Royal Canadian Navy Harry DeWolf-class ships
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The Royal Canadian Navy Harry DeWolf-class ships are a class of Arctic and offshore patrol vessels designed to enhance Canada’s sovereignty, surveillance, and support operations in northern and coastal waters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Royal Canadian Navy Harry DeWolf-class ships canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13362461 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Royal Canadian Navy Harry DeWolf-class ships Context triple: [Harry DeWolf, commemoratedBy, Royal Canadian Navy Harry DeWolf-class ships]
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HMC (Her Majesty’s Canadian) Ships
HMC (Her Majesty’s Canadian) Ships are commissioned vessels of the Royal Canadian Navy that bear the “Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship” designation as part of Canada’s maritime armed forces.
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B.
Halifax-class frigate
The Halifax-class frigate is a class of Canadian multi-role warships designed primarily for anti-submarine and general-purpose naval operations.
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C.
HMCS
HMCS is the ship prefix used to designate vessels of the Royal Canadian Navy, standing for "Her Majesty's Canadian Ship" (or "His Majesty's Canadian Ship").
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D.
HMCS Windsor
HMCS Windsor is a Canadian Royal Navy diesel-electric attack submarine of the Victoria class, used primarily for coastal defense, surveillance, and training operations.
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E.
Royal Canadian Navy coastal defence fleet
The Royal Canadian Navy coastal defence fleet is a group of small, primarily Kingston-class vessels tasked with coastal surveillance, minesweeping, and patrol duties in Canadian and nearby waters.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Royal Canadian Navy Harry DeWolf-class ships Target entity description: The Royal Canadian Navy Harry DeWolf-class ships are a class of Arctic and offshore patrol vessels designed to enhance Canada’s sovereignty, surveillance, and support operations in northern and coastal waters.
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A.
HMC (Her Majesty’s Canadian) Ships
HMC (Her Majesty’s Canadian) Ships are commissioned vessels of the Royal Canadian Navy that bear the “Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship” designation as part of Canada’s maritime armed forces.
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B.
Halifax-class frigate
The Halifax-class frigate is a class of Canadian multi-role warships designed primarily for anti-submarine and general-purpose naval operations.
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C.
HMCS
HMCS is the ship prefix used to designate vessels of the Royal Canadian Navy, standing for "Her Majesty's Canadian Ship" (or "His Majesty's Canadian Ship").
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D.
HMCS Windsor
HMCS Windsor is a Canadian Royal Navy diesel-electric attack submarine of the Victoria class, used primarily for coastal defense, surveillance, and training operations.
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E.
Royal Canadian Navy coastal defence fleet
The Royal Canadian Navy coastal defence fleet is a group of small, primarily Kingston-class vessels tasked with coastal surveillance, minesweeping, and patrol duties in Canadian and nearby waters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship class
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naval ship class ⓘ |
| additionalBerths | approximately 85 total persons ⓘ |
| armament |
25 mm main gun
ⓘ
machine guns ⓘ |
| aviationFacility |
flight deck for maritime helicopter
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hangar for maritime helicopter ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 19 metres ⓘ |
| boatCapability | multiple RHIBs ⓘ |
| builder | Irving Shipbuilding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canEmbark | CH-148 Cyclone helicopter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cargoCapability |
containerized payloads
ⓘ
multi-purpose mission bay ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 65 core crew ⓘ |
| designedFor |
operations in Arctic waters
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operations in coastal waters ⓘ operations in northern waters ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 6600 tonnes full load ⓘ |
| endurance | up to 120 days ⓘ |
| fifthShip | HMCS Frédérick Rolette NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstShip | HMCS Harry DeWolf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fourthShip | HMCS William Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullType | ice-capable hull ⓘ |
| iceCapability | Polar Class 5 equivalent (limited)} ⓘ |
| length | approximately 103 metres ⓘ |
| maxSpeed | over 17 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Vice-Admiral Harry DeWolf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfPlannedShips | 6 ⓘ |
| numberOfShipsForRCN | 6 GENERATED ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Canadian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy
NERFINISHED
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National Shipbuilding Strategy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| program | Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion | diesel-electric ⓘ |
| purpose |
Arctic patrol
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disaster relief support ⓘ humanitarian assistance ⓘ maritime surveillance ⓘ offshore patrol ⓘ search and rescue support ⓘ sovereignty enforcement ⓘ support to other government departments ⓘ |
| range | over 6000 nautical miles ⓘ |
| role |
support to Canadian Armed Forces operations
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support to law enforcement agencies ⓘ support to scientific research in Arctic regions ⓘ |
| secondShip | HMCS Margaret Brooke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipyard | Halifax Shipyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sixthShip | HMCS Robert Hampton Gray NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| thirdShip | HMCS Max Bernays NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Royal Canadian Navy Harry DeWolf-class ships Description of subject: The Royal Canadian Navy Harry DeWolf-class ships are a class of Arctic and offshore patrol vessels designed to enhance Canada’s sovereignty, surveillance, and support operations in northern and coastal waters.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Harry DeWolf