sunkBy

P4687
predicate

Indicates that one entity (typically a vessel or structure) was caused to sink or be destroyed in water by another entity.

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All labels observed (20)

Label Occurrences
sunkBy canonical 215
scuttledBy 16
sunkShip 9

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: sunkBy
Generated description
Indicates that one entity (typically a vessel or structure) was caused to sink or be destroyed in water by another entity.

Sample triples (275)

Subject Object
USS Hammann (DD-412)
linked to: destroyer USS Hammann (DD-412)
Japanese submarine I-168 ⓘ
Kaga Imperial Japanese Navy destroyers via predicate surface "scuttledBy" ⓘ
linked to: Imperial Japanese Navy
USS West Virginia (BB-48) Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft ⓘ
linked to: Imperial Japanese Navy
Hiryū United States Navy aircraft ⓘ
Hiryū dive bombers from USS Enterprise ⓘ
Hiryū torpedoes from Japanese destroyers (scuttling) ⓘ
Mikuma
linked to: heavy cruiser Mikuma
United States Navy carrier aircraft ⓘ
HMS Sikh Italian coastal batteries ⓘ
HMS Sikh Axis aircraft ⓘ
Zuikaku United States Navy aircraft ⓘ
Zuikaku carrier-based aircraft ⓘ
Japanese submarine I-168 USS Yorktown (CV-5) via predicate surface "victimShip" ⓘ
Japanese submarine I-168 USS Hammann (DD-412) via predicate surface "victimShip" ⓘ
Concepción survivors of Magellan’s expedition via predicate surface "scuttledBy" ⓘ
HMS Intrepid German aircraft ⓘ
HMS Prince of Wales Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft ⓘ
linked to: Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service
HMS Prince of Wales land-based torpedo bombers ⓘ
USS Hughes (DD-410) U.S. Navy aircraft (as target) ⓘ
USS Buck (DD-420) German submarine U-616 ⓘ
IJN cruiser Naka U.S. carrier aircraft ⓘ
IJN cruiser Naka aircraft from USS Bunker Hill ⓘ
Hiryu Imperial Japanese Navy destroyers via predicate surface "scuttledBy" ⓘ
Hiryū
linked to: CV-2 (IJN internal designation, not US-style)
United States Navy aircraft ⓘ
Hiryū
linked to: CV-2 (IJN internal designation, not US-style)
air attack ⓘ
USS Lexington (CV-2) U.S. destroyers via predicate surface "scuttledBy" ⓘ
USS Saratoga underwater nuclear test Baker ⓘ
linked to: Operation Crossroads
German battleship Scharnhorst Royal Navy ⓘ
German battleship Scharnhorst HMS Duke of York ⓘ
German battleship Scharnhorst Royal Navy destroyers ⓘ
Japanese cruiser Tenryu USS Albacore ⓘ
USS Vincennes
linked to: US heavy cruiser USS Vincennes
Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
SMS Lützow German torpedo boats G38 and others via predicate surface "scuttledBy" ⓘ
HMS Indefatigable German battlecruiser SMS Von der Tann ⓘ
linked to: Moltke-class battlecruiser
SMS Derfflinger German crews via predicate surface "scuttledBy" ⓘ
HMS Invincible SMS Scharnhorst via predicate surface "sankEnemyShip" ⓘ
HMS Invincible SMS Gneisenau via predicate surface "sankEnemyShip" ⓘ
Japanese cruiser Chokai Japanese destroyer Fujinami via predicate surface "scuttledBy" ⓘ
Deutschland class Admiral Graf Spee via predicate surface "shipLostInBattle" ⓘ
Japanese cruiser Kako USS S-44 ⓘ
Japanese cruiser Kako United States Navy submarine ⓘ
CV-8 Imperial Japanese Navy forces ⓘ
linked to: Imperial Japanese Navy
Mikuma United States Navy aircraft ⓘ
Tallboy bomb helped sink the German battleship Tirpitz via predicate surface "roleInSinking" ⓘ
Raphael Semmes USS Hatteras via predicate surface "shipSunkByCommand" ⓘ
Battle of the Denmark Strait HMS Hood via predicate surface "BritishShipSunk" ⓘ
linked to: British battlecruiser HMS Hood
Tirpitz Royal Air Force ⓘ
Japanese destroyer Amatsukaze USS Redfin (SS-272) ⓘ
Lützow Royal Air Force ⓘ
Japanese heavy cruiser Atago USS Darter ⓘ
Japanese light cruiser Nagara USS Croaker ⓘ