HMS Rodney
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HMS Rodney was a British Royal Navy battleship of the Nelson class that served prominently during World War II, including in major Atlantic and Mediterranean operations and the destruction of the German battleship Bismarck.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| HMS Rodney canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2841266 — 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 Rodney Context triple: [Operation Pedestal, notableShip, HMS Rodney]
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A.
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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B.
HMS Indomitable
HMS Indomitable was a British Royal Navy aircraft carrier of the Illustrious class that saw extensive service in World War II, including major operations in the Mediterranean and Pacific theaters.
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C.
HMS Formidable
HMS Formidable was a British Illustrious-class aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy that saw extensive service in World War II, including major operations in the Mediterranean and Pacific theaters.
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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 Ajax
HMS Ajax was a British Leander-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy that gained fame for its role in early World War II naval actions, particularly in the South Atlantic.
- 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 Rodney Target entity description: HMS Rodney was a British Royal Navy battleship of the Nelson class that served prominently during World War II, including in major Atlantic and Mediterranean operations and the destruction of the German battleship Bismarck.
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A.
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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B.
HMS Indomitable
HMS Indomitable was a British Royal Navy aircraft carrier of the Illustrious class that saw extensive service in World War II, including major operations in the Mediterranean and Pacific theaters.
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C.
HMS Formidable
HMS Formidable was a British Illustrious-class aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy that saw extensive service in World War II, including major operations in the Mediterranean and Pacific theaters.
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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 Ajax
HMS Ajax was a British Leander-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy that gained fame for its role in early World War II naval actions, particularly in the South Atlantic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| 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 guns ⓘ |
| armamentMain | 9 × 16-inch (406 mm) guns in three triple turrets ⓘ |
| armamentSecondary | 12 × 6-inch (152 mm) guns ⓘ |
| armourBelt | up to 14 inches ⓘ |
| armourDeck | up to 6.25 inches ⓘ |
| armourTurrets | up to 16 inches ⓘ |
| beam | 106 ft ⓘ |
| builder | Cammell Laird ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1927-11-10 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 1300 ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1946 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | 38000 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | 33900 long tons ⓘ |
| draught | 30 ft ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1922-12-28 ⓘ |
| launched | 1925-12-17 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | 710 ft ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 23 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Admiral George Brydges Rodney ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
all main turrets mounted forward of the superstructure
ⓘ
designed under Washington Naval Treaty limitations ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Allied landings in North Africa
ⓘ
Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ Battle of Normandy ⓘ
surface form:
Normandy landings
Operation Torch ⓘ Allied invasion of Sicily ⓘ
surface form:
Sicily landings
hunt for Bismarck ⓘ sinking of the German battleship Bismarck ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | 29 ⓘ |
| powerOutput | 45000 shp ⓘ |
| precededBy | Revenge-class battleship ⓘ |
| propulsion |
8 Admiralty 3-drum boilers
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| range | 7000 nautical miles at 16 knots ⓘ |
| roleInBismarckAction | delivered heavy gunfire that crippled Bismarck ⓘ |
| scrapped | 1948 ⓘ |
| shipClass | Nelson-class battleship ⓘ |
| shipyard |
Cammell Laird shipyard, Birkenhead
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surface form:
Cammell Laird, Birkenhead
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| sisterShip | HMS Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatre |
Atlantic Ocean
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Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMS Rodney Description of subject: HMS Rodney was a British Royal Navy battleship of the Nelson class that served prominently during World War II, including in major Atlantic and Mediterranean operations and the destruction of the German battleship Bismarck.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
HMS Nelson
subject surface form:
HMS Nelson