King George V class
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The King George V class was a group of British Royal Navy battleships built in the early 20th century that served prominently during World War I.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| King George V class canonical | 3 |
| King George V-class battleship (1911) | 3 |
| King George V-class battleship | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1648328 — 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: King George V class Context triple: [HMS Centurion, class, King George V class]
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A.
HMS Vanguard
HMS Vanguard was a British Royal Navy ship of the line best known for serving as Admiral Horatio Nelson’s flagship during the decisive 1798 Battle of the Nile in the French Revolutionary Wars.
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B.
Type 42 destroyer
The Type 42 destroyer was a class of Royal Navy guided-missile destroyers designed primarily for anti-air warfare, notably serving in front-line roles during the late Cold War era.
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C.
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 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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HMS Queen Mary
HMS Queen Mary was a British First World War battlecruiser of the Royal Navy, renowned for her powerful armament and tragic loss in action during the Battle of Jutland in 1916.
- 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: King George V class Target entity description: The King George V class was a group of British Royal Navy battleships built in the early 20th century that served prominently during World War I.
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A.
HMS Vanguard
HMS Vanguard was a British Royal Navy ship of the line best known for serving as Admiral Horatio Nelson’s flagship during the decisive 1798 Battle of the Nile in the French Revolutionary Wars.
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B.
Type 42 destroyer
The Type 42 destroyer was a class of Royal Navy guided-missile destroyers designed primarily for anti-air warfare, notably serving in front-line roles during the late Cold War era.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
HMS Queen Mary
HMS Queen Mary was a British First World War battlecruiser of the Royal Navy, renowned for her powerful armament and tragic loss in action during the Battle of Jutland in 1916.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy ship class
ⓘ
battleship class ⓘ |
| armourBeltThickness | up to 12 inches ⓘ |
| beam | about 89 feet ⓘ |
| category | World War I battleships of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1910 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deckArmourThickness | up to 4 inches ⓘ |
| designBegan | 1909 ⓘ |
| designFeature |
centralised fire control
ⓘ
improved armour layout over Orion class ⓘ superfiring turrets ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | about 25,000 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | about 23,000 long tons ⓘ |
| enteredService |
1912
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1913 ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| fate |
HMS Audacious sunk by mine in 1914
ⓘ
remaining ships scrapped in interwar period ⓘ |
| firstShipLaunched | 1911 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Iron Duke-class battleship
ⓘ
surface form:
Iron Duke class
|
| hasPart |
HMS Ajax
ⓘ
HMS Audacious ⓘ HMS Centurion ⓘ HMS King George V ⓘ |
| homePort | Scapa Flow ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | about 597 feet ⓘ |
| mainArmament | 10 × 13.5-inch guns ⓘ |
| mainBatteryConfiguration | five twin turrets ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
George V
ⓘ
surface form:
King George V
|
| navalArchitect | Sir Eustace Tennyson d’Eyncourt ⓘ |
| numberOfShips | 4 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Orion-class battleship
ⓘ
surface form:
Orion class
|
| propulsion |
coal-fired boilers
ⓘ
oil-sprayed coal firing ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
fleet flagship
ⓘ
line-of-battle ship ⓘ |
| sawAction | Battle of Jutland ⓘ |
| secondaryArmament | 16 × 4-inch guns ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| shipType | dreadnought battleship ⓘ |
| topSpeed | about 21 knots ⓘ |
| turretArmourThickness | up to 11 inches ⓘ |
| usedBy | Grand Fleet ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: King George V class Description of subject: The King George V class was a group of British Royal Navy battleships built in the early 20th century that served prominently during World War I.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
King George V-class battleship
this entity surface form:
King George V-class battleship (1911)
this entity surface form:
King George V-class battleship (1911)
this entity surface form:
King George V-class battleship (1911)