Italian cruiser Trento
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Italian cruiser Trento was a heavy cruiser of the Regia Marina that served as the lead ship of the Trento class during World War II, participating in several major Mediterranean naval engagements.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Trento class | 4 |
| Italian cruiser Trento canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3614032 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Italian cruiser Trento Context triple: [Battle of Cape Spartivento, shipInvolved, Italian cruiser Trento]
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A.
Italian cruiser Trieste
Italian cruiser Trieste was a Trento-class heavy cruiser of the Regia Marina that served as a major Italian warship in World War II before being sunk by Allied air attacks in 1943.
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B.
Italian cruiser Gorizia
Italian cruiser Gorizia was a Zara-class heavy cruiser of the Regia Marina that served as a major Italian surface combatant in the Mediterranean during World War II.
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C.
Italian cruiser Bolzano
Italian cruiser Bolzano was a Trento-class heavy cruiser of the Regia Marina that served as a fast, heavily armed warship in the Mediterranean during World War II.
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D.
Italian cruiser Fiume
Italian cruiser Fiume was a Zara-class heavy cruiser of the Regia Marina that saw significant action in World War II before being sunk by British forces at the Battle of Cape Matapan in 1941.
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E.
Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni
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.
- 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: Italian cruiser Trento Target entity description: Italian cruiser Trento was a heavy cruiser of the Regia Marina that served as the lead ship of the Trento class during World War II, participating in several major Mediterranean naval engagements.
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A.
Italian cruiser Trieste
Italian cruiser Trieste was a Trento-class heavy cruiser of the Regia Marina that served as a major Italian warship in World War II before being sunk by Allied air attacks in 1943.
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B.
Italian cruiser Gorizia
Italian cruiser Gorizia was a Zara-class heavy cruiser of the Regia Marina that served as a major Italian surface combatant in the Mediterranean during World War II.
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C.
Italian cruiser Bolzano
Italian cruiser Bolzano was a Trento-class heavy cruiser of the Regia Marina that served as a fast, heavily armed warship in the Mediterranean during World War II.
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D.
Italian cruiser Fiume
Italian cruiser Fiume was a Zara-class heavy cruiser of the Regia Marina that saw significant action in World War II before being sunk by British forces at the Battle of Cape Matapan in 1941.
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E.
Italian cruiser Bartolomeo Colleoni
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Trento-class cruiser
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heavy cruiser ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| aircraftCarried | 2 seaplanes ⓘ |
| aircraftFacilities | 1 catapult ⓘ |
| alliance |
Axis Powers
ⓘ
linked to:
Axis powers
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| armamentMain | 8 × 203 mm/50 guns in four twin turrets ⓘ |
| armamentSecondary | 16 × 100 mm guns ⓘ |
| armamentTorpedoes | 8 × 533 mm torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| attackedBy |
Bristol Beaufort torpedo bombers
ⓘ
linked to:
Bristol Beaufort
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| beam | 20.6 m ⓘ |
| builder | Ansaldo ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking |
aerial torpedo
ⓘ
submarine torpedo ⓘ |
| class |
Trento class
ⓘ
linked to:
Italian cruiser Trento
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| commissioned | 1929-04-03 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| coordinatesOfSinking | approx. 35°10′N 23°30′E ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Italy ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approx. 723 ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1942-06-15 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approx. 13,300 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approx. 10,000 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | 6.8 m ⓘ |
| era | Interwar period ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in action ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1925-02-08 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1927-10-04 ⓘ |
| leadShipOf |
Trento class
ⓘ
linked to:
Italian cruiser Trento
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| lengthOverall | 196.96 m ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
City of Trento
ⓘ
linked to:
Trento
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| navalTreaty | Washington Naval Treaty cruiser category ⓘ |
| operator |
Regia Marina
ⓘ
linked to:
Italian Navy
|
| participatedIn |
Battle of Calabria
ⓘ
Battle of Cape Matapan ⓘ Battle of Cape Spartivento ⓘ First Battle of Sirte ⓘ Second Battle of Sirte ⓘ |
| placeOfSinking | off Crete ⓘ |
| powerOutput | 150,000 shp ⓘ |
| propulsion |
8 Yarrow boilers
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| range | 4,160 nmi at 16 knots ⓘ |
| role |
convoy escort
ⓘ
fleet escort ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
Italian Royal Navy
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linked to:
Italian Navy
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| shipyard | Ansaldo shipyard, Genoa ⓘ |
| sunkBy |
Royal Air Force
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Royal Navy ⓘ |
| theatre | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| topSpeed | 35 knots ⓘ |
| torpedoedBy | HMS Umbra ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Italian cruiser Trento Description of subject: Italian cruiser Trento was a heavy cruiser of the Regia Marina that served as the lead ship of the Trento class during World War II, participating in several major Mediterranean naval engagements.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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