Tarantul-class corvette

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missile corvette small missile ship warship class

The Tarantul-class corvette is a Soviet-designed small missile ship known for its high-speed, anti-ship missile capabilities and widespread service in various navies.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Tarantul-class corvette canonical	3
Tarantul-class corvettes	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5060832 — 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: Tarantul-class corvette
Context triple: [Caspian Flotilla, includesShipClass, Tarantul-class corvette]

A. Kamorta-class corvette
The Kamorta-class corvette is a class of Indian-built anti-submarine warfare stealth corvettes designed for coastal and blue-water operations.
B. Invincible-class battlecruiser
The Invincible-class battlecruiser was a pioneering early 20th-century British warship design that combined heavy battleship-caliber guns with higher speed and lighter armor, influencing naval tactics leading up to and during World War I.
C. Lion-class battlecruiser
The Lion-class battlecruiser was a class of fast, heavily armed British capital ships of the early 20th century, exemplified by vessels like HMS Queen Mary that served in the Royal Navy during World War I.
D. Orion-class battleship
The Orion-class battleship was a class of early 20th-century British Royal Navy "super-dreadnoughts" that significantly advanced battleship design with heavier armament and improved armor.
E. TIE Echelon
The TIE Echelon is a specialized First Order starfighter introduced in Disney’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge theme park, designed as a hybrid troop transport and assault craft with an imposing, angular profile.
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: Tarantul-class corvette
Target entity description: The Tarantul-class corvette is a Soviet-designed small missile ship known for its high-speed, anti-ship missile capabilities and widespread service in various navies.

A. Kamorta-class corvette
The Kamorta-class corvette is a class of Indian-built anti-submarine warfare stealth corvettes designed for coastal and blue-water operations.
B. Invincible-class battlecruiser
The Invincible-class battlecruiser was a pioneering early 20th-century British warship design that combined heavy battleship-caliber guns with higher speed and lighter armor, influencing naval tactics leading up to and during World War I.
C. Lion-class battlecruiser
The Lion-class battlecruiser was a class of fast, heavily armed British capital ships of the early 20th century, exemplified by vessels like HMS Queen Mary that served in the Royal Navy during World War I.
D. Orion-class battleship
The Orion-class battleship was a class of early 20th-century British Royal Navy "super-dreadnoughts" that significantly advanced battleship design with heavier armament and improved armor.
E. TIE Echelon
The TIE Echelon is a specialized First Order starfighter introduced in Disney’s Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge theme park, designed as a hybrid troop transport and assault craft with an imposing, angular profile.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	missile corvette ⓘ small missile ship ⓘ warship class ⓘ
armament	anti-ship missiles ⓘ close-in weapon systems ⓘ naval guns ⓘ surface-to-air missiles ⓘ
beam	approximately 10 meters ⓘ
constructionMaterial	steel hull ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Soviet Union ⓘ
crewSize	approximately 40–50 personnel ⓘ
designedBy	Soviet Union ⓘ
designedFor	coastal defense ⓘ high-speed attack missions ⓘ littoral operations ⓘ
displacement	approximately 500 tons full load ⓘ
hasVariant	Tarantul I ⓘ Tarantul II ⓘ Tarantul III ⓘ Tarantul IV ⓘ
hullType	monohull ⓘ
length	approximately 56 meters ⓘ
NATOReportingName	Tarantul ⓘ
navalDoctrineRole	fast attack craft ⓘ
notableFeature	heavy anti-ship missile armament for its size ⓘ high speed ⓘ widespread export ⓘ
operator	Bulgarian Navy ⓘ East German Navy ⓘ linked to: Volksmarine Indian Navy ⓘ Polish Navy ⓘ Russian Navy ⓘ Soviet Navy ⓘ Syrian Navy ⓘ linked to: Syrian Arab Navy Vietnam People’s Navy ⓘ linked to: Vietnam People's Navy Yemeni Navy ⓘ
periodOfService	Cold War ⓘ post–Cold War era ⓘ
primaryRole	anti-ship warfare ⓘ
propulsionType	diesel engines ⓘ gas turbines ⓘ
secondaryRole	patrol ⓘ
serviceEntry	late 1970s ⓘ
SovietProjectNumber	Project 1241 ⓘ
topSpeed	approximately 38 knots ⓘ
usedFor	coastal patrol ⓘ escort duties ⓘ sea denial ⓘ