British battleship Valiant
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The British battleship Valiant was a Queen Elizabeth-class Royal Navy warship that saw extensive service in both World Wars, notably in major Mediterranean engagements against the Italian fleet.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| British battleship Valiant canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2865873 — 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: British battleship Valiant Context triple: [Battle of Cape Matapan, AlliedShip, British battleship Valiant]
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A.
HMS Invincible
HMS Invincible was a pioneering British battlecruiser of the early 20th century, best known for her dramatic loss during World War I at the Battle of Jutland.
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B.
HMS Iron Duke
HMS Iron Duke was a British Iron Duke-class battleship that served as Admiral Sir John Jellicoe’s flagship at the Battle of Jutland during World War I.
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C.
Iron Duke-class battleship
The Iron Duke-class battleships were a group of British Royal Navy dreadnoughts built in the early 20th century, noted for their role in World War I, including participation in the Battle of Jutland.
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D.
HMS Glorious
HMS Glorious was a British Royal Navy aircraft carrier, originally built as a battlecruiser, that served during the interwar period and early World War II before being sunk in 1940.
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E.
HMS Warspite
HMS Warspite was a renowned British Royal Navy battleship celebrated for its distinguished combat service in both World Wars.
- 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: British battleship Valiant Target entity description: The British battleship Valiant was a Queen Elizabeth-class Royal Navy warship that saw extensive service in both World Wars, notably in major Mediterranean engagements against the Italian fleet.
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A.
HMS Invincible
HMS Invincible was a pioneering British battlecruiser of the early 20th century, best known for her dramatic loss during World War I at the Battle of Jutland.
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B.
HMS Iron Duke
HMS Iron Duke was a British Iron Duke-class battleship that served as Admiral Sir John Jellicoe’s flagship at the Battle of Jutland during World War I.
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C.
Iron Duke-class battleship
The Iron Duke-class battleships were a group of British Royal Navy dreadnoughts built in the early 20th century, noted for their role in World War I, including participation in the Battle of Jutland.
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D.
HMS Glorious
HMS Glorious was a British Royal Navy aircraft carrier, originally built as a battlecruiser, that served during the interwar period and early World War II before being sunk in 1940.
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E.
HMS Warspite
HMS Warspite was a renowned British Royal Navy battleship celebrated for its distinguished combat service in both World Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Queen Elizabeth-class battleship
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Royal Navy warship ⓘ |
| armament |
8 × 15-inch (381 mm) main guns in four twin turrets
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anti-aircraft guns ⓘ secondary 6-inch guns ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| armor |
armored decks
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armored turrets and barbettes ⓘ belt armor up to about 13 inches ⓘ |
| beam | about 90 feet ⓘ |
| builder | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company ⓘ |
| builtAt | Govan ⓘ |
| class |
Queen Elizabeth-class battleship
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surface form:
Queen Elizabeth class
|
| commissionedDate | 1916-02-19 ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
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World War II ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| damagedAt | Alexandria ⓘ |
| damageDate | 1941-12-19 ⓘ |
| damagedBy | Italian human torpedoes ⓘ |
| decommissionedDate | post-World War II, late 1940s ⓘ |
| displacement |
approximately 27,500 tons standard
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over 33,000 tons deep load after reconstruction ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| fleetAssignment | 5th Battle Squadron ⓘ |
| laidDownDate | 1913-01-31 ⓘ |
| launchedDate | 1914-11-04 ⓘ |
| length | about 643 feet overall ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 24 knots as built ⓘ |
| modernizedWith |
enhanced deck armor
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improved machinery ⓘ strengthened anti-aircraft armament ⓘ upgraded fire-control systems ⓘ |
| namedAfter | valour ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Alexandria harbor attack (Italian frogman raid, 1941)
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Battle of Cape Matapan ⓘ Battle of Jutland ⓘ Malta relief convoy of August 1942 ⓘ
surface form:
Malta convoy operations
Mediterranean Fleet operations in World War II ⓘ Operation Hats ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | 02 ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| reconstructionPeriod | late 1920s to early 1930s ⓘ |
| scrappedDate | 1950 ⓘ |
| serviceBranchDuringWorldWarI | Grand Fleet ⓘ |
| shipType | battleship ⓘ |
| tookPartIn |
Indian Ocean operations in World War II
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shore bombardments in support of Allied operations ⓘ |
| underwent | major interwar reconstruction ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: British battleship Valiant Description of subject: The British battleship Valiant was a Queen Elizabeth-class Royal Navy warship that saw extensive service in both World Wars, notably in major Mediterranean engagements against the Italian fleet.
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