HMS Thunderer
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HMS Thunderer was a British Royal Navy dreadnought battleship of the early 20th century that served during World War I as part of the Grand Fleet.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| HMS Thunderer canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8234910 — 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 Thunderer Context triple: [Orion-class battleship, ship, HMS Thunderer]
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A.
HMS Glorious
HMS Glorious was a British Royal Navy aircraft carrier, originally built as a battlecruiser, that served during the interwar period and early World War II before being sunk in 1940.
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B.
HMS Renown
HMS Renown was a British Royal Navy battlecruiser that served in both World Wars, noted for her high speed, heavy armament, and extensive modernizations.
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C.
HMS Lion
HMS Lion was a British Royal Navy battlecruiser of the early 20th century that served as a flagship and saw major action during World War I, including at the Battle of Jutland.
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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 Valiant
HMS Valiant was a British Royal Navy nuclear-powered fleet submarine of the Valiant class that served during the Cold 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 Thunderer Target entity description: HMS Thunderer was a British Royal Navy dreadnought battleship of the early 20th century that served during World War I as part of the Grand Fleet.
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A.
HMS Glorious
HMS Glorious was a British Royal Navy aircraft carrier, originally built as a battlecruiser, that served during the interwar period and early World War II before being sunk in 1940.
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B.
HMS Renown
HMS Renown was a British Royal Navy battlecruiser that served in both World Wars, noted for her high speed, heavy armament, and extensive modernizations.
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C.
HMS Lion
HMS Lion was a British Royal Navy battlecruiser of the early 20th century that served as a flagship and saw major action during World War I, including at the Battle of Jutland.
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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 Valiant
HMS Valiant was a British Royal Navy nuclear-powered fleet submarine of the Valiant class that served during the Cold War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy warship
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dreadnought battleship ⓘ |
| armament |
10 × 13.5-inch (343 mm) guns in five twin turrets
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16 × 4-inch (102 mm) secondary guns ⓘ 3 × 21-inch (533 mm) submerged torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| armour |
belt up to 12 inches thick
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deck armour up to 4 inches ⓘ turret faces up to 11 inches ⓘ |
| assignedTo | Grand Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleHonour | Jutland 1916 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beam | 88 feet ⓘ |
| builder | Thames Ironworks and Shipbuilding Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt | Leamouth, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Orion-class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 15 June 1912 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew |
about 680 officers and men
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about 750 in wartime ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1921 ⓘ |
| displacement |
about 22,200 long tons (standard)
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about 25,870 long tons (deep load) ⓘ |
| draught | 31 feet ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| fleet | Grand Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homePort | Scapa Flow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDown | 13 April 1910 ⓘ |
| launched | 1 February 1911 ⓘ |
| length | 581 feet ⓘ |
| notableFeature | first British class to mount all main guns on the centreline ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Battle of Jutland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Orion-class battleship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | originally assigned but not commonly used ⓘ |
| power | about 27,000 shaft horsepower ⓘ |
| precededBy | Colossus-class battleship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
coal-fired boilers
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oil-sprayed coal firing ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ |
| range | about 6,730 nautical miles at 10 knots ⓘ |
| role | line-of-battle ship ⓘ |
| scrappedAt | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1912 ⓘ |
| soldForScrap | 1921 ⓘ |
| succeededBy | King George V-class (1911) battleship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topSpeed | 21 knots ⓘ |
| type |
battleship
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capital ship ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMS Thunderer Description of subject: HMS Thunderer was a British Royal Navy dreadnought battleship of the early 20th century that served during World War I as part of the Grand Fleet.
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