓘ |
| conflict | Russo-Japanese War ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
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surface form:
Empire of Japan
Russian Empire ⓘ |
| countryOfConstruction |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| crew | approximately 700–800 officers and men ⓘ |
| damagedIn | torpedo attack at Port Arthur in February 1904 ⓘ |
| decommissioned | early 1920s ⓘ |
| displacement | about 12,700 tons standard ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1902 ⓘ |
| fate | scrapped ⓘ |
| grounded |
Port Arthur
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surface form:
Port Arthur harbor entrance
|
| laidDown | 1898 ⓘ |
| launched | 1900 ⓘ |
| length | about 118 meters ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Russian battleship Retvizan
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Retvizan, a Swedish ship captured by Russia in the 18th century
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| operator |
Imperial Japanese Navy
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Imperial Russian Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Port Arthur
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World War I as Hizen ⓘ naval operations in the Yellow Sea ⓘ siege of Port Arthur ⓘ |
| powerOutput | about 16,000 indicated horsepower ⓘ |
| propulsion |
coal-fired boilers
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vertical triple-expansion steam engines ⓘ |
| re-enteredService | as Japanese battleship Hizen ⓘ |
| renamed | Hizen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| repairedAt | Port Arthur ⓘ |
| scrappedIn | 1920s ⓘ |
| surrenderedAfter |
Siege of Port Arthur
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surface form:
fall of Port Arthur
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| theaterOfOperations |
Russia Far East
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surface form:
Far East
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| topSpeed | about 18 knots ⓘ |
| usedFor | coastal defense under Japanese service ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Russian battleship Retvizan Description of subject: The Russian battleship Retvizan was a pre-dreadnought warship of the Imperial Russian Navy that served in the Russo-Japanese War, notably during the siege of Port Arthur and major fleet engagements.
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
Retvizan, a Swedish ship captured by Russia in the 18th century