HMS Avon Vale
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HMS Avon Vale was a British Hunt-class escort destroyer of the Royal Navy that served in convoy protection and anti-submarine roles during the Second World War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| HMS Avon Vale canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3614087 — 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 Avon Vale Context triple: [Operation Substance, includedShip, HMS Avon Vale]
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A.
HMS Venerable
HMS Venerable was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy that served prominently during the French Revolutionary Wars under Admiral Adam Duncan.
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B.
HMS Elephant
HMS Elephant was a British Royal Navy ship of the line best known for serving as Admiral Horatio Nelson’s flagship at the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801.
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C.
HMS Eridge
HMS Eridge was a Royal Navy Hunt-class escort destroyer that served during World War II, notably in Mediterranean convoy and escort operations.
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D.
HMS Heron
HMS Heron is the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm air station at Yeovilton in Somerset, serving as a major base for naval aviation operations and training.
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E.
HMS Vivid
HMS Vivid is a Royal Naval Reserve unit and shore establishment that serves as a training and administrative base for reservists in the Plymouth area.
- 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 Avon Vale Target entity description: HMS Avon Vale was a British Hunt-class escort destroyer of the Royal Navy that served in convoy protection and anti-submarine roles during the Second World War.
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A.
HMS Venerable
HMS Venerable was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy that served prominently during the French Revolutionary Wars under Admiral Adam Duncan.
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B.
HMS Elephant
HMS Elephant was a British Royal Navy ship of the line best known for serving as Admiral Horatio Nelson’s flagship at the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801.
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C.
HMS Eridge
HMS Eridge was a Royal Navy Hunt-class escort destroyer that served during World War II, notably in Mediterranean convoy and escort operations.
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D.
HMS Heron
HMS Heron is the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm air station at Yeovilton in Somerset, serving as a major base for naval aviation operations and training.
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E.
HMS Vivid
HMS Vivid is a Royal Naval Reserve unit and shore establishment that serves as a training and administrative base for reservists in the Plymouth area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hunt-class escort destroyer
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Royal Navy warship ⓘ |
| allegiance | Allies of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armamentType |
anti-aircraft guns
ⓘ
depth charges ⓘ naval guns ⓘ torpedoes ⓘ |
| category |
Escort destroyers
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Hunt-class destroyers of the Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II destroyers of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedFor |
coastal escort duties
ⓘ
convoy protection in restricted waters ⓘ |
| era | World War II era ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
anti-aircraft defense
ⓘ
anti-submarine detection ⓘ convoy screening ⓘ surface combat ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | British Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | River Avon and River Vale (British rivers) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalEnsign | White Ensign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| partOf |
British convoy system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Navy escort forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTheaterOfOperations |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
anti-submarine convoy defense
ⓘ
protection of Allied shipping ⓘ support of naval operations against Axis powers ⓘ |
| role |
anti-submarine warfare
ⓘ
convoy escort ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| shipClass |
Hunt-class destroyer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hunt-class escort destroyer ⓘ |
| shipType |
destroyer
ⓘ
escort destroyer ⓘ |
| task |
anti-submarine patrols
ⓘ
anti-surface raider patrols ⓘ escort of troop convoys ⓘ protection of merchant convoys ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Battle of the Atlantic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mediterranean naval operations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMS Avon Vale Description of subject: HMS Avon Vale was a British Hunt-class escort destroyer of the Royal Navy that served in convoy protection and anti-submarine roles during the Second World War.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.