HMAS Collins
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HMAS Collins is an Australian Navy diesel-electric attack submarine that serves as the lead vessel of the Collins-class fleet.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| HMAS Collins canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7228714 — 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: HMAS Collins Context triple: [Collins-class submarine, firstOfClass, HMAS Collins]
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A.
HMAS Kuttabul
HMAS Kuttabul is a major Royal Australian Navy shore establishment and naval base located at Garden Island in Sydney, serving as a key administrative and support hub for the fleet.
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B.
HMAS Sydney
HMAS Sydney was a renowned Royal Australian Navy light cruiser of World War II, best known for its combat successes in the Mediterranean and its later loss with all hands after an engagement with the German raider Kormoran.
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C.
HMAS Anzac
HMAS Anzac is a Royal Australian Navy warship that serves as the lead vessel of the Anzac-class frigates, designed for multi-role maritime operations including air defense, surface warfare, and anti-submarine warfare.
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D.
HMAS Australia
HMAS Australia was a Royal Australian Navy heavy cruiser that saw extensive combat service in the Pacific during World War II, including major operations alongside the British Pacific Fleet.
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E.
HMAS Penguin
HMAS Penguin is a Royal Australian Navy shore establishment and training base located in Sydney, New South Wales.
- 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: HMAS Collins Target entity description: HMAS Collins is an Australian Navy diesel-electric attack submarine that serves as the lead vessel of the Collins-class fleet.
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A.
HMAS Kuttabul
HMAS Kuttabul is a major Royal Australian Navy shore establishment and naval base located at Garden Island in Sydney, serving as a key administrative and support hub for the fleet.
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B.
HMAS Sydney
HMAS Sydney was a renowned Royal Australian Navy light cruiser of World War II, best known for its combat successes in the Mediterranean and its later loss with all hands after an engagement with the German raider Kormoran.
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C.
HMAS Anzac
HMAS Anzac is a Royal Australian Navy warship that serves as the lead vessel of the Anzac-class frigates, designed for multi-role maritime operations including air defense, surface warfare, and anti-submarine warfare.
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D.
HMAS Australia
HMAS Australia was a Royal Australian Navy heavy cruiser that saw extensive combat service in the Pacific during World War II, including major operations alongside the British Pacific Fleet.
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E.
HMAS Penguin
HMAS Penguin is a Royal Australian Navy shore establishment and training base located in Sydney, New South Wales.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Collins-class submarine
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submarine ⓘ |
| armament |
Mark 48 torpedoes
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UGM-84 Sub-Harpoon missiles NERFINISHED ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| beam | 7.8 m ⓘ |
| builder |
Australian Submarine Corporation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kockums AB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Collins class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1996-07-27 ⓘ |
| constructionSite | Port Adelaide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 42 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Kockums AB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displacementSubmerged | approximately 3350 tonnes ⓘ |
| displacementSurfaced | approximately 3050 tonnes ⓘ |
| draught | 7.0 m ⓘ |
| flag | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSisterShip |
HMAS Dechaineux
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
HMAS Farncomb NERFINISHED ⓘ HMAS Rankin NERFINISHED ⓘ HMAS Sheean NERFINISHED ⓘ HMAS Waller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homePort |
Fleet Base West
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
HMAS Stirling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| hullNumber | SSG 73 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1990-02-14 ⓘ |
| launched | 1993-08-28 ⓘ |
| leadShipOfClass | Collins class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | 77.8 m ⓘ |
| maximumSpeedSubmerged | over 20 knots ⓘ |
| maximumSpeedSurfaced | about 10 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Vice Admiral Sir John Augustine Collins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalEnsign | Australian White Ensign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalFleet | Royal Australian Navy Submarine Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Australian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerPlant | diesel engines and electric motor ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
anti-submarine warfare
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anti-surface warfare ⓘ intelligence gathering ⓘ reconnaissance ⓘ surveillance ⓘ |
| propulsion |
diesel-electric
ⓘ
single propeller ⓘ |
| range | over 11,000 nautical miles at 10 knots surfaced ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Australian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1996 ⓘ |
| status | in active service ⓘ |
| type | conventional submarine ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMAS Collins Description of subject: HMAS Collins is an Australian Navy diesel-electric attack submarine that serves as the lead vessel of the Collins-class fleet.
Referenced by (1)
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