Al Riyadh-class frigate
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The Al Riyadh-class frigate is a French-designed, Saudi Arabian Navy warship class based on the La Fayette design, optimized for air defense and multi-role operations in the Persian Gulf and Red Sea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Al Riyadh-class frigate canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9594030 — 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: Al Riyadh-class frigate Context triple: [Sylver A50 VLS, mountedOnClass, Al Riyadh-class frigate]
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A.
Type 26 frigate
The Type 26 frigate is a class of advanced, multi-mission Royal Navy warships designed primarily for anti-submarine warfare and global combat operations.
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B.
Gepard-class frigate
The Gepard-class frigate is a class of Russian multi-role warships designed for patrol, escort, and anti-submarine operations, used both by the Russian Navy and for export.
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C.
Lekiu-class frigate
The Lekiu-class frigate is a class of modern guided-missile frigates built in the United Kingdom for Malaysia, serving as some of the Royal Malaysian Navy’s principal surface combatants.
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D.
Formidable-class frigate
The Formidable-class frigate is a class of stealth-capable, multi-role guided-missile warships designed for advanced air, surface, and underwater warfare operations.
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E.
Jose Rizal-class frigate
The Jose Rizal-class frigate is a modern guided-missile warship class serving as one of the Philippine Navy’s primary surface combatants, designed for multi-role operations including anti-air, anti-surface, and anti-submarine warfare.
- 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: Al Riyadh-class frigate Target entity description: The Al Riyadh-class frigate is a French-designed, Saudi Arabian Navy warship class based on the La Fayette design, optimized for air defense and multi-role operations in the Persian Gulf and Red Sea.
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A.
Type 26 frigate
The Type 26 frigate is a class of advanced, multi-mission Royal Navy warships designed primarily for anti-submarine warfare and global combat operations.
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B.
Gepard-class frigate
The Gepard-class frigate is a class of Russian multi-role warships designed for patrol, escort, and anti-submarine operations, used both by the Russian Navy and for export.
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C.
Lekiu-class frigate
The Lekiu-class frigate is a class of modern guided-missile frigates built in the United Kingdom for Malaysia, serving as some of the Royal Malaysian Navy’s principal surface combatants.
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D.
Formidable-class frigate
The Formidable-class frigate is a class of stealth-capable, multi-role guided-missile warships designed for advanced air, surface, and underwater warfare operations.
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E.
Jose Rizal-class frigate
The Jose Rizal-class frigate is a modern guided-missile warship class serving as one of the Philippine Navy’s primary surface combatants, designed for multi-role operations including anti-air, anti-surface, and anti-submarine warfare.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
frigate class
ⓘ
warship class ⓘ |
| antiShipMissile |
Exocet MM40
ⓘ
linked to:
Exocet anti-ship missile
|
| basedOn | La Fayette-class frigate ⓘ |
| builder |
DCNS
ⓘ
linked to:
Naval Group
Direction des Constructions Navales ⓘ
linked to:
Direction des Constructions et Armes Navales
|
| canEmbark |
AS565 Panther helicopter
ⓘ
similar medium naval helicopter ⓘ |
| closeInWeaponSystem | 30 mm guns ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 150 ⓘ |
| designedBy | French naval architects ⓘ |
| designedForOperationIn |
Persian Gulf
ⓘ
Red Sea ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 4650 tons full load ⓘ |
| hasStealthFeatures | yes ⓘ |
| helicopterFacility |
flight deck
ⓘ
hangar ⓘ |
| hullDesign | stealthy La Fayette-type hull ⓘ |
| intendedMission |
air defense of naval task groups
ⓘ
anti-submarine warfare ⓘ maritime security operations ⓘ surface warfare ⓘ |
| length | approximately 133 meters ⓘ |
| mainGun | 100 mm naval gun ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | approximately 25 knots ⓘ |
| navy |
Royal Saudi Navy
ⓘ
linked to:
Saudi Arabian Navy
|
| numberOfShips | 3 ⓘ |
| operator |
Royal Saudi Navy
ⓘ
linked to:
Saudi Arabian Navy
|
| primaryRole | air defense ⓘ |
| primarySurfaceToAirMissile | Aster 15 ⓘ |
| primaryTheater |
Middle East maritime region
ⓘ
linked to:
Middle East
|
| propulsionDetail | 4 SEMT Pielstick diesel engines ⓘ |
| propulsionType | CODAD ⓘ |
| range | approximately 7000 nautical miles at 15 knots ⓘ |
| secondaryRole | multi-role operations ⓘ |
| sensorSuite |
3D air search radar
ⓘ
electronic warfare systems ⓘ fire control radar ⓘ sonar ⓘ surface search radar ⓘ |
| serviceEntryDecade | 2000s ⓘ |
| shipInClass |
Al Dammam
ⓘ
linked to:
Dammam
Al Riyadh ⓘ
linked to:
Riyadh
Makkah ⓘ
linked to:
Mecca
|
| torpedoArmament | lightweight torpedo launchers ⓘ |
| VLSSystem | Sylver vertical launch system ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Al Riyadh-class frigate Description of subject: The Al Riyadh-class frigate is a French-designed, Saudi Arabian Navy warship class based on the La Fayette design, optimized for air defense and multi-role operations in the Persian Gulf and Red Sea.
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