German destroyer Z31
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German destroyer Z31 was a Type 1936A (Mob) Kriegsmarine destroyer that served in World War II, notably operating in Arctic waters and participating in several naval engagements against Allied convoys.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| German destroyer Z31 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5525578 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: German destroyer Z31 Context triple: [Battle of the Barents Sea, shipInvolved, German destroyer Z31]
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A.
German destroyer Z30
German destroyer Z30 was a Type 1936A (Mob) Kriegsmarine destroyer that served in World War II, notably in Arctic convoy operations and engagements against Allied naval forces.
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B.
German destroyer Z29
German destroyer Z29 was a Type 1936A (Mob) Kriegsmarine destroyer that served with Nazi Germany’s navy during World War II, participating in Arctic convoy operations and other North Atlantic engagements.
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C.
German destroyer Friedrich Eckoldt
German destroyer Friedrich Eckoldt was a Kriegsmarine Type 1934A destroyer that served in World War II, notably participating in Arctic convoy operations before being sunk during the Battle of the Barents Sea in 1942.
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D.
German destroyer Z4 Richard Beitzen
German destroyer Z4 Richard Beitzen was a Type 1934A Kriegsmarine destroyer that served with Nazi Germany’s navy during World War II, participating in Arctic convoy operations and other North Atlantic actions.
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E.
German battlecruiser Seydlitz
The German battlecruiser Seydlitz was a prominent Imperial German Navy warship of World War I, noted for its heavy armament, speed, and remarkable survivability in major North Sea engagements.
- 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: German destroyer Z31 Target entity description: German destroyer Z31 was a Type 1936A (Mob) Kriegsmarine destroyer that served in World War II, notably operating in Arctic waters and participating in several naval engagements against Allied convoys.
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A.
German destroyer Z30
German destroyer Z30 was a Type 1936A (Mob) Kriegsmarine destroyer that served in World War II, notably in Arctic convoy operations and engagements against Allied naval forces.
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B.
German destroyer Z29
German destroyer Z29 was a Type 1936A (Mob) Kriegsmarine destroyer that served with Nazi Germany’s navy during World War II, participating in Arctic convoy operations and other North Atlantic engagements.
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C.
German destroyer Friedrich Eckoldt
German destroyer Friedrich Eckoldt was a Kriegsmarine Type 1934A destroyer that served in World War II, notably participating in Arctic convoy operations before being sunk during the Battle of the Barents Sea in 1942.
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D.
German destroyer Z4 Richard Beitzen
German destroyer Z4 Richard Beitzen was a Type 1934A Kriegsmarine destroyer that served with Nazi Germany’s navy during World War II, participating in Arctic convoy operations and other North Atlantic actions.
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E.
German battlecruiser Seydlitz
The German battlecruiser Seydlitz was a prominent Imperial German Navy warship of World War I, noted for its heavy armament, speed, and remarkable survivability in major North Sea engagements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kriegsmarine warship
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Type 1936A (Mob) destroyer ⓘ destroyer ⓘ |
| armament |
150 mm guns
ⓘ
anti-aircraft guns ⓘ naval mines ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 12 meters ⓘ |
| builder |
AG Weser, Bremen
ⓘ
linked to:
AG Weser
|
| category |
Ships built in Bremen
ⓘ
Type 1936A (Mob) destroyers ⓘ
linked to:
Type 1936A (Mob) destroyer class
World War II destroyers of Germany ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1942-04-11 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 300 ⓘ |
| damagedInAction | engagement with British cruisers in Arctic waters ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1958 as Marceau ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 3,600 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 2,600 tons ⓘ |
| fate | ceded to France after World War II ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1940-09-01 ⓘ |
| launched | 1941-05-15 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 127 meters ⓘ |
| navalGunCaliber | 150 mm main battery ⓘ |
| notableEngagement | attacks on Allied convoys to the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| notableFor | operations in Arctic waters against Allied convoys ⓘ |
| operator | Kriegsmarine ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of the Barents Sea
ⓘ
Battle of the North Cape support operations ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of the North Cape
operations against Arctic convoys ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | Z31 ⓘ |
| postwarName | Marceau ⓘ |
| postwarOperator | French Navy ⓘ |
| propulsion |
2 shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| recommissioned | 1946 as French destroyer Marceau ⓘ |
| refitted | in German shipyards after battle damage ⓘ |
| scrapped | 1961 ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Arctic naval campaigns of World War II
ⓘ
linked to:
Arctic theatre of World War II
Norwegian campaign waters (later war years) ⓘ |
| shipClass |
Type 1936A (Mob) class
ⓘ
linked to:
Type 1936A (Mob) destroyer class
|
| theaterOfOperations |
Arctic Ocean
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Norwegian waters ⓘ |
| topSpeed | approximately 36 knots ⓘ |
| typeDesignation | Zerstörer 31 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: German destroyer Z31 Description of subject: German destroyer Z31 was a Type 1936A (Mob) Kriegsmarine destroyer that served in World War II, notably operating in Arctic waters and participating in several naval engagements against Allied convoys.
Referenced by (1)
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