Missile Mer-Mer 40
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Missile Mer-Mer 40 (MM40) is a French-made Exocet family anti-ship cruise missile designed for naval surface warfare.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Missile Mer-Mer 40 canonical | 2 |
| Mer-Mer 40 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9388796 — 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: Missile Mer-Mer 40 Context triple: [MM40, originLanguageName, Missile Mer-Mer 40]
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A.
A Missive Missile
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B.
Missile Gallery
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C.
MR-73
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D.
Barracuda Blaster
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E.
Mir EO-22
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- 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: Missile Mer-Mer 40 Target entity description: Missile Mer-Mer 40 (MM40) is a French-made Exocet family anti-ship cruise missile designed for naval surface warfare.
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A.
A Missive Missile
A Missive Missile is a section from the poetry collection "A Further Range" by Robert Frost, likely featuring his characteristic reflective and metaphorical verse.
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B.
Missile Gallery
Missile Gallery is a permanent exhibit at the National Museum of the United States Air Force showcasing a wide range of historic and modern missiles and related aerospace weaponry.
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C.
MR-73
MR-73 is a class of rubber-tired electric multiple unit trains used on the Montreal Metro system.
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D.
Barracuda Blaster
Barracuda Blaster is a themed water slide attraction located within the Splash Works water park area.
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E.
Mir EO-22
Mir EO-22 was a long-duration crewed expedition to the Russian Mir space station, continuing its scientific research and operations in low Earth orbit.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Exocet family missile
ⓘ
anti-ship cruise missile ⓘ |
| attackProfile |
low-altitude terminal attack
ⓘ
sea-skimming ⓘ |
| category | tactical missile ⓘ |
| combatUse | naval engagements ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| deployment | surface-ship canister launcher ⓘ |
| designedBy | French engineers ⓘ |
| designedFor |
anti-ship warfare
ⓘ
naval surface warfare ⓘ |
| designedIn | France ⓘ |
| exported | yes ⓘ |
| familyVariantOf |
Exocet MM38
ⓘ
linked to:
Exocet anti-ship missile
|
| flightProfile | autonomous cruise ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem |
active radar homing
ⓘ
inertial guidance ⓘ |
| launchPlatform | surface ship ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Aérospatiale
ⓘ
MBDA ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Sea-Sea 40 ⓘ |
| navigationPhase | inertial mid-course guidance ⓘ |
| operationalEnvironment | maritime ⓘ |
| originLanguageName |
Mer-Mer 40
ⓘ
linked to:
Missile Mer-Mer 40
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| partOf |
Exocet missile family
ⓘ
linked to:
Exocet anti-ship missile
|
| propellantType | solid propellant ⓘ |
| propulsion | solid-fuel rocket motor ⓘ |
| range | approximately 70 km ⓘ |
| role | ship-to-ship missile ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1970s ⓘ |
| speed | subsonic ⓘ |
| successor |
Exocet MM40 Block 2
ⓘ
linked to:
Exocet anti-ship missile
Exocet MM40 Block 3 ⓘ
linked to:
Exocet anti-ship missile
|
| targetType | surface ships ⓘ |
| terminalPhase | active radar homing seeker ⓘ |
| usedBy |
French Navy
ⓘ
export customers ⓘ |
| warheadPlacement | blast-fragmentation warhead in the nose section ⓘ |
| warheadType |
high-explosive fragmentation
ⓘ
semi-armour-piercing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Missile Mer-Mer 40 Description of subject: Missile Mer-Mer 40 (MM40) is a French-made Exocet family anti-ship cruise missile designed for naval surface warfare.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Missile Mer-Mer 40