HMS Legion
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HMS Legion was a British Royal Navy L-class destroyer that served with distinction during World War II, notably in Mediterranean convoy and fleet operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| HMS Legion canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3614091 — 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 Legion Context triple: [Operation Substance, includedShip, HMS Legion]
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A.
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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B.
HMS Hero
HMS Hero was a Royal Navy destroyer that served during World War II, taking part in several Mediterranean operations and convoy escorts.
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C.
HMS Levant
HMS Levant was a British Royal Navy warship of the Age of Sail, best known as one of the vessels captured by the American frigate USS Constitution during the War of 1812.
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D.
HMS Raleigh
HMS Raleigh is a major Royal Navy shore establishment in Cornwall that serves as the primary basic training facility for new naval recruits.
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E.
HMS Berwick
HMS Berwick was a Royal Navy ship of the line that served in the 18th century and is notably associated with the early career of Admiral Edward Hawke.
- 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 Legion Target entity description: HMS Legion was a British Royal Navy L-class destroyer that served with distinction during World War II, notably in Mediterranean convoy and fleet operations.
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A.
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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B.
HMS Hero
HMS Hero was a Royal Navy destroyer that served during World War II, taking part in several Mediterranean operations and convoy escorts.
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C.
HMS Levant
HMS Levant was a British Royal Navy warship of the Age of Sail, best known as one of the vessels captured by the American frigate USS Constitution during the War of 1812.
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D.
HMS Raleigh
HMS Raleigh is a major Royal Navy shore establishment in Cornwall that serves as the primary basic training facility for new naval recruits.
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E.
HMS Berwick
HMS Berwick was a Royal Navy ship of the line that served in the 18th century and is notably associated with the early career of Admiral Edward Hawke.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
L-class destroyer
ⓘ
Royal Navy destroyer ⓘ |
| armament |
4 × 4.7-inch (120 mm) guns
ⓘ
anti-aircraft guns ⓘ depth charges ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| battleHonour |
Atlantic 1941
ⓘ
Malta Convoys 1941–42 ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Malta
Mediterranean 1941–42 ⓘ North Africa 1942 ⓘ |
| beam | 37 feet ⓘ |
| builder | Hawthorn Leslie and Company ⓘ |
| causeOfLoss | German air attack ⓘ |
| class | L-class destroyer ⓘ |
| commissioned | 19 December 1940 ⓘ |
| conflict |
Second World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 190 officers and ratings ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 26 March 1942 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 2,700 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 1,920 tons ⓘ |
| draught | 10 feet ⓘ |
| fate | sunk by air attack ⓘ |
| garrisonLocation |
based at Gibraltar for part of her service
ⓘ
operated from Malta ⓘ |
| laidDown | 01 November 1938 ⓘ |
| launched | 26 December 1939 ⓘ |
| length | 362 feet ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 36 knots ⓘ |
| navalEnsign | White Ensign ⓘ |
| notableAction |
attempted to tow HMS Ark Royal after torpedoing
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rescued survivors from HMS Ark Royal in November 1941 ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
Malta convoy operations
ⓘ
linked to:
Malta relief convoy of August 1942
Operation Halberd ⓘ Operation Pedestal ⓘ Operation Substance ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Mediterranean Fleet
ⓘ
linked to:
Mediterranean Fleet
|
| pennantNumber | G74 ⓘ |
| placeOfSinking |
Grand Harbour, Malta
ⓘ
linked to:
Port of Valletta
|
| powerOutput | about 48,000 shaft horsepower ⓘ |
| propulsion |
2 shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
convoy escort
ⓘ
fleet destroyer ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | World War II era ⓘ |
| shipyard |
Hebburn-on-Tyne
ⓘ
linked to:
Hebburn-on-Tyne, England
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| theatre | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: HMS Legion Description of subject: HMS Legion was a British Royal Navy L-class destroyer that served with distinction during World War II, notably in Mediterranean convoy and fleet operations.
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