Mk 41 VLS
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The Mk 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) is a modular, multi-missile naval launcher widely used on modern warships to fire a variety of surface-to-air, anti-ship, and land-attack missiles from below deck.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mk 41 Vertical Launching System | 11 |
| Mk 41 VLS canonical | 5 |
| Mk 41 VLS for surface-to-air missiles | 1 |
| Mk 41 Vertical Launch System | 1 |
| Mk 41 vertical launching system | 1 |
| Strike length Mk 41 VLS | 1 |
| Tactical length Mk 41 VLS | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6775624 — 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: Mk 41 VLS Context triple: [Hobart-class destroyer, hasVerticalLaunchSystem, Mk 41 VLS]
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A.
RIM-116 RAM
The RIM-116 RAM is a lightweight, quick-reaction, ship-based missile system designed to defend naval vessels against incoming anti-ship missiles and other airborne threats.
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B.
Phalanx CIWS (modernization era)
The Phalanx CIWS (modernization era) is an upgraded close-in weapon system featuring improved radar, tracking, and engagement capabilities to defend ships like the USS Missouri against incoming missiles and aircraft.
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C.
RIM-7 Sea Sparrow
The RIM-7 Sea Sparrow is a ship-launched, radar-guided surface-to-air missile system used by naval vessels to defend against incoming aircraft and anti-ship missiles.
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D.
AN/SPY-1F radar
The AN/SPY-1F radar is a compact, multi-function, phased-array naval radar system used on smaller warships for advanced air and missile defense.
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E.
UGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles
The UGM-84 Harpoon is a submarine-launched, all-weather, over-the-horizon anti-ship cruise missile widely used by Western navies for engaging surface vessels.
- 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: Mk 41 VLS Target entity description: The Mk 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) is a modular, multi-missile naval launcher widely used on modern warships to fire a variety of surface-to-air, anti-ship, and land-attack missiles from below deck.
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A.
RIM-116 RAM
The RIM-116 RAM is a lightweight, quick-reaction, ship-based missile system designed to defend naval vessels against incoming anti-ship missiles and other airborne threats.
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B.
Phalanx CIWS (modernization era)
The Phalanx CIWS (modernization era) is an upgraded close-in weapon system featuring improved radar, tracking, and engagement capabilities to defend ships like the USS Missouri against incoming missiles and aircraft.
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C.
RIM-7 Sea Sparrow
The RIM-7 Sea Sparrow is a ship-launched, radar-guided surface-to-air missile system used by naval vessels to defend against incoming aircraft and anti-ship missiles.
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D.
AN/SPY-1F radar
The AN/SPY-1F radar is a compact, multi-function, phased-array naval radar system used on smaller warships for advanced air and missile defense.
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E.
UGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles
The UGM-84 Harpoon is a submarine-launched, all-weather, over-the-horizon anti-ship cruise missile widely used by Western navies for engaging surface vessels.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
naval missile launcher
ⓘ
vertical launching system ⓘ |
| combatUse | used in Tomahawk strikes ⓘ |
| configuration |
2-module 16-cell system
ⓘ
4-module 32-cell system ⓘ 8-cell module ⓘ 8-module 64-cell system ⓘ |
| controlSystem | ship combat management system ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| designedFor | surface combatant ships ⓘ |
| developedBy | United States Navy ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1980s ⓘ |
| feature |
below-deck installation
ⓘ
modular design ⓘ multi-missile capability ⓘ rapid-reaction launch ⓘ simultaneous multi-missile launch capability ⓘ strike-down crane option ⓘ |
| installedOn |
Anzac-class frigate
ⓘ
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer ⓘ F100 Álvaro de Bazán-class frigate ⓘ
linked to:
Álvaro de Bazán-class frigates
Hobart-class destroyer ⓘ Iver Huitfeldt-class frigate ⓘ Ticonderoga-class cruiser ⓘ |
| introduced | early 1980s ⓘ |
| launchMethod | hot launch ⓘ |
| launchOrientation | vertical ⓘ |
| locationOnShip |
aft deck
ⓘ
foredeck ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Lockheed Martin ⓘ |
| primaryUser | United States Navy ⓘ |
| safetyFeature |
armored deck hatches
ⓘ
blast deflectors ⓘ redundant control electronics ⓘ |
| standardizationRole | NATO naval missile launch standard ⓘ |
| supportsMissile |
BGM-109 Tomahawk
ⓘ
linked to:
Tomahawk cruise missile
Quad-packed ESSM canisters ⓘ RIM-156 Standard Missile 2ER ⓘ
linked to:
SM-2 Standard Missile
RIM-161 Standard Missile 3 ⓘ
linked to:
RIM-161D
RIM-162 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile ⓘ
linked to:
RIM-162 ESSM
RIM-174 Standard Missile 6 ⓘ RIM-66 Standard Missile 2 ⓘ
linked to:
SM-2 Standard Missile
RIM-67 Standard Missile 1 ⓘ
linked to:
SM-2 Standard Missile
RUM-139 VL-ASROC ⓘ |
| usedFor |
anti-ship missile launch
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anti-submarine rocket launch ⓘ land-attack missile launch ⓘ surface-to-air missile launch ⓘ |
| user |
Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
Republic of Korea Navy ⓘ
linked to:
South Korean Navy
Royal Australian Navy ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ Royal Netherlands Navy ⓘ Royal New Zealand Navy ⓘ Royal Norwegian Navy ⓘ Spanish Navy ⓘ |
| variant |
Self-Defense length Mk 41 VLS
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Strike length Mk 41 VLS ⓘ
linked to:
Mk 41 VLS
Tactical length Mk 41 VLS ⓘ
linked to:
Mk 41 VLS
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How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Mk 41 VLS Description of subject: The Mk 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) is a modular, multi-missile naval launcher widely used on modern warships to fire a variety of surface-to-air, anti-ship, and land-attack missiles from below deck.
Referenced by (21)
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