sunkBy

P4687
predicate

Indicates that one entity (typically a vessel or structure) was caused to sink or be destroyed in water by another entity.

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All labels observed (20)

Label Occurrences
sunkBy canonical 215
scuttledBy 16
sunkShip 9

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: sunkBy
Generated description
Indicates that one entity (typically a vessel or structure) was caused to sink or be destroyed in water by another entity.

Sample triples (275)

Subject Object
Italian cruiser Bolzano Italian frogmen via predicate surface "scuttledBy" ⓘ
pocket battleship Admiral Scheer
surface form: Admiral Scheer
Royal Air Force ⓘ
Italian cruiser Trieste United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
Knyaz Suvorov Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
surface form: Imperial Japanese Navy forces
Italian cruiser Trento Royal Navy ⓘ
Italian cruiser Trento Royal Air Force ⓘ
British battleship Barham
surface form: HMS Barham
German submarine U-331 ⓘ
Russian battleship Pobeda Japanese artillery and mines ⓘ
British cruiser Gloucester
surface form: HMS Gloucester
German Luftwaffe aircraft ⓘ
Almirante Oquendo United States Navy ⓘ
surface form: United States Navy forces
Shinkoku Maru United States forces ⓘ
USS Langley escort ships after disabling damage via predicate surface "scuttledBy" ⓘ
CSS Virginia (Merrimack)
surface form: CSS Virginia
USS Cumberland via predicate surface "sankShip" ⓘ
San Francisco Maru United States forces ⓘ
Yamagiri Maru United States forces ⓘ
HMAS Perth (D29) Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
Japanese light cruiser Yahagi United States Navy ⓘ
Russian cruiser Rurik Imperial Japanese Navy forces ONNED1 ⓘ
Japanese transport Sakura Maru
surface form: Sakura Maru
Allied naval forces ⓘ
Japanese destroyer Asashimo U.S. carrier-based aircraft ⓘ
Japanese battlecruiser Kirishima USS Washington (BB-56) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Japanese battlecruiser Kirishima United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
Barbaros Hayreddin (battleship) British submarine HMS E11 NERFINISHED ⓘ
HMS Hermione German submarine U-205 NERFINISHED ⓘ
HMS Firedrake U-boat U-211 NERFINISHED ⓘ
German submarine U-75 Royal Navy destroyer HMS Kipling NERFINISHED ⓘ
HMS Encounter Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
CSS Alabama USS Kearsarge NERFINISHED ⓘ
USS Hatteras CSS Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ
USS Callaghan (DD-792) kamikaze aircraft ⓘ
HMS Peacock USS Hornet NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yudachi USS Portland NERFINISHED ⓘ
Yudachi United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
German submarine U-96 Kriegsmarine crew via predicate surface "scuttledBy" ⓘ
HMS Achates German naval forces ⓘ
USS Utah (BB-31) Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft ⓘ
CSS Virginia USS Cumberland via predicate surface "sankShip" NERFINISHED ⓘ
CSS Hunley USS Housatonic via predicate surface "victimShip" NERFINISHED ⓘ
George Sullivan Japanese submarine I-26 via predicate surface "shipSunkBy" NERFINISHED ⓘ
CL-52
surface form: USS Juneau
Japanese submarine I-26 NERFINISHED ⓘ
SF Hydro ferry
surface form: SF Hydro
Norwegian resistance NERFINISHED ⓘ
SS General von Steuben Soviet Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ
SS General von Steuben Soviet submarine S-13 NERFINISHED ⓘ
Struma Soviet submarine Shch-213 NERFINISHED ⓘ
USS Wasp (CV-7) Japanese submarine I-19 NERFINISHED ⓘ
SS John Harvey German Luftwaffe air attack ⓘ
D68
surface form: HMAS Vampire (D68)
Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft NERFINISHED ⓘ
Great Phoenix United States Navy submarine USS Albacore NERFINISHED ⓘ
Montevideo Maru USS Sturgeon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Montevideo Maru United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ