Type 22 frigate

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Royal Navy ship class frigate class warship class

The Type 22 frigate is a class of Royal Navy warships designed primarily for anti-submarine warfare and later adapted for general-purpose roles, featuring advanced sensors and missile systems.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Royal Navy Type 22 frigate (early batches)	1
Type 22 frigate canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9594168 — 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: Type 22 frigate
Context triple: [4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun, fittedOn, Type 22 frigate]

A. Type 21 frigate
The Type 21 frigate was a class of British Royal Navy general-purpose frigates introduced in the late 1960s, known for their high speed, light construction, and service during the Falklands War.
B. 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.
C. Type 23 frigates
Type 23 frigates are a class of Royal Navy warships designed primarily for anti-submarine warfare, also used in general-purpose roles such as escort duties and maritime security operations.
D. 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.
E. FREMM frigate
The FREMM frigate is a class of advanced, multi-mission warships developed by France and Italy, designed for roles such as anti-submarine warfare, air defense, and land attack.
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: Type 22 frigate
Target entity description: The Type 22 frigate is a class of Royal Navy warships designed primarily for anti-submarine warfare and later adapted for general-purpose roles, featuring advanced sensors and missile systems.

A. Type 21 frigate
The Type 21 frigate was a class of British Royal Navy general-purpose frigates introduced in the late 1960s, known for their high speed, light construction, and service during the Falklands War.
B. 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.
C. Type 23 frigates
Type 23 frigates are a class of Royal Navy warships designed primarily for anti-submarine warfare, also used in general-purpose roles such as escort duties and maritime security operations.
D. 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.
E. FREMM frigate
The FREMM frigate is a class of advanced, multi-mission warships developed by France and Italy, designed for roles such as anti-submarine warfare, air defense, and land attack.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Royal Navy ship class ⓘ frigate class ⓘ warship class ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Broadsword class ⓘ
builtIn	United Kingdom ⓘ
conflictParticipatedIn	Falklands War ⓘ Gulf War ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
designedBy	British ship designers ⓘ
designedFor	North Atlantic anti-submarine operations ⓘ
designedPeriod	1970s ⓘ
designedToOperateWith	Royal Navy carrier task groups ⓘ linked to: Royal Navy Carrier Strike Group
enteredServiceWith	Royal Navy ⓘ
followedBy	Type 23 frigate ⓘ linked to: Type 23 frigates
hasArmament	anti-ship missiles ⓘ naval guns ⓘ surface-to-air missiles ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ
hasAviationFacilityFor	Lynx helicopter ⓘ Merlin helicopter ⓘ linked to: Merlin helicopters
hasCapability	anti-air warfare ⓘ anti-submarine warfare ⓘ anti-surface warfare ⓘ
hasFeature	advanced sonar systems ⓘ hangar for helicopters ⓘ helicopter flight deck ⓘ surface-to-air missile systems ⓘ surface-to-surface missile systems ⓘ
hasPropulsion	gas-turbine propulsion ⓘ
hasRole	convoy protection ⓘ escort duties ⓘ task group air defence ⓘ
hasSensor	air and surface search radar ⓘ hull-mounted sonar ⓘ towed-array sonar ⓘ
hasSubclass	Type 22 Batch 1 ⓘ Type 22 Batch 2 ⓘ Type 22 Batch 3 ⓘ
operator	Royal Navy ⓘ
precededBy	Leander-class frigate ⓘ
primaryRole	anti-submarine warfare ⓘ
secondaryRole	general-purpose warfare ⓘ
serviceBranch	Royal Navy ⓘ
successorOf	Leander-class frigate ⓘ
usedBy	Brazilian Navy ⓘ Chilean Navy ⓘ Romanian Navy ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ
usedFor	NATO maritime operations ⓘ linked to: NATO naval forces
usedIn	Cold War ⓘ