York-class cruiser
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The York-class cruiser was a class of British Royal Navy heavy cruisers built under interwar naval treaties, characterized by relatively lighter armament and armor compared to earlier heavy cruisers to meet treaty limitations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| York-class cruiser canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11157336 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: York-class cruiser Context triple: [Leander class, precededBy, York-class cruiser]
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A.
Olympia-class cruiser
The Olympia-class cruiser was a late 19th-century United States Navy protected cruiser class best known for its lead ship, USS Olympia, flagship of Commodore Dewey at the Battle of Manila Bay.
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B.
Drake-class cruiser
The Drake-class cruiser was a group of large armored cruisers built for the British Royal Navy in the early 20th century, designed for long-range patrol and protection of maritime trade routes.
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C.
Brooklyn-class cruiser
The Brooklyn-class cruiser was a class of United States Navy light cruisers built in the 1930s, known for their heavy main battery of fifteen 6-inch guns and extensive World War II service, with some ships later serving in foreign navies.
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D.
Cleveland-class cruiser
The Cleveland-class cruiser was a World War II–era class of U.S. Navy light cruisers known for their heavy anti-aircraft armament, numerous wartime deployments, and later conversions into guided missile cruisers.
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E.
Wichita-class cruiser
The Wichita-class cruiser was a class of U.S. Navy heavy cruisers built in the late 1930s that bridged the design between earlier treaty cruisers and the more advanced World War II-era Baltimore-class.
- 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: York-class cruiser Target entity description: The York-class cruiser was a class of British Royal Navy heavy cruisers built under interwar naval treaties, characterized by relatively lighter armament and armor compared to earlier heavy cruisers to meet treaty limitations.
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A.
Olympia-class cruiser
The Olympia-class cruiser was a late 19th-century United States Navy protected cruiser class best known for its lead ship, USS Olympia, flagship of Commodore Dewey at the Battle of Manila Bay.
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B.
Drake-class cruiser
The Drake-class cruiser was a group of large armored cruisers built for the British Royal Navy in the early 20th century, designed for long-range patrol and protection of maritime trade routes.
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C.
Brooklyn-class cruiser
The Brooklyn-class cruiser was a class of United States Navy light cruisers built in the 1930s, known for their heavy main battery of fifteen 6-inch guns and extensive World War II service, with some ships later serving in foreign navies.
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D.
Cleveland-class cruiser
The Cleveland-class cruiser was a World War II–era class of U.S. Navy light cruisers known for their heavy anti-aircraft armament, numerous wartime deployments, and later conversions into guided missile cruisers.
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E.
Wichita-class cruiser
The Wichita-class cruiser was a class of U.S. Navy heavy cruisers built in the late 1930s that bridged the design between earlier treaty cruisers and the more advanced World War II-era Baltimore-class.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy cruiser class
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York-class cruiser ⓘ York-class cruiser ⓘ heavy cruiser ⓘ heavy cruiser ⓘ heavy cruiser class ⓘ warship class ⓘ |
| armament |
anti-aircraft guns
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torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| armorScheme | reduced compared to earlier British heavy cruisers ⓘ |
| armorType |
belt armor
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deck armor ⓘ turret armor ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 57 feet ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn |
Second World War
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linked to:
World War II
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| constructionPeriod | late 1920s ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designCharacteristic |
lighter armament than earlier British heavy cruisers
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lighter armor than earlier British heavy cruisers ⓘ treaty-limited heavy cruiser ⓘ |
| designedUnderTreaty |
London Naval Treaty
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Washington Naval Treaty ⓘ
linked to:
Washington Naval Conference
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| designGoal |
compliance with naval treaty limitations
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economy cruiser design ⓘ reduced displacement compared to earlier County-class cruisers ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 10,350 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 8,250 long tons ⓘ |
| draught | approximately 17 feet ⓘ |
| enteredService | early 1930s ⓘ |
| hasPart |
HMS Exeter
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HMS York ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | approximately 575 feet ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | approximately 32 knots ⓘ |
| navalDoctrineContext | interwar period ⓘ |
| operator |
Royal Navy
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Royal Navy ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ |
| powerOutput | approximately 80,000 shaft horsepower ⓘ |
| precededBy | County-class cruiser ⓘ |
| primaryArmament | 8-inch naval guns ⓘ |
| primaryArmamentConfiguration | 6 x 8-inch guns in three twin turrets ⓘ |
| propulsionType |
oil-fired boilers
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| secondaryArmament | 4-inch guns ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| shaftCount | 2 ⓘ |
| shipCount | 2 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Town-class cruiser (1930s) ⓘ |
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Subject: York-class cruiser Description of subject: The York-class cruiser was a class of British Royal Navy heavy cruisers built under interwar naval treaties, characterized by relatively lighter armament and armor compared to earlier heavy cruisers to meet treaty limitations.
Referenced by (2)
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subject linked to:
York class