HMS Firedrake
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HMS Firedrake was a British Royal Navy F-class destroyer that served prominently as a convoy escort and fleet screening vessel during the early years of World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| HMS Firedrake canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3614080 — 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 Firedrake Context triple: [Operation Substance, includedShip, HMS Firedrake]
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A.
HMS Drake
HMS Drake was a British Royal Navy warship that served during the Age of Sail and was notable enough to be captured and taken into service by the United States as USS Ranger.
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B.
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.
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C.
HMS Havock
HMS Havock was an H-class Royal Navy destroyer that saw active service in the Mediterranean during the early years of World War II.
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D.
HMS Dalriada
HMS Dalriada is a Royal Naval Reserve shore establishment in Scotland that serves as a training and administrative base for reservist personnel.
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E.
HMS Eaglet
HMS Eaglet is a Royal Naval Reserve shore establishment in Liverpool that serves as the training and administrative base for reservists in the region.
- 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 Firedrake Target entity description: HMS Firedrake was a British Royal Navy F-class destroyer that served prominently as a convoy escort and fleet screening vessel during the early years of World War II.
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A.
HMS Drake
HMS Drake was a British Royal Navy warship that served during the Age of Sail and was notable enough to be captured and taken into service by the United States as USS Ranger.
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B.
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.
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C.
HMS Havock
HMS Havock was an H-class Royal Navy destroyer that saw active service in the Mediterranean during the early years of World War II.
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D.
HMS Dalriada
HMS Dalriada is a Royal Naval Reserve shore establishment in Scotland that serves as a training and administrative base for reservist personnel.
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E.
HMS Eaglet
HMS Eaglet is a Royal Naval Reserve shore establishment in Liverpool that serves as the training and administrative base for reservists in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
F-class destroyer
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Royal Navy destroyer ⓘ |
| armament |
2 × quadruple 0.5-inch machine guns
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2 × quadruple 21-inch torpedo tubes ⓘ 4 × 4.7-inch (120 mm) guns ⓘ depth charges ⓘ |
| beam | 33 feet ⓘ |
| builder | Yarrow Shipbuilders ⓘ |
| casualties | major loss of life ⓘ |
| causeOfLoss | torpedoed by German submarine ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1935-06-30 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| convoyDuty |
North Atlantic convoys
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of the Atlantic
home waters convoys ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 145 officers and ratings ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1942-12-17 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 1880 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 1375 long tons ⓘ |
| draught | 12 feet ⓘ |
| fate | sunk ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1929-07-01 ⓘ |
| launched | 1934-06-28 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | 329 feet ⓘ |
| locationOfSinking |
North Atlantic, west of Ireland
ⓘ
linked to:
North Atlantic
|
| maximumSpeed | 35.5 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | mythical firedrake (dragon) ⓘ |
| navalFleet |
British Royal Navy
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linked to:
Royal Navy
|
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | H79 ⓘ |
| powerOutput | approximately 36,000 shp ⓘ |
| propulsion |
steam turbines
ⓘ
two shafts ⓘ |
| range | approximately 6000 nautical miles at 15 knots ⓘ |
| role |
convoy escort
ⓘ
fleet screening vessel ⓘ |
| serviceEndYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| serviceEntryPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| serviceStartYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| shipClass | F-class destroyer ⓘ |
| shipyard | Scotstoun, Glasgow ⓘ |
| sunkBy | U-boat U-211 ⓘ |
| survivorsRescuedBy | HMS Sunflower ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
North Atlantic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMS Firedrake Description of subject: HMS Firedrake was a British Royal Navy F-class destroyer that served prominently as a convoy escort and fleet screening vessel during the early years of World War II.
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