HMS Royal Sovereign (1786)
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HMS Royal Sovereign (1786) was a prominent 100-gun first-rate ship of the line in the Royal Navy that served with distinction during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, including at the Battle of Trafalgar.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| HMS Royal Sovereign (1786) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11554156 — 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 Royal Sovereign (1786) Context triple: [Ships of the line of the Royal Navy, hasNotableExample, HMS Royal Sovereign (1786)]
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A.
HMS Chatham (1788)
HMS Chatham (1788) was a Royal Navy survey brig best known for accompanying George Vancouver’s expedition in the late 18th century, contributing significantly to the charting of the Pacific Northwest coast.
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B.
HMS Serapis
HMS Serapis was a British Royal Navy warship best known for its capture by John Paul Jones’s Bonhomme Richard during a fierce 1779 naval battle off Flamborough Head in the American Revolutionary War.
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C.
HMS Euryalus
HMS Euryalus was a British Royal Navy light cruiser that served prominently in World War II, particularly in Mediterranean operations.
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D.
HMS Guerriere
HMS Guerriere was a British Royal Navy frigate best known for being decisively defeated by the American frigate USS Constitution during the War of 1812.
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E.
HMS Bellipotent
HMS Bellipotent is the fictional British warship that serves as the primary naval setting in Herman Melville’s novella "Billy Budd, Sailor."
- 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 Royal Sovereign (1786) Target entity description: HMS Royal Sovereign (1786) was a prominent 100-gun first-rate ship of the line in the Royal Navy that served with distinction during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, including at the Battle of Trafalgar.
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A.
HMS Chatham (1788)
HMS Chatham (1788) was a Royal Navy survey brig best known for accompanying George Vancouver’s expedition in the late 18th century, contributing significantly to the charting of the Pacific Northwest coast.
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B.
HMS Serapis
HMS Serapis was a British Royal Navy warship best known for its capture by John Paul Jones’s Bonhomme Richard during a fierce 1779 naval battle off Flamborough Head in the American Revolutionary War.
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C.
HMS Euryalus
HMS Euryalus was a British Royal Navy light cruiser that served prominently in World War II, particularly in Mediterranean operations.
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D.
HMS Guerriere
HMS Guerriere was a British Royal Navy frigate best known for being decisively defeated by the American frigate USS Constitution during the War of 1812.
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E.
HMS Bellipotent
HMS Bellipotent is the fictional British warship that serves as the primary naval setting in Herman Melville’s novella "Billy Budd, Sailor."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy warship
ⓘ
first-rate ship of the line ⓘ ship of the line ⓘ |
| armament | 100 guns ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Trafalgar ⓘ |
| commandingOfficerAtTrafalgar | Vice-Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood ⓘ |
| conflict |
French Revolutionary Wars
ⓘ
Napoleonic Wars ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of Great Britain
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 800 men ⓘ |
| dateOfBattleParticipation | 21 October 1805 ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 2200 tons burthen ⓘ |
| enemyFleetAtTrafalgar | Combined Franco-Spanish fleet ⓘ |
| engagedEnemyShip | Santa Ana ⓘ |
| era | Age of Sail ⓘ |
| fate | eventually broken up ⓘ |
| flagshipOf | Vice-Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood ⓘ |
| fleet | British fleet at Trafalgar ⓘ |
| gunDeckArmament |
12-pounder long guns on upper gun deck
ⓘ
24-pounder long guns on middle gun deck ⓘ 32-pounder long guns on lower gun deck ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key British first-rate at Trafalgar ⓘ |
| launched | 1786 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Plymouth Dockyard
ⓘ
linked to:
Devonport Dockyard
|
| locationDuringTrafalgar | off Cape Trafalgar, Spain ⓘ |
| material | wooden hull ⓘ |
| namedAfter | British monarchy ⓘ |
| nameUsage | one of several Royal Navy ships named HMS Royal Sovereign ⓘ |
| navalArchitecture | three-decker ⓘ |
| navalFormation | line of battle ⓘ |
| navalTacticAtTrafalgar | broke the enemy line ⓘ |
| notableEngagement | Battle of Trafalgar ⓘ |
| numberOfDecks | three gun decks ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| propulsion | sail ⓘ |
| rate | first rate ⓘ |
| rigging | ship-rigged ⓘ |
| role |
fleet flagship
ⓘ
ship of the line in major fleet actions ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | late 1780s ⓘ |
| servicePeriod |
early 19th century
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late 18th century ⓘ |
| shipClass | Royal Sovereign-class ship of the line ⓘ |
| tacticalRoleAtTrafalgar | led the lee column ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMS Royal Sovereign (1786) Description of subject: HMS Royal Sovereign (1786) was a prominent 100-gun first-rate ship of the line in the Royal Navy that served with distinction during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, including at the Battle of Trafalgar.
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