HMAS Anzac (fictional cruiser)
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HMAS Anzac is a fictional Royal Australian Navy cruiser featured as the ship on which Lieutenant-Commander Peter Holmes serves in Nevil Shute’s post-apocalyptic novel "On the Beach."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| HMAS Anzac (fictional cruiser) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9329009 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: HMAS Anzac (fictional cruiser) Context triple: [Peter Holmes, servesOn, HMAS Anzac (fictional cruiser)]
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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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HMAS Vampire
HMAS Vampire was a Royal Australian Navy destroyer that saw extensive action during World War II, including escort duties, raids, and major naval engagements in the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean.
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HMAS Creswell
HMAS Creswell is a major Royal Australian Navy training establishment that serves as the primary officer training college.
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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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Australian heavy cruiser HMAS Canberra
HMAS Canberra was a Royal Australian Navy County-class heavy cruiser that served with distinction in the early Pacific campaigns of World War II before being lost in action off Guadalcanal.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: HMAS Anzac (fictional cruiser) Target entity description: HMAS Anzac is a fictional Royal Australian Navy cruiser featured as the ship on which Lieutenant-Commander Peter Holmes serves in Nevil Shute’s post-apocalyptic novel "On the Beach."
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A.
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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B.
HMAS Vampire
HMAS Vampire was a Royal Australian Navy destroyer that saw extensive action during World War II, including escort duties, raids, and major naval engagements in the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean.
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C.
HMAS Creswell
HMAS Creswell is a major Royal Australian Navy training establishment that serves as the primary officer training college.
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D.
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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E.
Australian heavy cruiser HMAS Canberra
HMAS Canberra was a Royal Australian Navy County-class heavy cruiser that served with distinction in the early Pacific campaigns of World War II before being lost in action off Guadalcanal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional Royal Australian Navy ship
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fictional cruiser ⓘ fictional warship ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
"On the Beach"
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linked to:
On the Beach
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| authorOfSourceWork | Nevil Shute ⓘ |
| characterRankOnBoard | Lieutenant-Commander Peter Holmes ⓘ |
| characterServesOnBoard | Peter Holmes ⓘ |
| countryOfService | Australia ⓘ |
| depictedAs | cruiser-class warship ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | does not exist in real Royal Australian Navy fleet ⓘ |
| fictionalWorkFrom | novel "On the Beach" ⓘ |
| languageOfSourceWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | literary fiction ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps)
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linked to:
Australian and New Zealand Army Corps
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| narrativeSetting | post-apocalyptic world ⓘ |
| narrativeTimePeriod | near future after global nuclear war ⓘ |
| publicationContext | first published in 1957 with the novel "On the Beach" ⓘ |
| roleInStory | primary setting for Peter Holmes’s naval service ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Australian Navy ⓘ |
| settingLocationContext | Australian naval forces based in Melbourne ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMAS Anzac (fictional cruiser) Description of subject: HMAS Anzac is a fictional Royal Australian Navy cruiser featured as the ship on which Lieutenant-Commander Peter Holmes serves in Nevil Shute’s post-apocalyptic novel "On the Beach."
Referenced by (1)
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