HMS Defender
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HMS Defender is a Royal Navy Type 45 (Daring-class) air-defence destroyer designed to provide advanced fleet protection and maritime security operations worldwide.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMS Defender canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9593818 — 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 Defender Context triple: [SAMPSON radar, installedOn, HMS Defender]
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A.
HMS Daring
HMS Daring is a Type 45 (Daring-class) air-defence destroyer of the Royal Navy, designed to provide advanced fleet protection using sophisticated radar and missile systems.
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B.
HMS Attack
HMS Attack was a Royal Navy warship that served during the Napoleonic Wars and took part in major naval actions such as the Battle of San Domingo.
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C.
HMS Onslaught
HMS Onslaught was a British Royal Navy destroyer that served during World War II, notably taking part in Arctic convoy operations against German forces.
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D.
HMS Valiant
HMS Valiant was a British Royal Navy nuclear-powered fleet submarine of the Valiant class that served during the Cold War.
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E.
HMS Dauntless
HMS Dauntless is a Royal Navy Type 45 (Daring-class) air-defence destroyer known for its advanced radar and missile systems and service in fleet protection and international deployments.
- 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 Defender Target entity description: HMS Defender is a Royal Navy Type 45 (Daring-class) air-defence destroyer designed to provide advanced fleet protection and maritime security operations worldwide.
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A.
HMS Daring
HMS Daring is a Type 45 (Daring-class) air-defence destroyer of the Royal Navy, designed to provide advanced fleet protection using sophisticated radar and missile systems.
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B.
HMS Attack
HMS Attack was a Royal Navy warship that served during the Napoleonic Wars and took part in major naval actions such as the Battle of San Domingo.
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C.
HMS Onslaught
HMS Onslaught was a British Royal Navy destroyer that served during World War II, notably taking part in Arctic convoy operations against German forces.
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D.
HMS Valiant
HMS Valiant was a British Royal Navy nuclear-powered fleet submarine of the Valiant class that served during the Cold War.
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E.
HMS Dauntless
HMS Dauntless is a Royal Navy Type 45 (Daring-class) air-defence destroyer known for its advanced radar and missile systems and service in fleet protection and international deployments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy warship
ⓘ
Type 45 destroyer ⓘ air-defence destroyer ⓘ |
| airDefenceSystem |
Sea Viper
ⓘ
linked to:
Sea Viper missile system
|
| armament |
30 mm DS30M Mark 2 guns
ⓘ
machine guns ⓘ |
| beam | about 21.2 metres ⓘ |
| builder |
BAE Systems Naval Ships
ⓘ
BAE Systems Surface Ships ⓘ
linked to:
BAE Systems Naval Ships
|
| class |
Daring-class
ⓘ
linked to:
Daring-class destroyer
Type 45 destroyer ⓘ |
| closeInWeaponSystem |
Phalanx CIWS
ⓘ
linked to:
Phalanx CIWS (modernization era)
|
| commissioned | 2013-03-21 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | around 190 ⓘ |
| deploymentArea |
Mediterranean Sea
ⓘ
North Atlantic ⓘ Persian Gulf ⓘ Red Sea ⓘ worldwide oceans ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 8500 tonnes ⓘ |
| embarkedAircraft |
AgustaWestland Merlin
ⓘ
AgustaWestland Wildcat ⓘ
linked to:
AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat
|
| fleet |
Royal Navy Fleet
ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Navy surface fleet
|
| gun | 4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun ⓘ |
| helicopterFacility |
flight deck
ⓘ
hangar ⓘ |
| homeport | HMNB Portsmouth ⓘ |
| laidDown | 2006-07-31 ⓘ |
| launched | 2009-10-21 ⓘ |
| length | about 152.4 metres ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | in excess of 27 knots ⓘ |
| missile |
Aster 15
ⓘ
Aster 30 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | defender ⓘ |
| navalPrefix | HMS ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | D36 ⓘ |
| primaryRadar |
SAMPSON multi-function radar
ⓘ
linked to:
SAMPSON radar
|
| primaryRole |
area air defence
ⓘ
fleet protection ⓘ |
| propulsion |
Rolls-Royce WR-21 gas turbines
ⓘ
linked to:
Rolls-Royce WR-21 gas turbine
Wärtsilä diesel generators ⓘ
linked to:
Wärtsilä
integrated electric propulsion ⓘ |
| range | about 7000 nautical miles at 18 knots ⓘ |
| role |
counter-piracy operations
ⓘ
escort duties ⓘ maritime security operations ⓘ presence and deterrence ⓘ |
| secondaryRadar | S1850M long-range radar ⓘ |
| shipyard |
Govan shipyard
ⓘ
Scotstoun shipyard ⓘ |
| verticalLaunchSystem | Sylver A50 VLS ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMS Defender Description of subject: HMS Defender is a Royal Navy Type 45 (Daring-class) air-defence destroyer designed to provide advanced fleet protection and maritime security operations worldwide.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.