HMS Audacious
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HMS Audacious is a nuclear-powered attack submarine of the Royal Navy’s Astute class, designed for stealth, intelligence gathering, and precision strike capabilities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMS Agamemnon | 1 |
| HMS Audacious canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3291695 — 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 Audacious Context triple: [Astute-class submarine, fourthBoat, HMS Audacious]
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A.
HMS Ambush
HMS Ambush is a British Royal Navy nuclear-powered attack submarine of the Astute class, designed for stealth, intelligence gathering, and precision strike capabilities.
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B.
HMS Goliath
HMS Goliath was a British Royal Navy ship of the line that played a significant role in Admiral Nelson’s victory over the French fleet at the Battle of the Nile in 1798.
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C.
HMS Indefatigable
HMS Indefatigable was a British battlecruiser of the early 20th century Royal Navy, best known for her catastrophic loss during the First World War.
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D.
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.
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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 Audacious Target entity description: HMS Audacious is a nuclear-powered attack submarine of the Royal Navy’s Astute class, designed for stealth, intelligence gathering, and precision strike capabilities.
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A.
HMS Ambush
HMS Ambush is a British Royal Navy nuclear-powered attack submarine of the Astute class, designed for stealth, intelligence gathering, and precision strike capabilities.
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B.
HMS Goliath
HMS Goliath was a British Royal Navy ship of the line that played a significant role in Admiral Nelson’s victory over the French fleet at the Battle of the Nile in 1798.
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C.
HMS Indefatigable
HMS Indefatigable was a British battlecruiser of the early 20th century Royal Navy, best known for her catastrophic loss during the First World War.
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D.
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.
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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 (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Astute-class submarine
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Royal Navy submarine ⓘ nuclear-powered attack submarine ⓘ |
| armament |
533 mm torpedo tubes
ⓘ
Spearfish heavyweight torpedoes ⓘ Tomahawk cruise missile ⓘ
surface form:
Tomahawk land-attack cruise missiles
|
| beam | about 11.3 metres ⓘ |
| builder |
BAE Systems Maritime – Submarines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
BAE Systems Submarines ⓘ |
| class | Astute class ⓘ |
| commissioned | 2021-09-23 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement |
approximately 100
ⓘ
approximately 98 ⓘ |
| designedFor |
covert intelligence collection
ⓘ
land-attack missions ⓘ long-endurance patrols ⓘ |
| designFeature |
advanced combat management system
ⓘ
advanced stealth technology ⓘ integrated sonar suite ⓘ |
| displacementSubmerged | approximately 7400 tonnes ⓘ |
| displacementSurfaced | approximately 7000 tonnes ⓘ |
| draught | about 10 metres ⓘ |
| followedBy | HMS Anson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeport |
Faslane
ⓘ
HMNB Clyde ⓘ |
| hullNumber | S122 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 2009-03-24 ⓘ |
| launched | 2017-04-28 ⓘ |
| length | about 97 metres ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Audacious ⓘ |
| natoDesignation | SSN ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| partOf |
HMS Astute
ⓘ
surface form:
Astute-class programme
|
| powerplantType | pressurised water reactor ⓘ |
| precededBy | HMS Artful NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
nuclear reactor
ⓘ
pump-jet propulsor ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
anti-submarine warfare
ⓘ
anti-surface warfare ⓘ intelligence gathering ⓘ precision strike ⓘ stealth operations ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy Submarine Service ⓘ |
| shipyard | Barrow-in-Furness NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | in active service ⓘ |
| submarineType | attack submarine ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMS Audacious Description of subject: HMS Audacious is a nuclear-powered attack submarine of the Royal Navy’s Astute class, designed for stealth, intelligence gathering, and precision strike capabilities.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
HMS Agamemnon