HMS Implacable
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HMS Implacable was a British Royal Navy Implacable-class aircraft carrier that saw significant service during the latter part of World War II, particularly in operations against Japan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| HMS Implacable canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6224366 — 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 Implacable Context triple: [British Pacific Fleet, flagship, HMS Implacable]
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A.
HMS Invincible
HMS Invincible was a pioneering British battlecruiser of the early 20th century, best known for her dramatic loss during World War I at the Battle of Jutland.
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B.
HMS Agincourt
HMS Agincourt is a Royal Navy nuclear-powered attack submarine of the Astute class, designed for stealthy intelligence gathering, anti-ship and anti-submarine warfare, and precision land-attack missions.
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C.
HMS Valiant
HMS Valiant was a British Royal Navy nuclear-powered fleet submarine of the Valiant class that served during the Cold War.
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D.
HMS Warspite
HMS Warspite was a renowned British Royal Navy battleship celebrated for its distinguished combat service in both World Wars.
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E.
HMS Indefatigable
HMS Indefatigable was a British battlecruiser of the early 20th century Royal Navy, best known for her catastrophic loss during the First World War.
- 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 Implacable Target entity description: HMS Implacable was a British Royal Navy Implacable-class aircraft carrier that saw significant service during the latter part of World War II, particularly in operations against Japan.
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A.
HMS Invincible
HMS Invincible was a pioneering British battlecruiser of the early 20th century, best known for her dramatic loss during World War I at the Battle of Jutland.
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B.
HMS Agincourt
HMS Agincourt is a Royal Navy nuclear-powered attack submarine of the Astute class, designed for stealthy intelligence gathering, anti-ship and anti-submarine warfare, and precision land-attack missions.
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C.
HMS Valiant
HMS Valiant was a British Royal Navy nuclear-powered fleet submarine of the Valiant class that served during the Cold War.
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D.
HMS Warspite
HMS Warspite was a renowned British Royal Navy battleship celebrated for its distinguished combat service in both World Wars.
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E.
HMS Indefatigable
HMS Indefatigable was a British battlecruiser of the early 20th century Royal Navy, best known for her catastrophic loss during the First World War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Implacable-class aircraft carrier
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Royal Navy aircraft carrier ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| aircraftCarried |
Fairey Firefly fighter-bombers
NERFINISHED
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Grumman Avenger torpedo bombers ⓘ Supermarine Seafire fighters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| airGroupCapacity | about 80 aircraft ⓘ |
| armament |
20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns
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4 × twin 4.5-inch dual-purpose guns ⓘ 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| beam | 95 feet ⓘ |
| builder | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt | Govan, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 28 August 1944 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 2,300 officers and ratings ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1954 ⓘ |
| displacement |
approximately 23,450 tons standard
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approximately 32,110 tons full load ⓘ |
| fate | scrapped ⓘ |
| hullNumber | R86 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDown | 21 February 1939 ⓘ |
| launched | 10 December 1942 ⓘ |
| length | 766 feet overall ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | approximately 32 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | the quality of being implacable ⓘ |
| navalEnsign | White Ensign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
conducted air strikes on Japan in July–August 1945
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joined the British Pacific Fleet in 1945 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
British Pacific Fleet operations
NERFINISHED
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carrier raids on Japanese home islands ⓘ operations against the German battleship Tirpitz ⓘ strikes on Truk ⓘ strikes on the Sakishima Gunto ⓘ strikes on the Tokyo area ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | R86 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postwarUse |
training carrier
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troop transport ⓘ |
| propulsion |
4 shafts
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| scrapped | 1955 ⓘ |
| servedInConflict | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | World War II era ⓘ |
| shipClass | Implacable class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations |
Norwegian waters
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Pacific War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMS Implacable Description of subject: HMS Implacable was a British Royal Navy Implacable-class aircraft carrier that saw significant service during the latter part of World War II, particularly in operations against Japan.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.