shipClass

P3141
predicate

Indicates the classification or type category to which a particular ship belongs.

All labels observed (74)

Label Occurrences
shipType 870
shipClass canonical 657
vesselType 221

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: shipClass
Generated description
Indicates the classification or type category to which a particular ship belongs.

Sample triples (2,165)

Subject Object
USS Wasp (CV-18) Essex class
HMS Formidable Illustrious class
HMS Dorsetshire County class
HMS Royal Oak second-rate ship of the line
USS Farenholt Benson-class destroyer
surface form: Benson class
USS Farenholt destroyer via predicate surface "shipType"
ORP Grom Grom-class destroyer
USS Langley (CVL-27) light aircraft carrier via predicate surface "shipType"
HMS Hermes HMS Hermes self-linksurface differs
surface form: HMS Hermes-class aircraft carrier
USS Buchanan Fletcher-class destroyer
USS Buchanan destroyer via predicate surface "shipType"
USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) Essex class
New Mexico-class battleship super-dreadnought via predicate surface "shipType"
USS Duncan
surface form: USS Duncan (DD-485)
Fletcher class
USS Duncan
surface form: USS Duncan (DD-485)
destroyer via predicate surface "shipType"
RRF
surface form: Ready Reserve Force
roll-on/roll-off ship via predicate surface "shipType"
RRF
surface form: Ready Reserve Force
breakbulk cargo ship via predicate surface "shipType"
RRF
surface form: Ready Reserve Force
heavy-lift ship via predicate surface "shipType"
RRF
surface form: Ready Reserve Force
auxiliary cargo ship via predicate surface "shipType"
HMAS Vampire V-class destroyer
Staat en Land ship of the line via predicate surface "shipType"
USS North Carolina (BB-55) North Carolina-class battleship
USS Olympia Olympia-class cruiser
USS Olympia Olympia-class cruiser via predicate surface "leadShipOfClass"
Japanese carrier Taiho Taiho-class aircraft carrier
Japanese carrier Junyo Hiyō-class aircraft carrier
USS New Mexico (BB-40) New Mexico class
Japanese carrier Hiyo Hiyō-class aircraft carrier
USS United States United States-class frigate
Captain Ed Mercer Orville-class exploratory vessel via predicate surface "starshipClassCommanded"
Lt. Cmdr. Bortus exploratory vessel via predicate surface "shipType"
the "Little Ships" of Dunkirk
surface form: Little Ships of Dunkirk
fishing boats via predicate surface "vesselType"
the "Little Ships" of Dunkirk
surface form: Little Ships of Dunkirk
pleasure craft via predicate surface "vesselType"
the "Little Ships" of Dunkirk
surface form: Little Ships of Dunkirk
motor yachts via predicate surface "vesselType"
the "Little Ships" of Dunkirk
surface form: Little Ships of Dunkirk
paddle steamers via predicate surface "vesselType"
the "Little Ships" of Dunkirk
surface form: Little Ships of Dunkirk
river launches via predicate surface "vesselType"
the "Little Ships" of Dunkirk
surface form: Little Ships of Dunkirk
ferries via predicate surface "vesselType"
Reina Cristina protected cruiser via predicate surface "shipType"
Reina Cristina armored cruiser via predicate surface "shipType"
Japanese carrier Shokaku Shōkaku-class aircraft carrier
USS Cassin Young Fletcher class
Tama light cruiser via predicate surface "shipType"
Tama Sendai-class cruiser
surface form: Kuma-class cruiser
Isuzu (damaged and later scuttled) light cruiser via predicate surface "shipType"
Isuzu (damaged and later scuttled) Japanese light cruiser
USS Pope Clemson class
USS Mississippi (BB-41) New Mexico class
BB-45
surface form: USS Colorado
capital ship via predicate surface "shipType"
BB-45
surface form: Colorado-class battleship
dreadnought battleship via predicate surface "shipType"
Andrea Gail steel-hulled fishing boat via predicate surface "vesselType"