HMCS Windsor
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HMCS Windsor is a Canadian Royal Navy diesel-electric attack submarine of the Victoria class, used primarily for coastal defense, surveillance, and training operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| HMCS Windsor canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2992758 — 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: HMCS Windsor Context triple: [Victoria-class submarine, hasUnit, HMCS Windsor]
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A.
HMCS Stadacona
HMCS Stadacona is a major Royal Canadian Navy shore establishment and administrative base located in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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B.
HMCS Victoria
HMCS Victoria is a Canadian Royal Navy diesel-electric attack submarine that serves as the lead vessel of the Victoria-class.
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C.
HMC (Her Majesty’s Canadian) Ships
HMC (Her Majesty’s Canadian) Ships are commissioned vessels of the Royal Canadian Navy that bear the “Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship” designation as part of Canada’s maritime armed forces.
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D.
Halifax-class frigate
The Halifax-class frigate is a class of Canadian multi-role warships designed primarily for anti-submarine and general-purpose naval operations.
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E.
HMS Aurora
HMS Aurora was a British Royal Navy light cruiser of the 1930s that saw extensive service during the Second World War and continued in use after the war under foreign ownership.
- 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: HMCS Windsor Target entity description: HMCS Windsor is a Canadian Royal Navy diesel-electric attack submarine of the Victoria class, used primarily for coastal defense, surveillance, and training operations.
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A.
HMCS Stadacona
HMCS Stadacona is a major Royal Canadian Navy shore establishment and administrative base located in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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B.
HMCS Victoria
HMCS Victoria is a Canadian Royal Navy diesel-electric attack submarine that serves as the lead vessel of the Victoria-class.
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C.
HMC (Her Majesty’s Canadian) Ships
HMC (Her Majesty’s Canadian) Ships are commissioned vessels of the Royal Canadian Navy that bear the “Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship” designation as part of Canada’s maritime armed forces.
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D.
Halifax-class frigate
The Halifax-class frigate is a class of Canadian multi-role warships designed primarily for anti-submarine and general-purpose naval operations.
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E.
HMS Aurora
HMS Aurora was a British Royal Navy light cruiser of the 1930s that saw extensive service during the Second World War and continued in use after the war under foreign ownership.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Victoria-class submarine
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attack submarine ⓘ diesel-electric submarine ⓘ submarine ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Canada ⓘ |
| acquisitionYear | 1998 ⓘ |
| armament |
Mark 48 torpedoes
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torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 7.6 metres ⓘ |
| builder | Cammell Laird ⓘ |
| builtAt | Birkenhead, United Kingdom ⓘ |
| class | Victoria class ⓘ |
| commissioned | 2003-10-04 ⓘ |
| convertedTo | Victoria-class configuration ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| crewComplement |
approximately 48
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officers and enlisted personnel ⓘ |
| displacementSubmerged | approximately 2400 tonnes ⓘ |
| displacementSurfaced | approximately 2300 tonnes ⓘ |
| flag | Canada ⓘ |
| hasPowerplant |
diesel engines
ⓘ
electric motor ⓘ |
| homeport |
CFB Halifax
ⓘ
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Halifax, Nova Scotia
|
| hullNumber | SSK 877 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1987-03-12 ⓘ |
| launched | 1992-11-16 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 70.3 metres ⓘ |
| maximumSpeedSubmerged | over 20 knots ⓘ |
| maximumSpeedSurfaced | approximately 12 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Windsor, Ontario
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surface form:
City of Windsor, Ontario
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| operator | Royal Canadian Navy ⓘ |
| origin | former Royal Navy Upholder-class submarine ⓘ |
| partOf |
Canadian submarine fleet
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Canadian Navy Submarine Service
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| previousName | HMS Unicorn ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
coastal defence
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surveillance ⓘ training operations ⓘ |
| propulsion |
diesel-electric
ⓘ
single shaft ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Maritime Forces Atlantic ⓘ |
| status | active service ⓘ |
| type | conventionally powered submarine ⓘ |
| usedFor |
NATO exercises
ⓘ
anti-submarine warfare training ⓘ intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMCS Windsor Description of subject: HMCS Windsor is a Canadian Royal Navy diesel-electric attack submarine of the Victoria class, used primarily for coastal defense, surveillance, and training operations.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.