HMS Tiger
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HMS Tiger was a British Royal Navy battlecruiser of the early 20th century, noted for its powerful armament and service during World War I.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMS Tiger canonical | 4 |
| HMS Tiger (as previous British battlecruiser design) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3291848 — 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 Tiger Context triple: [HMS Queen Mary, followedBy, HMS Tiger]
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A.
HMS Lion
HMS Lion was a British Royal Navy battlecruiser of the early 20th century that served as a flagship and saw major action during World War I, including at the Battle of Jutland.
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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 Rodney
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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D.
HMS Vanguard
HMS Vanguard was a British Royal Navy ship of the line best known for serving as Admiral Horatio Nelson’s flagship during the decisive 1798 Battle of the Nile in the French Revolutionary Wars.
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E.
HMS Vanguard
HMS Vanguard is a British Royal Navy ballistic missile submarine that serves as part of the United Kingdom’s strategic nuclear deterrent force.
- 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 Tiger Target entity description: HMS Tiger was a British Royal Navy battlecruiser of the early 20th century, noted for its powerful armament and service during World War I.
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A.
HMS Lion
HMS Lion was a British Royal Navy battlecruiser of the early 20th century that served as a flagship and saw major action during World War I, including at the Battle of Jutland.
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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 Rodney
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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D.
HMS Vanguard
HMS Vanguard was a British Royal Navy ship of the line best known for serving as Admiral Horatio Nelson’s flagship during the decisive 1798 Battle of the Nile in the French Revolutionary Wars.
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E.
HMS Vanguard
HMS Vanguard is a British Royal Navy ballistic missile submarine that serves as part of the United Kingdom’s strategic nuclear deterrent force.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy warship
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battlecruiser ⓘ |
| armament |
12 × 6-inch (152 mm) guns
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8 × 13.5-inch (343 mm) guns in four twin turrets ⓘ anti-aircraft guns ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| armour |
belt up to 9 inches (229 mm)
ⓘ
deck armour up to 2.5 inches (64 mm) ⓘ turret armour up to 9 inches (229 mm) ⓘ |
| beam | 90 ft 6 in (27.6 m) ⓘ |
| builder | John Brown & Company ⓘ |
| builtAt | Clydebank ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1914-10-03 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 1,100 officers and men ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1931 ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 28,500 long tons (deep load) ⓘ |
| draught | 32 ft 6 in (9.9 m) ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| fleet |
Battle Cruiser Force
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle Cruiser Fleet
Grand Fleet ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1912-06-20 ⓘ |
| launched | 1913-12-15 ⓘ |
| length | 704 ft (214.6 m) ⓘ |
| modernization | received interwar refits ⓘ |
| namesake | tiger ⓘ |
| navalArchitectureInfluence | represented peak of British 13.5-inch-gun battlecruiser design ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
distinctive tripod masts and superstructure layout
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improved design over earlier British battlecruisers ⓘ powerful main battery of 13.5-inch guns ⓘ |
| notedFor |
powerful armament
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service at major North Sea battles in World War I ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Dogger Bank
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Battle of Jutland ⓘ |
| postwarRole |
Atlantic Fleet service
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gunnery training ship ⓘ |
| powerOutput | about 85,000 shp ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| scrapped | 1932 ⓘ |
| servedInConflict | World War I ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1914 ⓘ |
| shipClass | Tiger-class battlecruiser ⓘ |
| statusDuringWWI | frontline capital ship ⓘ |
| stricken | 1931 ⓘ |
| topSpeed | 28 knots ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMS Tiger Description of subject: HMS Tiger was a British Royal Navy battlecruiser of the early 20th century, noted for its powerful armament and service during World War I.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: HMS Tiger