dateOfSinking

P3147
predicate

Indicates the specific calendar date on which an entity (typically a vessel or structure) sank.

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All labels observed (24)

Label Occurrences
dateOfSinking canonical 175
sinkingDate 51
sunkOn 38

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: dateOfSinking
Generated description
Indicates the specific calendar date on which an entity (typically a vessel or structure) sank.

Sample triples (398)

Subject Object
SS Empress of Britain (2030) 1940-10-28 via predicate surface "sinkingDate" ⓘ
Mutsu 1943-06-08 ⓘ
Ryujo 24 August 1942 via predicate surface "sunkDate" ⓘ
Vengeur du Peuple 1794-06-01 ⓘ
Haguro 1945-05-16 ⓘ
United States Navy hull classification symbol DD-367
surface form: USS Lamson
10 May 1948 via predicate surface "sunkAsTargetDate" ⓘ
Japanese destroyer Hatsuyuki 1943-07-17 ⓘ
RMS Carpathia 1918-07-17 ⓘ
SS Californian 1915-11-09 via predicate surface "sinkingDate" ⓘ
Hiei 1942-11-13 ⓘ
SS Henry B. Smith wreck November 1913 via predicate surface "sinkingDate" ⓘ
SS Marquette & Bessemer No. 2 wreck 1909-12-08 via predicate surface "sinkingDate" ⓘ
SS Regina wreck (1913 storm) November 1913 via predicate surface "sinkingDate" ⓘ
RMS Oceanic 1914-09-08 via predicate surface "shipwreckDate" ⓘ
SS Hamonic wreck 1945 via predicate surface "dateOfWreck" ⓘ
SS Empress of Britain (2036)
surface form: SS Empress of Britain (1931)
1940-10-28 via predicate surface "dateSunk" ⓘ
HMS Hogue 22 September 1914 ⓘ
Spanish ship Santísima Trinidad 1805 via predicate surface "sinkingDate" ⓘ
HMS Cressy 1914-09-22 ⓘ
CV-2
surface form: USS Lexington (CV-2)
1942-05-08 via predicate surface "sinkingDate" ⓘ
Unryu-class aircraft carrier lead ship
surface form: Unryu
1944-12-19 ⓘ
Battleship Fuso 1944-10-25 ⓘ
HMS Sussex 1 March 1694 via predicate surface "dateOfShipwreck" ⓘ
HMAS Canberra wreck site 1942-08-09 ⓘ
CA Blücher April 9, 1940 ⓘ
escort carrier USS St. Lo
surface form: USS St. Lo
25 October 1944 ⓘ
escort carrier USS Gambier Bay
surface form: USS Gambier Bay
25 October 1944 via predicate surface "sunkOn" ⓘ
German submarine U-557 1941-12-16 ⓘ
German submarine U-410 multiple Allied vessels via predicate surface "sank" ⓘ
Japanese light cruiser Tama (later scuttled after damage)
surface form: Japanese light cruiser Tama
1944-10-25 via predicate surface "dateSunk" ⓘ
Batavia shipwreck 1629-06-04 via predicate surface "dateOfShipwreck" ⓘ
Batavia shipwreck site 1629 via predicate surface "dateOfShipwreck" ⓘ
USS St. Lo (CVE-63) 25 October 1944 ⓘ
Japanese aircraft carrier Chitose 25 October 1944 via predicate surface "sunkOn" ⓘ
Japanese aircraft carrier Chiyoda 25 October 1944 via predicate surface "dateSunk" ⓘ
heavy cruiser Haguro
surface form: Japanese cruiser Haguro
1945-05-16 ⓘ
Benjamin Guggenheim 1912-04-15 via predicate surface "dateOfTitanicSinking" ⓘ
DD-533
surface form: USS Hoel (DD-533)
1944-10-25 via predicate surface "sunkOnDate" ⓘ
HMS Antelope 1982-05-24 via predicate surface "sunkOnDate" ⓘ
Solen 1627 via predicate surface "sinkingDate" ⓘ
Swedish ship Solen was destroyed
surface form: Solen
28 November 1627 via predicate surface "sinkingDate" ⓘ
Japanese destroyer Akizuki 1944-10-25 via predicate surface "sunkOnDate" ⓘ
SMS Emden 1914-11-09 ⓘ
German submarine U-81 9 January 1944 via predicate surface "sunkOn" ⓘ
USS Vincennes (CA-44) 9 August 1942 ⓘ
Japanese aircraft carrier Zuihō 25 October 1944 via predicate surface "sunkOnDate" ⓘ
heavy cruiser Chikuma
surface form: Japanese cruiser Chikuma
25 October 1944 ⓘ
HMS Ardent 1982-05-21 ⓘ