battleship HMS Nelson
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HMS Nelson was a British Royal Navy battleship of the interwar and World War II era, notable for its distinctive forward-mounted main guns and extensive service in Atlantic and Mediterranean operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| battleship HMS Nelson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: battleship HMS Nelson Context triple: [Operation Halberd, escortIncluded, battleship HMS Nelson]
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battleship HMS Rodney
HMS Rodney was a British Nelson-class battleship of the Royal Navy, best known for her role in the destruction of the German battleship Bismarck during World War II.
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B.
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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C.
HMS Belfast
HMS Belfast is a preserved Royal Navy light cruiser turned museum ship moored on the River Thames in London.
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D.
HMS Warspite
HMS Warspite was a renowned British Royal Navy battleship celebrated for its distinguished combat service in both World Wars.
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E.
HMS Zulu
HMS Zulu was a Tribal-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that served during the Second World War, noted for its operations in the Mediterranean and Arctic waters.
- 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: battleship HMS Nelson Target entity description: HMS Nelson was a British Royal Navy battleship of the interwar and World War II era, notable for its distinctive forward-mounted main guns and extensive service in Atlantic and Mediterranean operations.
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A.
battleship HMS Rodney
HMS Rodney was a British Nelson-class battleship of the Royal Navy, best known for her role in the destruction of the German battleship Bismarck during World War II.
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B.
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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C.
HMS Belfast
HMS Belfast is a preserved Royal Navy light cruiser turned museum ship moored on the River Thames in London.
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D.
HMS Warspite
HMS Warspite was a renowned British Royal Navy battleship celebrated for its distinguished combat service in both World Wars.
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E.
HMS Zulu
HMS Zulu was a Tribal-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that served during the Second World War, noted for its operations in the Mediterranean and Arctic waters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy warship
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battleship ⓘ |
| armamentAA |
2-pounder "pom-pom" guns
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20 mm Oerlikon guns ⓘ 4.7-inch anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| armamentMain | 9 × 16-inch guns ⓘ |
| armamentSecondary | 12 × 6-inch guns ⓘ |
| armourBelt | up to 14 inches ⓘ |
| armourDeck | up to 6.25 inches ⓘ |
| armourTurrets | up to 16 inches ⓘ |
| beam | 32.3 m ⓘ |
| builder | Armstrong Whitworth ⓘ |
| class | Nelson-class battleship ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1927-08-15 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 1300 ⓘ |
| damagedBy |
mine
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torpedo ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1947-02-20 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | 38100 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | 33950 long tons ⓘ |
| draught | 9.5 m ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
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interwar period ⓘ |
| fate | scrapped ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1922-12-28 ⓘ |
| launched | 1925-09-03 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | 216.4 m ⓘ |
| mainBatteryConfiguration | three triple turrets forward ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 23 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Horatio Nelson ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
all main guns mounted forward of the superstructure
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heavily armoured citadel ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Salerno
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surface form:
Allied landings at Salerno
Allied invasion of Sicily ⓘ
surface form:
Allied landings in Sicily
Malta relief convoy of August 1942 ⓘ
surface form:
Malta convoys
Battle of Normandy ⓘ
surface form:
Normandy landings
Operation Weserübung ⓘ
surface form:
Norwegian Campaign
Operation Neptune ⓘ Operation Torch ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | 28 ⓘ |
| powerOutput | 45000 shp ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| range | 7000 nautical miles at 16 knots ⓘ |
| role | fleet flagship ⓘ |
| scrappedIn | 1950 ⓘ |
| servedAsFlagshipFor | Home Fleet ⓘ |
| shaftCount | 2 ⓘ |
| shipyard | Newcastle upon Tyne ⓘ |
| sisterShip | HMS Rodney ⓘ |
| theatre |
Atlantic Ocean
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Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| treatyCompliance |
Five-Power Treaty
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surface form:
Washington Naval Treaty
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Subject: battleship HMS Nelson Description of subject: HMS Nelson was a British Royal Navy battleship of the interwar and World War II era, notable for its distinctive forward-mounted main guns and extensive service in Atlantic and Mediterranean operations.
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