HMS Birmingham (D86)
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HMS Birmingham (D86) was a Royal Navy Type 42 destroyer that served primarily in air defense and fleet escort roles during the late 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| HMS Birmingham (D86) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10936213 — 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 Birmingham (D86) Context triple: [HMS Sheffield (D80), sisterShip, HMS Birmingham (D86)]
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A.
HMS Cardiff (D108)
HMS Cardiff (D108) was a Royal Navy Type 42 guided-missile destroyer that saw notable service during the Falklands War and other late 20th-century operations.
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B.
HMS Glasgow (D88)
HMS Glasgow (D88) was a Royal Navy Type 42 guided-missile destroyer that served prominently during the Falklands War and Cold War era.
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C.
HMS Coventry (D118)
HMS Coventry (D118) was a British Royal Navy Type 42 destroyer best known for her service and sinking during the Falklands War in 1982.
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D.
HMS Ivanhoe (D16)
HMS Ivanhoe (D16) was a British I-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that served during the early years of World War II before being lost in 1940.
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E.
HMS Defender (D36)
HMS Defender (D36) is a Royal Navy air-defence destroyer commissioned in the early 2010s and equipped with advanced radar and missile systems for fleet protection and maritime security operations.
- 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 Birmingham (D86) Target entity description: HMS Birmingham (D86) was a Royal Navy Type 42 destroyer that served primarily in air defense and fleet escort roles during the late 20th century.
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A.
HMS Cardiff (D108)
HMS Cardiff (D108) was a Royal Navy Type 42 guided-missile destroyer that saw notable service during the Falklands War and other late 20th-century operations.
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B.
HMS Glasgow (D88)
HMS Glasgow (D88) was a Royal Navy Type 42 guided-missile destroyer that served prominently during the Falklands War and Cold War era.
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C.
HMS Coventry (D118)
HMS Coventry (D118) was a British Royal Navy Type 42 destroyer best known for her service and sinking during the Falklands War in 1982.
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D.
HMS Ivanhoe (D16)
HMS Ivanhoe (D16) was a British I-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that served during the early years of World War II before being lost in 1940.
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E.
HMS Defender (D36)
HMS Defender (D36) is a Royal Navy air-defence destroyer commissioned in the early 2010s and equipped with advanced radar and missile systems for fleet protection and maritime security operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy warship
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Type 42 destroyer ⓘ guided missile destroyer ⓘ |
| aircraftFacilities |
flight deck for Lynx helicopter
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hangar for Lynx helicopter ⓘ |
| armament |
4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun
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Sea Dart surface-to-air missile system NERFINISHED ⓘ anti-submarine torpedo tubes ⓘ close-in anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| beam | 14.3 meters (approximate) ⓘ |
| builder | Cammell Laird NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1970s ships
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Cold War destroyers of the United Kingdom ⓘ Ships of the Royal Navy ⓘ Type 42 destroyers of the Royal Navy ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1976-12-03 ⓘ |
| conflict | Cold War naval operations ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | around 250 personnel (approximate) ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1999-12-10 ⓘ |
| displacement | 4350 tons (full load, approximate) ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| fate | scrapped ⓘ |
| followedBy | HMS Newcastle (D87) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homePort | Portsmouth (various periods) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1971-03-26 ⓘ |
| launched | 1973-07-30 ⓘ |
| length | 125 meters (approximate) ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 30 knots (approximate) ⓘ |
| namedAfter | City of Birmingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalEnsign | White Ensign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | D86 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | HMS Sheffield (D80) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMission | area air defence ⓘ |
| propulsion |
COGOG gas turbine
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Rolls-Royce Olympus gas turbines NERFINISHED ⓘ Rolls-Royce Tyne gas turbines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
air defence destroyer
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fleet escort ⓘ |
| secondaryMission |
anti-submarine warfare
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surface warfare ⓘ |
| servicePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| shipClass | Sheffield-class destroyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipyard | Cammell Laird, Birkenhead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
| type | Batch 1 Type 42 destroyer ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMS Birmingham (D86) Description of subject: HMS Birmingham (D86) was a Royal Navy Type 42 destroyer that served primarily in air defense and fleet escort roles during the late 20th century.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.