HMS Princess of Wales
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HMS Princess of Wales was a British Royal Navy warship of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, notable among other things for having been commanded by the future novelist Thomas Hardy during his naval career.
All labels observed (1)
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| HMS Princess of Wales canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13666972 — 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 Princess of Wales Context triple: [Thomas Hardy, shipCommanded, HMS Princess of Wales]
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HMS Prince of Wales
HMS Prince of Wales was a British King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy that saw significant action in World War II, including engagements against the German battleship Bismarck and service in the Pacific before being sunk by Japanese aircraft in 1941.
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B.
HMS Prince of Wales
HMS Prince of Wales is a Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy, designed to project air power and support a wide range of naval operations worldwide.
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HMS King George
HMS King George was a Royal Navy warship notable for serving in the Napoleonic Wars, including action at the 1806 Battle of San Domingo.
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D.
HMS Nelson
HMS Nelson was a British Royal Navy battleship of the interwar Nelson class that served prominently during World War II, including in major Mediterranean convoy operations.
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E.
HMS Duke of York
HMS Duke of York was a British King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy that served prominently in World War II, including in Arctic convoy operations and the Battle of the North Cape.
- 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 Princess of Wales Target entity description: HMS Princess of Wales was a British Royal Navy warship of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, notable among other things for having been commanded by the future novelist Thomas Hardy during his naval career.
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A.
HMS Prince of Wales
HMS Prince of Wales is a Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy, designed to project air power and support a wide range of naval operations worldwide.
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B.
HMS Prince of Wales
HMS Prince of Wales was a British King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy that saw significant action in World War II, including engagements against the German battleship Bismarck and service in the Pacific before being sunk by Japanese aircraft in 1941.
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C.
HMS King George
HMS King George was a Royal Navy warship notable for serving in the Napoleonic Wars, including action at the 1806 Battle of San Domingo.
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D.
HMS Nelson
HMS Nelson was a British Royal Navy battleship of the interwar Nelson class that served prominently during World War II, including in major Mediterranean convoy operations.
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E.
HMS Duke of York
HMS Duke of York was a British King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy that served prominently in World War II, including in Arctic convoy operations and the Battle of the North Cape.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.