Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni
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Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni was a Giussano-class light cruiser of the Regia Marina that served in the early years of World War II before being sunk by Allied forces in the Mediterranean.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni Context triple: [Battle of Cape Spada, shipInvolved, Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni]
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Italian heavy cruiser Zara
Italian heavy cruiser Zara was a World War II-era lead ship of the Zara-class heavy cruisers of the Regia Marina, noted for her powerful armor and armament before being lost in combat.
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Italian destroyer Alfieri
The Italian destroyer Alfieri was a Regia Marina warship that served in World War II and was lost during the 1941 Battle of Cape Matapan in the Mediterranean Sea.
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Italian destroyer Carducci
The Italian destroyer Carducci was a Regia Marina warship that served during World War II and was lost in action during the Battle of Cape Matapan in 1941.
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battleship Vittorio Veneto
The battleship Vittorio Veneto was a World War II Italian fast battleship of the Littorio class that served as a flagship of the Regia Marina and saw major action in Mediterranean naval engagements.
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Tuscania
Tuscania is a historic town in Italy’s Lazio region, known for its well-preserved medieval architecture and Etruscan archaeological sites.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni Target entity description: Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni was a Giussano-class light cruiser of the Regia Marina that served in the early years of World War II before being sunk by Allied forces in the Mediterranean.
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A.
Italian heavy cruiser Zara
Italian heavy cruiser Zara was a World War II-era lead ship of the Zara-class heavy cruisers of the Regia Marina, noted for her powerful armor and armament before being lost in combat.
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B.
Italian destroyer Alfieri
The Italian destroyer Alfieri was a Regia Marina warship that served in World War II and was lost during the 1941 Battle of Cape Matapan in the Mediterranean Sea.
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C.
Italian destroyer Carducci
The Italian destroyer Carducci was a Regia Marina warship that served during World War II and was lost in action during the Battle of Cape Matapan in 1941.
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D.
battleship Vittorio Veneto
The battleship Vittorio Veneto was a World War II Italian fast battleship of the Littorio class that served as a flagship of the Regia Marina and saw major action in Mediterranean naval engagements.
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E.
Tuscania
Tuscania is a historic town in Italy’s Lazio region, known for its well-preserved medieval architecture and Etruscan archaeological sites.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Giussano-class light cruiser
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Italian Navy warship ⓘ World War II ship ⓘ |
| antiAircraftArmament |
13.2 mm machine guns
ⓘ
37 mm guns ⓘ |
| armorCharacteristic | lightly armored ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Cape Spada ⓘ |
| beam | 15.5 m ⓘ |
| builder | Cantieri Riuniti dell'Adriatico ⓘ |
| buildLocation |
Trieste
ⓘ
linked to:
Trieste, Italy
|
| commissionDate | 10 February 1932 ⓘ |
| conflictParticipated | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 500 ⓘ |
| designPurpose | high-speed scout cruiser ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 6,800 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 5,000 tons ⓘ |
| draft | 5.3 m ⓘ |
| era | interwar naval treaty era ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in combat ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early Italian cruiser loss in the Mediterranean campaign of World War II ⓘ |
| hullNumber | CRDA hull for Giussano-class unit ⓘ |
| laidDownDate | 21 June 1928 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 21 December 1930 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | 169.3 m ⓘ |
| mainArmament | 8 × 152 mm guns ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Bartolomeo Colleoni ⓘ |
| navalForce | Italian cruiser force in the Aegean ⓘ |
| operator |
Regia Marina
ⓘ
linked to:
Italian Navy
|
| opponentShip |
British destroyers
ⓘ
HMAS Sydney ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| secondaryArmament | 100 mm guns ⓘ |
| serviceEntryPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| shaftCount | 2 ⓘ |
| shipClass | Giussano class ⓘ |
| shipType | light cruiser ⓘ |
| sinkingDate | 19 July 1940 ⓘ |
| sinkingLocation | north of Crete ⓘ |
| status | shipwreck ⓘ |
| successorInRole | later Condottieri-class cruisers ⓘ |
| sunkBy |
Royal Australian Navy
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Royal Navy ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| topSpeed | approximately 37 knots ⓘ |
| torpedoArmament | 533 mm torpedo tubes ⓘ |
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Subject: Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni Description of subject: Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni was a Giussano-class light cruiser of the Regia Marina that served in the early years of World War II before being sunk by Allied forces in the Mediterranean.
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