HMS Hyperion
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HMS Hyperion was a British H-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that served prominently in the early years of World War II before being lost in 1940.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMS Hyperion canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3497906 — 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 Hyperion Context triple: [Battle of Cape Spada, shipInvolved, HMS Hyperion]
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A.
HMS Electra
HMS Electra was a British Royal Navy destroyer that saw significant action in the early Pacific War of World War II before being sunk during the Battle of the Java Sea in 1942.
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B.
HMS Audacious
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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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 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.
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E.
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.
- 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 Hyperion Target entity description: HMS Hyperion was a British H-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that served prominently in the early years of World War II before being lost in 1940.
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A.
HMS Electra
HMS Electra was a British Royal Navy destroyer that saw significant action in the early Pacific War of World War II before being sunk during the Battle of the Java Sea in 1942.
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B.
HMS Audacious
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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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 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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
H-class destroyer
ⓘ
Royal Navy warship ⓘ |
| armament |
4.7-inch (120 mm) guns
ⓘ
anti-aircraft guns ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| builder | Vickers-Armstrongs ⓘ |
| category |
H-class destroyers of the Royal Navy
ⓘ
Ships sunk by mines ⓘ World War II destroyers of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| causeOfLoss | naval mine ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1936-12-01 ⓘ |
| conflict |
Second World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewType | Royal Navy sailors ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1940-12-22 ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 1350 tons standard ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| fate | sunk after striking a mine ⓘ |
| flag | White Ensign ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1935-01-01 ⓘ |
| launched | 1936-03-01 ⓘ |
| locationOfConstruction | Barrow-in-Furness ⓘ |
| lost | 1940 ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 36 knots ⓘ |
| navalFleet |
British Mediterranean Fleet
ⓘ
linked to:
Mediterranean Fleet
|
| notableFor | early World War II destroyer operations ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Calabria
ⓘ
Malta convoy operations ⓘ
linked to:
Malta relief convoy of August 1942
Mediterranean naval operations ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of the Mediterranean
Norwegian Campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Operation Weserübung
World War II ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | H97 ⓘ |
| placeOfLoss |
Mediterranean Sea
ⓘ
off the coast of North Africa ⓘ |
| propulsion |
steam turbines
ⓘ
twin screws ⓘ |
| role | fleet destroyer ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1936 ⓘ |
| shipClass | H-class destroyer ⓘ |
| shipyard |
Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow-in-Furness
ⓘ
linked to:
Vickers-Armstrongs
|
| status | war loss ⓘ |
| usedFor |
anti-submarine warfare
ⓘ
convoy escort ⓘ fleet screening ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMS Hyperion Description of subject: HMS Hyperion was a British H-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that served prominently in the early years of World War II before being lost in 1940.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.