Bayern-class battleship
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The Bayern-class battleships were the last and most powerful dreadnoughts built for the Imperial German Navy during World War I, featuring heavy main armament and improved armor compared to their predecessors.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bayern-class battleship canonical | 2 |
| Bayern class | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10187886 — 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: Bayern-class battleship Context triple: [SMS König, succeededByClass, Bayern-class battleship]
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A.
Deutschland-class battleship
The Deutschland-class battleship was a group of pre-dreadnought warships built for the Imperial German Navy in the early 20th century, serving as some of Germany's last and most advanced battleships before the dreadnought era.
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B.
König-class battleship
The König-class battleships were a group of German Imperial Navy dreadnoughts from World War I, noted for their heavy armor, powerful main batteries, and service in major North Sea engagements such as the Battle of Jutland.
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C.
Bismarck-class battleship
The Bismarck-class battleship was a pair of powerful German World War II capital ships, including the famous Bismarck and Tirpitz, known for their heavy armament, strong armor, and significant role in naval warfare.
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German battleship Gneisenau
The German battleship Gneisenau was a World War II Kriegsmarine capital ship of the Scharnhorst class that conducted Atlantic raiding operations against Allied shipping.
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German battleship Schleswig-Holstein
The German battleship Schleswig-Holstein was a pre-dreadnought warship of the Imperial German Navy, later used by Nazi Germany, best known for firing the opening shots of World War II during the attack on Westerplatte in 1939.
- 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: Bayern-class battleship Target entity description: The Bayern-class battleships were the last and most powerful dreadnoughts built for the Imperial German Navy during World War I, featuring heavy main armament and improved armor compared to their predecessors.
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A.
Deutschland-class battleship
The Deutschland-class battleship was a group of pre-dreadnought warships built for the Imperial German Navy in the early 20th century, serving as some of Germany's last and most advanced battleships before the dreadnought era.
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B.
König-class battleship
The König-class battleships were a group of German Imperial Navy dreadnoughts from World War I, noted for their heavy armor, powerful main batteries, and service in major North Sea engagements such as the Battle of Jutland.
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C.
Bismarck-class battleship
The Bismarck-class battleship was a pair of powerful German World War II capital ships, including the famous Bismarck and Tirpitz, known for their heavy armament, strong armor, and significant role in naval warfare.
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German battleship Gneisenau
The German battleship Gneisenau was a World War II Kriegsmarine capital ship of the Scharnhorst class that conducted Atlantic raiding operations against Allied shipping.
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German battleship Schleswig-Holstein
The German battleship Schleswig-Holstein was a pre-dreadnought warship of the Imperial German Navy, later used by Nazi Germany, best known for firing the opening shots of World War II during the attack on Westerplatte in 1939.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bayern-class battleship
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battleship class ⓘ dreadnought battleship class ⓘ |
| armorBeltMaxThickness | up to 350 mm ⓘ |
| armorDeckThickness | up to about 100 mm ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 30 meters ⓘ |
| commissioned |
1916
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1917 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| constructionStatus |
never completed
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never completed ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | German Empire ⓘ |
| designPeriod | early 1910s ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | over 32,000 tonnes ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 28,000 tonnes ⓘ |
| fate |
scuttled as target in 1921
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scuttled at Scapa Flow in 1919 ⓘ |
| fateOfClass | two ships completed and surrendered after World War I ⓘ |
| launched |
1915
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1915 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | approximately 179 meters ⓘ |
| mainBatteryCaliber | 38 cm ⓘ |
| mainBatteryConfiguration | 8 × 38 cm guns in 4 twin turrets ⓘ |
| mainBatteryTurretArmor | up to about 350 mm ⓘ |
| notableEngagement | Battle of Jutland (planned but arrived too late to participate) ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
first German battleship class armed with 38 cm guns
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improved armor protection compared to König-class ⓘ |
| numberOfCompletedShips | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfPlannedShips | 4 ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial German Navy ⓘ |
| precededBy | König-class battleship ⓘ |
| propulsion |
coal-fired boilers with oil spraying
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| role | capital ship ⓘ |
| roleAfterWar | British gunnery target ship ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1916 ⓘ |
| ship |
SMS Baden
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SMS Bayern ⓘ SMS Sachsen ⓘ SMS Württemberg ⓘ |
| topSpeed | approximately 21 knots ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bayern-class battleship Description of subject: The Bayern-class battleships were the last and most powerful dreadnoughts built for the Imperial German Navy during World War I, featuring heavy main armament and improved armor compared to their predecessors.
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