Invincible-class aircraft carrier
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The Invincible-class aircraft carrier was a class of British Royal Navy light aircraft carriers designed primarily for anti-submarine warfare and fleet air defense operations during the late Cold War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Invincible-class aircraft carrier canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10936164 — 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: Invincible-class aircraft carrier Context triple: [Sea Dart surface-to-air missile system, notableShipClass, Invincible-class aircraft carrier]
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A.
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is a class of U.S. Navy nuclear-powered supercarriers that has formed the backbone of American naval air power since the late 20th century.
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B.
Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier
The Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier is a class of U.S. Navy conventionally powered supercarriers that served as a key predecessor to the nuclear-powered Nimitz-class.
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C.
Independence-class aircraft carriers
The Independence-class aircraft carriers were a group of light carriers built for the U.S. Navy during World War II by converting Cleveland-class cruiser hulls to provide fast, versatile air support in the Pacific and Atlantic theaters.
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D.
Ark Royal-class aircraft carrier
The Ark Royal-class aircraft carrier was a pioneering class of British Royal Navy fleet carriers built in the late 1930s, notable for their enclosed hangars, armored protection, and significant role in early World War II naval aviation.
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E.
Essex-class aircraft carrier
The Essex-class aircraft carrier was a highly successful and numerous class of U.S. Navy fleet carriers used extensively during World War II and into the early Cold War.
- 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: Invincible-class aircraft carrier Target entity description: The Invincible-class aircraft carrier was a class of British Royal Navy light aircraft carriers designed primarily for anti-submarine warfare and fleet air defense operations during the late Cold War.
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A.
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is a class of U.S. Navy nuclear-powered supercarriers that has formed the backbone of American naval air power since the late 20th century.
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B.
Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier
The Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier is a class of U.S. Navy conventionally powered supercarriers that served as a key predecessor to the nuclear-powered Nimitz-class.
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C.
Independence-class aircraft carriers
The Independence-class aircraft carriers were a group of light carriers built for the U.S. Navy during World War II by converting Cleveland-class cruiser hulls to provide fast, versatile air support in the Pacific and Atlantic theaters.
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D.
Ark Royal-class aircraft carrier
The Ark Royal-class aircraft carrier was a pioneering class of British Royal Navy fleet carriers built in the late 1930s, notable for their enclosed hangars, armored protection, and significant role in early World War II naval aviation.
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E.
Essex-class aircraft carrier
The Essex-class aircraft carrier was a highly successful and numerous class of U.S. Navy fleet carriers used extensively during World War II and into the early Cold War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aircraft carrier class
ⓘ
light aircraft carrier class ⓘ |
| aircraftTypeCarried |
Harrier GR7
ⓘ
linked to:
Hawker Siddeley Harrier
Harrier GR9 ⓘ
linked to:
Hawker Siddeley Harrier
Merlin helicopter ⓘ
linked to:
Merlin helicopters
Sea King helicopter ⓘ
linked to:
Westland Sea King
|
| armamentType |
close-in weapon systems
ⓘ
surface-to-air missiles ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedBy | British shipbuilders ⓘ |
| designedDisplacementCategory | light carrier ⓘ |
| designedFor |
Cold War operations
ⓘ
anti-submarine warfare ⓘ fleet air defence ⓘ |
| displacement | about 20000 tonnes full load ⓘ |
| era | late Cold War ⓘ |
| firstShipCommissioned | HMS Invincible (R05) ⓘ |
| flightDeckFeature | ski-jump ramp ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
V/STOL aircraft operations
ⓘ
command and control ⓘ helicopter operations ⓘ |
| hasShip |
HMS Ark Royal (R07)
ⓘ
linked to:
HMS Ark Royal
HMS Illustrious (R06) ⓘ
linked to:
HMS Illustrious
HMS Invincible (R05) ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| initialDesignation | through-deck cruiser ⓘ |
| lastShipDecommissioned |
HMS Illustrious (R06)
ⓘ
linked to:
HMS Illustrious
|
| navalDoctrineContext |
NATO North Atlantic ASW strategy
ⓘ
linked to:
North Atlantic maritime surveillance
|
| navyRole | carrier strike group core unit ⓘ |
| numberOfShipsBuilt | 3 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| primaryAircraftType |
Sea Harrier
ⓘ
linked to:
Sea Harrier fighter aircraft
|
| propulsionType | conventional propulsion ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier
ⓘ
linked to:
Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers
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| role |
ASW carrier
ⓘ
fixed-wing strike operations ⓘ task group flagship ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| shipType | through-deck cruiser ⓘ |
| status | all ships decommissioned ⓘ |
| typicalAirGroupSize | about 20 aircraft ⓘ |
| typicalSpeed | about 28 knots ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Bosnian War
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Falklands War ⓘ Gulf War ⓘ Iraq War ⓘ Kosovo War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Invincible-class aircraft carrier Description of subject: The Invincible-class aircraft carrier was a class of British Royal Navy light aircraft carriers designed primarily for anti-submarine warfare and fleet air defense operations during the late Cold War.
Referenced by (3)
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