HMIS Talwar
E109083
HMIS Talwar was a Royal Indian Navy shore establishment in Bombay that became the focal point of the 1946 naval mutiny against British rule.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMIS Talwar canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T923447 — 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: HMIS Talwar Context triple: [Royal Indian Navy mutiny, center, HMIS Talwar]
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INS Utkrosh
INS Utkrosh is an Indian naval air station located in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, serving as a key aviation base for maritime surveillance and defense in the Bay of Bengal and surrounding regions.
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B.
Mogami class
The Mogami class was a group of Japanese World War II cruisers notable for their heavy armament, high speed, and controversial design that pushed the limits of naval treaty restrictions.
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C.
FV101 Scorpion
The FV101 Scorpion is a British light reconnaissance tank and combat vehicle known for its high speed, aluminum armor, and use as part of the CVR(T) family during the Cold War.
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D.
Musashi
Musashi was a World War II-era Japanese battleship, one of the largest and most heavily armed ever built, serving as a flagship of the Imperial Japanese Navy before being sunk in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
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E.
Iron Duke
Iron Duke is the nickname of Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba, a formidable 16th-century Spanish general and statesman renowned for his harsh rule in the Netherlands and key role in Habsburg military campaigns.
- 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: HMIS Talwar Target entity description: HMIS Talwar was a Royal Indian Navy shore establishment in Bombay that became the focal point of the 1946 naval mutiny against British rule.
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A.
INS Utkrosh
INS Utkrosh is an Indian naval air station located in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, serving as a key aviation base for maritime surveillance and defense in the Bay of Bengal and surrounding regions.
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B.
Mogami class
The Mogami class was a group of Japanese World War II cruisers notable for their heavy armament, high speed, and controversial design that pushed the limits of naval treaty restrictions.
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C.
FV101 Scorpion
The FV101 Scorpion is a British light reconnaissance tank and combat vehicle known for its high speed, aluminum armor, and use as part of the CVR(T) family during the Cold War.
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D.
Musashi
Musashi was a World War II-era Japanese battleship, one of the largest and most heavily armed ever built, serving as a flagship of the Imperial Japanese Navy before being sunk in the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
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E.
Iron Duke
Iron Duke is the nickname of Fernando Álvarez de Toledo, 3rd Duke of Alba, a formidable 16th-century Spanish general and statesman renowned for his harsh rule in the Netherlands and key role in Habsburg military campaigns.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Indian Navy shore establishment
ⓘ
military communications training establishment ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mumbai Harbour
ⓘ
surface form:
Bombay dockyard
British colonial administration in India ⓘ Indian independence movement ⓘ Indian naval ratings ⓘ Royal Indian Navy mutiny ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Indian Navy mutineers
|
| commemoratedBy |
Indian naval histories of independence-era events
ⓘ
accounts of the 1946 Royal Indian Navy mutiny ⓘ |
| conflict |
British colonial rule in India
ⓘ
Indian independence movement ⓘ |
| controlledBy | British Empire ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent |
18 February 1946
ⓘ
February 1946 ⓘ |
| garrison |
Mumbai
ⓘ
surface form:
Bombay
|
| heritageStatus | site remembered in Indian naval history ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to political pressure for British withdrawal from India
ⓘ
symbol of Indian naval resistance to British rule ⓘ |
| inception | during World War II ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Bombay Presidency
ⓘ
Maharashtra ⓘ |
| locatedInTime |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| location |
Mumbai
ⓘ
surface form:
Bombay
Mumbai Harbour ⓘ
surface form:
Bombay Harbour
Colaba ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | naval ⓘ |
| militaryFunction |
communications hub for Royal Indian Navy
ⓘ
training of signalmen ⓘ |
| notableFor |
anti-British slogans during 1946 mutiny
ⓘ
hoisting of Congress and Muslim League flags during mutiny ⓘ politicization of Indian naval ratings ⓘ poor living conditions of Indian ratings leading to protest ⓘ |
| operator |
Indian Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Indian Navy
|
| partOf |
Allied naval infrastructure in the Indian Ocean during World War II
ⓘ
Royal Indian Navy shore establishments ⓘ |
| roleInEvent |
focal point of the 1946 Royal Indian Navy mutiny
ⓘ
origin of the 1946 naval ratings’ strike ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Indian Navy ⓘ |
| serviceNumber | shore establishment, no hull number ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Royal Indian Navy mutiny
ⓘ
surface form:
1946 Royal Indian Navy mutiny
RIN ratings strike of February 1946 ⓘ Royal Indian Navy mutiny ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
| use |
communications center
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shore-based depot ⓘ signals training ⓘ |
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Subject: HMIS Talwar Description of subject: HMIS Talwar was a Royal Indian Navy shore establishment in Bombay that became the focal point of the 1946 naval mutiny against British rule.
Referenced by (1)
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