HMS Foudroyant
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HMS Foudroyant was a prominent 18th-century British ship of the line that gained distinction for its role in major naval engagements during the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary Wars.
All labels observed (1)
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| HMS Foudroyant canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13666926 — 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 Foudroyant Context triple: [Battle of Ushant (1778), notableShip, HMS Foudroyant]
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HMS Bellipotent
HMS Bellipotent is the fictional British warship that serves as the primary naval setting in Herman Melville’s novella "Billy Budd, Sailor."
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B.
HMS Falmouth
HMS Falmouth was a British Royal Navy vessel used as a notorious prison ship during the American Revolutionary War, remembered for the harsh conditions and high mortality among its captives.
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C.
HMS Obedient
HMS Obedient was a Royal Navy destroyer that served during World War II, notably participating in Arctic convoy operations against German naval forces.
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D.
HMS Barfleur
HMS Barfleur was a prominent Royal Navy ship of the line that served in several major 18th-century naval engagements, including the Battle of the Saintes and the Battle of the Glorious First of June.
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E.
HMS Bellerophon
HMS Bellerophon was a British Royal Navy ship of the line famed for her prominent role in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, including the surrender of Napoleon Bonaparte aboard her in 1815.
- 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 Foudroyant Target entity description: HMS Foudroyant was a prominent 18th-century British ship of the line that gained distinction for its role in major naval engagements during the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary Wars.
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A.
HMS Bellipotent
HMS Bellipotent is the fictional British warship that serves as the primary naval setting in Herman Melville’s novella "Billy Budd, Sailor."
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B.
HMS Falmouth
HMS Falmouth was a British Royal Navy vessel used as a notorious prison ship during the American Revolutionary War, remembered for the harsh conditions and high mortality among its captives.
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C.
HMS Obedient
HMS Obedient was a Royal Navy destroyer that served during World War II, notably participating in Arctic convoy operations against German naval forces.
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D.
HMS Barfleur
HMS Barfleur was a prominent Royal Navy ship of the line that served in several major 18th-century naval engagements, including the Battle of the Saintes and the Battle of the Glorious First of June.
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E.
HMS Bellerophon
HMS Bellerophon was a British Royal Navy ship of the line famed for her prominent role in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, including the surrender of Napoleon Bonaparte aboard her in 1815.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.