Nelson-class battleship
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The Nelson-class battleship was a class of British Royal Navy capital ships built under interwar naval treaty limitations, notable for their distinctive all-forward main gun arrangement and heavy armor.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nelson-class battleship canonical | 5 |
| Nelson class | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12957652 — 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: Nelson-class battleship Context triple: [HMS Nelson, shipClass, Nelson-class battleship]
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A.
Iron Duke-class battleship
The Iron Duke-class battleships were a group of British Royal Navy dreadnoughts built in the early 20th century, noted for their role in World War I, including participation in the Battle of Jutland.
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B.
Queen Elizabeth-class battleship
The Queen Elizabeth-class battleships were a group of fast, heavily armed British dreadnoughts of World War I, noted for pioneering the use of 15-inch guns and oil-fired boilers in the Royal Navy.
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C.
Colossus-class battleship
The Colossus-class battleship was a group of early 20th-century British Royal Navy dreadnoughts that helped advance battleship design in the years leading up to World War I.
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D.
Nassau-class battleship
The Nassau-class battleship was a group of early 20th-century German dreadnoughts that formed part of the Imperial German Navy’s first generation of modern battleships before and during World War I.
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E.
Devonshire-class armoured cruiser
The Devonshire-class armoured cruiser was a class of early 20th-century British Royal Navy cruisers designed for long-range patrol and fleet scouting, featuring heavy armour and mixed-calibre guns.
- 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: Nelson-class battleship Target entity description: The Nelson-class battleship was a class of British Royal Navy capital ships built under interwar naval treaty limitations, notable for their distinctive all-forward main gun arrangement and heavy armor.
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A.
Iron Duke-class battleship
The Iron Duke-class battleships were a group of British Royal Navy dreadnoughts built in the early 20th century, noted for their role in World War I, including participation in the Battle of Jutland.
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B.
Queen Elizabeth-class battleship
The Queen Elizabeth-class battleships were a group of fast, heavily armed British dreadnoughts of World War I, noted for pioneering the use of 15-inch guns and oil-fired boilers in the Royal Navy.
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C.
Colossus-class battleship
The Colossus-class battleship was a group of early 20th-century British Royal Navy dreadnoughts that helped advance battleship design in the years leading up to World War I.
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D.
Nassau-class battleship
The Nassau-class battleship was a group of early 20th-century German dreadnoughts that formed part of the Imperial German Navy’s first generation of modern battleships before and during World War I.
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E.
Devonshire-class armoured cruiser
The Devonshire-class armoured cruiser was a class of early 20th-century British Royal Navy cruisers designed for long-range patrol and fleet scouting, featuring heavy armour and mixed-calibre guns.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy ship class
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battleship class ⓘ capital ship class ⓘ |
| armamentMain | 9 × 16-inch (406 mm) guns in three triple turrets ⓘ |
| armamentSecondary |
4.7-inch or 4.5-inch anti-aircraft guns (varied over time)
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6-inch guns ⓘ light anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| armorBelt | up to about 14 inches thick ⓘ |
| armorConningTower | up to about 13 inches ⓘ |
| armorDeck | up to about 6.25 inches thick in places ⓘ |
| armorTurrets | up to about 16 inches on faces ⓘ |
| beam | about 106 feet ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | 1920s ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | over 1,300 officers and men (varied over time) ⓘ |
| designedBy | Royal Navy Director of Naval Construction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedUnder |
Washington Naval Treaty
NERFINISHED
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interwar naval treaty limitations ⓘ |
| designGoal | maximize firepower and protection within 35,000-ton treaty limit ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 38,000 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 33,000 long tons ⓘ |
| distinctiveFeature |
all main gun turrets mounted forward of the superstructure
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heavily armored citadel ⓘ single large funnel ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
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surface form:
World War II era
interwar period ⓘ |
| gunLayout | three triple 16-inch turrets all forward ⓘ |
| hasMember |
HMS Nelson
NERFINISHED
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HMS Rodney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullForm | flush-deck hull ⓘ |
| laidDownAfter | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | about 710 feet ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 23 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first Royal Navy battleships to mount 16-inch guns
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unusual all-forward main armament arrangement ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 2 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Queen Elizabeth-class battleship
NERFINISHED
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Revenge-class battleship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
fleet flagship
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line-of-battle ship ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| range | about 7,000 nautical miles at 16 knots ⓘ |
| status | all ships scrapped ⓘ |
| succeededBy | King George V-class battleship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nelson-class battleship Description of subject: The Nelson-class battleship was a class of British Royal Navy capital ships built under interwar naval treaty limitations, notable for their distinctive all-forward main gun arrangement and heavy armor.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
HMS Nelson
subject surface form:
HMS Rodney
this entity surface form:
Nelson class
subject surface form:
HMS Nelson