HMS Hermes

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HMS Hermes was a British Royal Navy aircraft carrier that served as the flagship during the Falklands War before later being sold to and operated by the Indian Navy.

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Label	Occurrences
HMS Hermes canonical	3
HMS Hermes (R12)	1
aircraft carrier HMS Hermes	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14977276 — 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: HMS Hermes
Context triple: [John "Sandy" Woodward, command, HMS Hermes]

A. HMS Hermes
HMS Hermes was a British Royal Navy aircraft carrier, notable as one of the world’s first purpose-built carriers and for being sunk by Japanese aircraft in the Indian Ocean during World War II.
B. HMS Eagle
HMS Eagle was a British Royal Navy aircraft carrier that played a crucial role in World War II, particularly in Mediterranean convoy operations such as the relief of Malta.
C. HMS Albion
HMS Albion was a British Royal Navy ship of the line that served prominently in the early 19th century, including in major naval engagements of the Greek War of Independence.
D. HMS Ocean
HMS Ocean was a British Royal Navy pre-dreadnought battleship that served in the early 20th century, notably seeing action during World War I.
E. HMS Indomitable
HMS Indomitable was a British Royal Navy aircraft carrier of the Illustrious class that saw extensive service in World War II, including major operations in the Mediterranean and Pacific theaters.
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: HMS Hermes
Target entity description: HMS Hermes was a British Royal Navy aircraft carrier that served as the flagship during the Falklands War before later being sold to and operated by the Indian Navy.

A. HMS Hermes
HMS Hermes was a British Royal Navy aircraft carrier, notable as one of the world’s first purpose-built carriers and for being sunk by Japanese aircraft in the Indian Ocean during World War II.
B. HMS Eagle
HMS Eagle was a British Royal Navy aircraft carrier that played a crucial role in World War II, particularly in Mediterranean convoy operations such as the relief of Malta.
C. HMS Albion
HMS Albion was a British Royal Navy ship of the line that served prominently in the early 19th century, including in major naval engagements of the Greek War of Independence.
D. HMS Ocean
HMS Ocean was a British Royal Navy pre-dreadnought battleship that served in the early 20th century, notably seeing action during World War I.
E. HMS Indomitable
HMS Indomitable was a British Royal Navy aircraft carrier of the Illustrious class that saw extensive service in World War II, including major operations in the Mediterranean and Pacific theaters.
F. None of above. chosen