Bellerophon-class ship of the line
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The Bellerophon-class ship of the line was a class of late 18th-century British Royal Navy 74-gun warships that played a key role in the age of sail naval warfare.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bellerophon-class ship of the line canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12737567 — 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: Bellerophon-class ship of the line Context triple: [HMS Bellerophon, shipClass, Bellerophon-class ship of the line]
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Océan-class ship of the line
The Océan-class ship of the line was a late-18th-century French class of exceptionally large and powerful three-decked first-rate warships, renowned as some of the most formidable sailing battleships of their era.
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B.
Guerriere-class frigate
The Guerriere-class frigate was a class of early 19th-century United States Navy sailing frigates designed for blue-water operations and armed with a heavy battery of guns for ship-to-ship combat.
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C.
Constitution-class frigate
The Constitution-class frigate was a class of large, heavily armed wooden-hulled sailing warships built for the early United States Navy, renowned for their durability and success in the War of 1812.
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Ships of the line of the Royal Navy
Ships of the line of the Royal Navy were large, heavily armed sailing warships designed to fight in the line of battle that formed the core of British naval power from the 17th to the early 19th centuries.
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E.
Tonnant-class ship of the line
The Tonnant-class ship of the line was a French class of powerful 80-gun sailing warships that served prominently during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, including in the Napoleonic Wars.
- 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: Bellerophon-class ship of the line Target entity description: The Bellerophon-class ship of the line was a class of late 18th-century British Royal Navy 74-gun warships that played a key role in the age of sail naval warfare.
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A.
Océan-class ship of the line
The Océan-class ship of the line was a late-18th-century French class of exceptionally large and powerful three-decked first-rate warships, renowned as some of the most formidable sailing battleships of their era.
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B.
Guerriere-class frigate
The Guerriere-class frigate was a class of early 19th-century United States Navy sailing frigates designed for blue-water operations and armed with a heavy battery of guns for ship-to-ship combat.
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C.
Constitution-class frigate
The Constitution-class frigate was a class of large, heavily armed wooden-hulled sailing warships built for the early United States Navy, renowned for their durability and success in the War of 1812.
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D.
Ships of the line of the Royal Navy
Ships of the line of the Royal Navy were large, heavily armed sailing warships designed to fight in the line of battle that formed the core of British naval power from the 17th to the early 19th centuries.
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E.
Tonnant-class ship of the line
The Tonnant-class ship of the line was a French class of powerful 80-gun sailing warships that served prominently during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, including in the Napoleonic Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
class of ship of the line
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ship class ⓘ |
| armament | 74 guns ⓘ |
| armamentLayout | gun batteries on two continuous decks ⓘ |
| armamentType | smoothbore muzzle-loading naval guns ⓘ |
| category |
Royal Navy ship classes
NERFINISHED
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ships of the line of the Royal Navy ⓘ |
| classification | seventy-four ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | wooden shipbuilding ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| crewType | sailing warship crew ⓘ |
| designedAs |
74-gun ship
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two-decker ship of the line ⓘ |
| designedFor |
fleet actions
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line-of-battle warfare ⓘ ocean-going operations ⓘ |
| designedToCounter | French and Spanish ships of the line ⓘ |
| designGoal | standardized 74-gun pattern for Royal Navy ⓘ |
| designPurpose | balance of firepower and maneuverability ⓘ |
| era | Age of Sail ⓘ |
| gunArrangement | broadside battery ⓘ |
| gunDecks | two gun decks ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key role in Age of Sail naval warfare ⓘ |
| leadShip | HMS Bellerophon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | wooden hull ⓘ |
| namedAfter | HMS Bellerophon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalArchitecture | British 74-gun design ⓘ |
| navalDoctrine | line ahead tactics ⓘ |
| navalService | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| propulsion | sail ⓘ |
| rate | third rate ⓘ |
| rigging | ship-rigged ⓘ |
| role |
battlefleet unit
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ship of the line in the battle line ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy line-of-battle ships ⓘ |
| shipType | ship of the line ⓘ |
| strategicRole | core element of battle line ⓘ |
| technologyLevel | late 18th-century naval technology ⓘ |
| timeInService | late 18th century to early 19th century ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| usedBy | British Royal Navy battle fleets ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Atlantic naval warfare
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European naval theatres ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
French Revolutionary Wars
NERFINISHED
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Napoleonic Wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bellerophon-class ship of the line Description of subject: The Bellerophon-class ship of the line was a class of late 18th-century British Royal Navy 74-gun warships that played a key role in the age of sail naval warfare.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Napoleon Bonaparte surrendered aboard her in July 1815
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shipClass
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Bellerophon-class ship of the line
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subject surface form:
HMS Bellerophon