HMS Victorious (S29)
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HMS Victorious (S29) is a Royal Navy nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine that serves as part of the United Kingdom’s strategic nuclear deterrent force.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| HMS Victorious (S29) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9715763 — 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 Victorious (S29) Context triple: [Vanguard-class submarine, hasPart, HMS Victorious (S29)]
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A.
HMS Victorious
HMS Victorious was a British Illustrious-class aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy that saw extensive service in World War II, including Arctic convoys, the Mediterranean, and the Pacific.
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B.
HMS Vampire
HMS Vampire was a Royal Navy V-class destroyer launched during World War I that later served with distinction in the Royal Australian Navy as HMAS Vampire.
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C.
HMS Vanguard
HMS Vanguard is a British Royal Navy ballistic missile submarine that serves as part of the United Kingdom’s strategic nuclear deterrent force.
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D.
HMS Vanguard
HMS Vanguard was a British Royal Navy ship of the line best known for serving as Admiral Horatio Nelson’s flagship during the decisive 1798 Battle of the Nile in the French Revolutionary Wars.
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E.
HMS Illustrious
HMS Illustrious was a British Royal Navy aircraft carrier of the Illustrious-class that saw significant action during the Second World War, particularly in the Mediterranean and Pacific theaters.
- 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 Victorious (S29) Target entity description: HMS Victorious (S29) is a Royal Navy nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine that serves as part of the United Kingdom’s strategic nuclear deterrent force.
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A.
HMS Victorious
HMS Victorious was a British Illustrious-class aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy that saw extensive service in World War II, including Arctic convoys, the Mediterranean, and the Pacific.
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B.
HMS Vampire
HMS Vampire was a Royal Navy V-class destroyer launched during World War I that later served with distinction in the Royal Australian Navy as HMAS Vampire.
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C.
HMS Vanguard
HMS Vanguard is a British Royal Navy ballistic missile submarine that serves as part of the United Kingdom’s strategic nuclear deterrent force.
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D.
HMS Vanguard
HMS Vanguard was a British Royal Navy ship of the line best known for serving as Admiral Horatio Nelson’s flagship during the decisive 1798 Battle of the Nile in the French Revolutionary Wars.
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E.
HMS Illustrious
HMS Illustrious was a British Royal Navy aircraft carrier of the Illustrious-class that saw significant action during the Second World War, particularly in the Mediterranean and Pacific theaters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy submarine
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Vanguard-class submarine ⓘ nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine ⓘ |
| alliance |
NATO (through United Kingdom membership)
ⓘ
linked to:
NATO
|
| armament |
Trident II D5 submarine-launched ballistic missiles
ⓘ
linked to:
Trident II D5 missile
torpedoes ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 12.8 metres ⓘ |
| builder |
Barrow-in-Furness shipyard
ⓘ
Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd ⓘ
linked to:
Vickers-Armstrongs
|
| class | Vanguard class ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1995-01-07 ⓘ |
| constructionSite |
Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England
ⓘ
linked to:
Barrow-in-Furness
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement |
approximately 119 ratings
ⓘ
approximately 135 ⓘ approximately 16 officers ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 15,900 tonnes submerged ⓘ |
| draught | approximately 12 metres ⓘ |
| flag | White Ensign ⓘ |
| fleet | Royal Navy Submarine Service ⓘ |
| hasSisterShip |
HMS Vanguard (S28)
ⓘ
HMS Vengeance (S31) ⓘ
linked to:
HMS Vengeance
HMS Vigilant (S30) ⓘ |
| homeport |
Faslane, Scotland
ⓘ
linked to:
Faslane
HMNB Clyde ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1987-03-03 ⓘ |
| launched | 1993-09-29 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 149.9 metres ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
HMS Victorious
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concept of victory ⓘ |
| nuclearReactorType | pressurised water reactor ⓘ |
| nuclearWeaponSystem |
Trident II D5
ⓘ
linked to:
Trident II D5 missile
|
| numberOfMissileTubes | 16 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Continuous At-Sea Deterrent
ⓘ
UK Trident programme ⓘ
linked to:
Trident missile program
United Kingdom strategic nuclear deterrent ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | S29 ⓘ |
| propulsion |
nuclear reactor
ⓘ
pump-jet propulsor ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
ballistic missile submarine patrols
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strategic nuclear deterrent ⓘ |
| serviceEntryDecade | 1990s ⓘ |
| status | in service ⓘ |
| successorTo |
Resolution-class submarines (in deterrent role)
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linked to:
Resolution-class submarines
|
| typeDesignation | SSBN ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: HMS Victorious (S29) Description of subject: HMS Victorious (S29) is a Royal Navy nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine that serves as part of the United Kingdom’s strategic nuclear deterrent force.
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