HMS Onslow
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HMS Onslow was a British Royal Navy destroyer that served with distinction during World War II, notably in Arctic convoy operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| HMS Onslow canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5525563 — 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 Onslow Context triple: [Battle of the Barents Sea, shipInvolved, HMS Onslow]
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A.
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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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 Tenedos
HMS Tenedos was a British Royal Navy destroyer that served in the early years of World War II, including operations in the Pacific.
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D.
HMS Minotaur
HMS Minotaur was a British Royal Navy ship of the line best known for her distinguished service in major late 18th-century naval battles against France, including the Battle of the Nile.
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E.
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.
- 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 Onslow Target entity description: HMS Onslow was a British Royal Navy destroyer that served with distinction during World War II, notably in Arctic convoy operations.
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A.
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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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 Tenedos
HMS Tenedos was a British Royal Navy destroyer that served in the early years of World War II, including operations in the Pacific.
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D.
HMS Minotaur
HMS Minotaur was a British Royal Navy ship of the line best known for her distinguished service in major late 18th-century naval battles against France, including the Battle of the Nile.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
O-class destroyer
ⓘ
Royal Navy destroyer ⓘ |
| armament |
4.7-inch guns
ⓘ
anti-aircraft guns ⓘ depth charges ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| awardedToCrew | various decorations for Arctic convoy service ⓘ |
| battleHonour |
Arctic 1942–1943
ⓘ
Atlantic 1942 ⓘ Normandy 1944 ⓘ
linked to:
D-Day
North Sea 1942–1943 ⓘ
linked to:
North Sea minefields
|
| beam | approximately 35 feet ⓘ |
| builder | John Brown & Company ⓘ |
| builtAt | Clydebank ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Captain Robert Sherbrooke ⓘ |
| commissioned | October 1941 ⓘ |
| convoyEscort | Arctic convoys to the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent |
Battle of the Barents Sea, 31 December 1942
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of the Barents Sea
|
| decommissioned | post-Second World War ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | about 2250 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | about 1540 tons ⓘ |
| engagedShip |
German heavy cruiser Admiral Hipper
ⓘ
German pocket battleship Lützow ⓘ
linked to:
German cruiser Lützow
|
| era | World War II era ⓘ |
| fate | scrapped ⓘ |
| flagshipOf | Captain Robert Sherbrooke during Battle of the Barents Sea ⓘ |
| laidDown | 14 January 1940 ⓘ |
| launched | 31 March 1941 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 345 feet ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 37 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Admiral Sir Richard Onslow ⓘ |
| navalEnsign | White Ensign ⓘ |
| notableFor | Arctic convoy escort duty ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Battle of the Barents Sea ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | G17 ⓘ |
| propulsion |
steam turbines
ⓘ
twin shafts ⓘ |
| role |
convoy escort
ⓘ
fleet screening ⓘ |
| scrappedInCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| servedInConflict |
Second World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| serviceEntry | 1941 ⓘ |
| shipClass | O-class destroyer ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations |
Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
North Atlantic ⓘ |
| tookPartIn |
Normandy landings
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Normandy
Operation Neptune ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMS Onslow Description of subject: HMS Onslow was a British Royal Navy destroyer that served with distinction during World War II, notably in Arctic convoy operations.
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