HMS Warrior (1860)

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historic ship ironclad warship museum ship

HMS Warrior (1860) is a preserved Victorian-era ironclad warship, famed as the Royal Navy’s first iron-hulled armored battleship and now serving as a museum ship in Portsmouth.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
HMS Warrior	7
HMS Warrior 1860	4
HMS Warrior (1860) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T498977 — 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 Warrior (1860)
Context triple: [HMNB Portsmouth, associatedWith, HMS Warrior (1860)]

A. HMS Bellerophon
HMS Bellerophon was a British Royal Navy ship of the line famed for her prominent role in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, including the surrender of Napoleon Bonaparte aboard her in 1815.
B. HMS Cossack
HMS Cossack was a British Royal Navy destroyer best known for its daring 1940 boarding of the German tanker Altmark in Norwegian waters to free hundreds of Allied prisoners.
C. HMS Namur
HMS Namur was a prominent 18th-century Royal Navy ship of the line that saw significant action in major naval engagements, including during the Seven Years' War.
D. HMS Ivanhoe
HMS Ivanhoe was a British Royal Navy I-class destroyer that served during the early years of World War II, notably participating in operations such as the Altmark Incident.
E. HMS Sikh
HMS Sikh was a British Tribal-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that served prominently during the early years of World War II.
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 Warrior (1860)
Target entity description: HMS Warrior (1860) is a preserved Victorian-era ironclad warship, famed as the Royal Navy’s first iron-hulled armored battleship and now serving as a museum ship in Portsmouth.

A. HMS Bellerophon
HMS Bellerophon was a British Royal Navy ship of the line famed for her prominent role in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, including the surrender of Napoleon Bonaparte aboard her in 1815.
B. HMS Cossack
HMS Cossack was a British Royal Navy destroyer best known for its daring 1940 boarding of the German tanker Altmark in Norwegian waters to free hundreds of Allied prisoners.
C. HMS Namur
HMS Namur was a prominent 18th-century Royal Navy ship of the line that saw significant action in major naval engagements, including during the Seven Years' War.
D. HMS Ivanhoe
HMS Ivanhoe was a British Royal Navy I-class destroyer that served during the early years of World War II, notably participating in operations such as the Altmark Incident.
E. HMS Sikh
HMS Sikh was a British Tribal-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that served prominently during the early years of World War II.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic ship ⓘ ironclad warship ⓘ museum ship ⓘ
armament	breech-loading guns ⓘ muzzle-loading guns ⓘ
armour	4.5-inch wrought-iron belt armour ⓘ
armourType	ironclad ⓘ
boilers	10 rectangular boilers ⓘ
builder	Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company ⓘ
builtAt	Blackwall, London ⓘ
commissioned	1861 ⓘ
completed	1861 ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
crewComplement	approximately 700 officers and men ⓘ
currentUse	museum ship ⓘ
decommissioned	1883 ⓘ
designInfluence	triggered international ironclad arms race ⓘ
displacement	approximately 9,210 tons ⓘ
era	Victorian era ⓘ
funnelCount	1 ⓘ
gunDecks	one main armoured gun deck ⓘ
heritageDesignation	listed historic ship ⓘ
homePort	Portsmouth, England ⓘ
hullMaterial	iron ⓘ
laidDown	1859 ⓘ
laterUse	depot ship ⓘ oil fuel hulk ⓘ
launched	1860 ⓘ
length	about 380 feet ⓘ
maximumSpeed	about 14 knots under steam ⓘ
museumLocation	Portsmouth Historic Dockyard ⓘ
navalArchitecturalSignificance	transition from wooden ships of the line to armoured steam warships ⓘ
notableFor	combination of steam power and full sailing rig ⓘ first British iron-hulled armoured warship ⓘ
openToPublic	yes ⓘ
operator	Royal Navy ⓘ
powerPlant	single trunk steam engine ⓘ
preservationOrganization	National Museum of the Royal Navy ⓘ
propulsion	sail ⓘ steam engine ⓘ
publicAccess	guided tours available ⓘ
reclassifiedAs	reserve ship ⓘ
renamed	Oil Fuel Hulk C77 ⓘ
restoration	extensively restored in late 20th century ⓘ
riggingType	full-rigged ship ⓘ
shipClass	Warrior-class ironclad ⓘ
sisterShip	HMS Black Prince (1861) ⓘ
status	preserved historic ship ⓘ

How these facts were elicited