Royal Navy Type 23 frigate
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The Royal Navy Type 23 frigate is a class of versatile, modern warships primarily designed for anti-submarine warfare but also equipped for general-purpose combat and global maritime operations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Royal Navy Type 23 frigate canonical | 1 |
| Type 23 frigate (as replacement class in Royal Navy service) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15817518 — 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: Royal Navy Type 23 frigate Context triple: [M242 Bushmaster, usedOnPlatform, Royal Navy Type 23 frigate]
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A.
HMS Glasgow (Type 26 frigate)
HMS Glasgow (Type 26 frigate) is a Royal Navy City-class anti-submarine warfare frigate designed as one of the UK’s next-generation global combat ships.
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B.
Type 45 destroyers
Type 45 destroyers are advanced British Royal Navy air-defence warships designed primarily to protect fleets from aerial and missile threats using sophisticated radar and missile systems.
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C.
HMS Cardiff (Type 26 frigate)
HMS Cardiff (Type 26 frigate) is a next-generation Royal Navy anti-submarine warfare warship being built as part of the Global Combat Ship program to replace older Type 23 frigates.
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D.
Type 26 frigate
The Type 26 frigate is a class of advanced, multi-mission Royal Navy warships designed primarily for anti-submarine warfare and global combat operations.
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E.
Trafalgar class
The Trafalgar class is a series of British nuclear-powered fleet submarines that served as the Royal Navy’s primary attack submarines from the 1980s until their replacement by the Astute class.
- 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: Royal Navy Type 23 frigate Target entity description: The Royal Navy Type 23 frigate is a class of versatile, modern warships primarily designed for anti-submarine warfare but also equipped for general-purpose combat and global maritime operations.
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A.
HMS Glasgow (Type 26 frigate)
HMS Glasgow (Type 26 frigate) is a Royal Navy City-class anti-submarine warfare frigate designed as one of the UK’s next-generation global combat ships.
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B.
Type 45 destroyers
Type 45 destroyers are advanced British Royal Navy air-defence warships designed primarily to protect fleets from aerial and missile threats using sophisticated radar and missile systems.
-
C.
HMS Cardiff (Type 26 frigate)
HMS Cardiff (Type 26 frigate) is a next-generation Royal Navy anti-submarine warfare warship being built as part of the Global Combat Ship program to replace older Type 23 frigates.
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D.
Type 26 frigate
The Type 26 frigate is a class of advanced, multi-mission Royal Navy warships designed primarily for anti-submarine warfare and global combat operations.
-
E.
Trafalgar class
The Trafalgar class is a series of British nuclear-powered fleet submarines that served as the Royal Navy’s primary attack submarines from the 1980s until their replacement by the Astute class.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
M242 Bushmaster 25 mm chain gun
linked to: Royal Navy Type 23 frigate