Type 42 destroyer

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Type 42 destroyer destroyer class guided-missile destroyer warship class

The Type 42 destroyer was a class of Royal Navy guided-missile destroyers designed primarily for anti-air warfare, notably serving in front-line roles during the late Cold War era.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Type 42 destroyer canonical	5
Sheffield-class destroyer	2
Hércules-class destroyer (Argentine variant of Type 42)	1
Sheffield-class (Type 42) destroyer	1
Type 42 destroyers	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T348212 — 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: Type 42 destroyer
Context triple: [Falklands War, usedWeapon, Type 42 destroyer]

A. Type 45 destroyers
Type 45 destroyers are advanced British Royal Navy air-defence warships designed primarily to protect fleets from aerial and missile threats using sophisticated radar and missile systems.
B. HMS Centurion
HMS Centurion was a British King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy that served during World War I and later as a target and decoy ship in World War II.
C. HMS Intrepid
HMS Intrepid was a British Royal Navy destroyer that served during the early years of World War II, notably participating in operations against German naval forces.
D. HMS Drake
HMS Drake was a British armoured cruiser of the Royal Navy, launched in the early 20th century and serving prominently before and during World War I.
E. HMS Prince of Wales
HMS Prince of Wales was a British King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy that saw significant action in World War II, including engagements against the German battleship Bismarck and service in the Pacific before being sunk by Japanese aircraft in 1941.
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: Type 42 destroyer
Target entity description: The Type 42 destroyer was a class of Royal Navy guided-missile destroyers designed primarily for anti-air warfare, notably serving in front-line roles during the late Cold War era.

A. Type 45 destroyers
Type 45 destroyers are advanced British Royal Navy air-defence warships designed primarily to protect fleets from aerial and missile threats using sophisticated radar and missile systems.
B. HMS Centurion
HMS Centurion was a British King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy that served during World War I and later as a target and decoy ship in World War II.
C. HMS Intrepid
HMS Intrepid was a British Royal Navy destroyer that served during the early years of World War II, notably participating in operations against German naval forces.
D. HMS Drake
HMS Drake was a British armoured cruiser of the Royal Navy, launched in the early 20th century and serving prominently before and during World War I.
E. HMS Prince of Wales
HMS Prince of Wales was a British King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy that saw significant action in World War II, including engagements against the German battleship Bismarck and service in the Pacific before being sunk by Japanese aircraft in 1941.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Type 42 destroyer ⓘ Type 42 destroyer ⓘ destroyer class ⓘ guided-missile destroyer ⓘ warship class ⓘ
aircraftFacility	flight deck for one helicopter ⓘ hangar for one helicopter ⓘ
armament	4.5-inch Mark 8 naval gun ⓘ Sea Dart surface-to-air missile system ⓘ anti-submarine torpedo tubes ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
crewComplement	about 250 personnel ⓘ
designedBy	Royal Corps of Naval Constructors ⓘ
designedDuring	late 1960s ⓘ
designedFor	air defence of fleet units ⓘ
displacement	approximately 4,100 tons full load (Batch 1 and 2) ⓘ approximately 4,800 tons full load (Batch 3) ⓘ
enteredService	1975 ⓘ
fate	sunk during Falklands War ⓘ sunk during Falklands War ⓘ
hasSubclass	Batch 1 Type 42 destroyer ⓘ Batch 2 Type 42 destroyer ⓘ Batch 3 Type 42 destroyer ⓘ
maximumSpeed	about 30 knots ⓘ
missileSystem	GWS30 Sea Dart ⓘ
notableCharacteristic	compact hull design to reduce cost ⓘ front-line air-defence role in Royal Navy carrier and task groups ⓘ
notableEvent	two Royal Navy Type 42 destroyers lost in Falklands War ⓘ
notableShip	ARA Hércules (D-1) ⓘ ARA Santísima Trinidad (D-2) ⓘ HMS Cardiff (D108) ⓘ HMS Coventry (D118) ⓘ HMS Glasgow (D88) ⓘ HMS Sheffield (D80) ⓘ
numberBuilt	14 ⓘ
operator	Royal Navy ⓘ
precededBy	County-class destroyer ⓘ
primaryRadar	Type 1022 radar (later upgrades) ⓘ Type 965 radar (early batches) ⓘ
primaryRole	anti-air warfare ⓘ
propulsion	COGOG gas-turbine propulsion ⓘ
retiredFromService	2013 ⓘ
serviceBranch	Argentine Navy ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ
succeededBy	Type 45 destroyers ⓘ surface form: Type 45 destroyer
typicalAircraft	Lynx helicopter ⓘ surface form: Westland Lynx helicopter
usedInConflict	Cold War ⓘ Falklands War ⓘ Gulf War ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Falklands War → usedWeapon → Type 42 destroyer ⓘ

Type 45 destroyers → replacedClass → Type 42 destroyer ⓘ

subject surface form: Type 45 destroyer

4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun → fittedOn → Type 42 destroyer ⓘ

Sea Dart surface-to-air missile system → notableShipClass → Type 42 destroyer ⓘ

HMS Sheffield (D80) → class → Type 42 destroyer ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sheffield-class (Type 42) destroyer

ARA Hércules (D-1) → category → Type 42 destroyer ⓘ

this entity surface form: Type 42 destroyers

ARA Santísima Trinidad (D-2) → shipClass → Type 42 destroyer ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hércules-class destroyer (Argentine variant of Type 42)

HMS Coventry (D118) → subclassOf → Type 42 destroyer ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sheffield-class destroyer

HMS Cardiff (D108) → shipClass → Type 42 destroyer ⓘ