HMS Electra
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HMS Electra was a British Royal Navy destroyer that saw significant action in the early Pacific War of World War II before being sunk during the Battle of the Java Sea in 1942.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| HMS Electra canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1310911 — 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 Electra Context triple: [Battle of the Java Sea, notableShipSunk, HMS Electra]
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A.
HMS Arethusa
HMS Arethusa was a British Royal Navy light cruiser that served prominently during the early years of World War II, including North Sea operations and convoy escort duties.
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B.
HMS Heron
HMS Heron is the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm air station at Yeovilton in Somerset, serving as a major base for naval aviation operations and training.
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C.
HMS Goliath
HMS Goliath was a British Royal Navy ship of the line that played a significant role in Admiral Nelson’s victory over the French fleet at the Battle of the Nile in 1798.
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D.
HMS Zulu
HMS Zulu was a Tribal-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that served during the Second World War, noted for its operations in the Mediterranean and Arctic waters.
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E.
HMS Minotaur
HMS Minotaur was a British Royal Navy ship of the line best known for her distinguished service in major late 18th-century naval battles against France, including the Battle of the Nile.
- 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 Electra Target entity description: HMS Electra was a British Royal Navy destroyer that saw significant action in the early Pacific War of World War II before being sunk during the Battle of the Java Sea in 1942.
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A.
HMS Arethusa
HMS Arethusa was a British Royal Navy light cruiser that served prominently during the early years of World War II, including North Sea operations and convoy escort duties.
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B.
HMS Heron
HMS Heron is the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm air station at Yeovilton in Somerset, serving as a major base for naval aviation operations and training.
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C.
HMS Goliath
HMS Goliath was a British Royal Navy ship of the line that played a significant role in Admiral Nelson’s victory over the French fleet at the Battle of the Nile in 1798.
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D.
HMS Zulu
HMS Zulu was a Tribal-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that served during the Second World War, noted for its operations in the Mediterranean and Arctic waters.
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E.
HMS Minotaur
HMS Minotaur was a British Royal Navy ship of the line best known for her distinguished service in major late 18th-century naval battles against France, including the Battle of the Nile.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
E-class destroyer
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Royal Navy destroyer ⓘ |
| armament |
2 × quadruple 0.5-inch machine guns
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2 × quadruple 21-inch torpedo tubes ⓘ 4 × 4.7-inch (120 mm) guns ⓘ Depth charges ⓘ |
| beam | 33 ft ⓘ |
| builder | Hawthorn Leslie and Company ⓘ |
| casualties | Significant loss of crew ⓘ |
| class | E-class destroyer ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1934-09-15 ⓘ |
| conflict |
Battle of the Java Sea
ⓘ
Pacific War ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | 145 ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1942-02-27 ⓘ |
| displacementDeepLoad | 1950 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | 1400 long tons ⓘ |
| draught | 12 ft ⓘ |
| fate | Sunk in combat ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1933-03-15 ⓘ |
| launched | 1934-02-15 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | 329 ft ⓘ |
| locationOfSinking | Java Sea ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 35.5 knots ⓘ |
| navalEnsign | White Ensign ⓘ |
| notableAction |
Escorted HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse in December 1941
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Rescued survivors of HMS Repulse ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of the Java Sea
ⓘ
Operation Weserübung ⓘ
surface form:
Norwegian Campaign
|
| partOf | Royal Navy E-class destroyers ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | H27 ⓘ |
| powerOutput | 36000 shp ⓘ |
| propulsion |
Steam turbines
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Twin shafts ⓘ |
| range | 6350 nmi at 15 knots ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | Mid-1930s ⓘ |
| shipyard |
Hebburn-on-Tyne, England
ⓘ
surface form:
Hebburn-on-Tyne
|
| sunkBy |
Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser force
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surface form:
Imperial Japanese Navy cruisers
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| sunkDuring | Battle of the Java Sea ⓘ |
| survivorsRescuedBy | Dutch and American ships after sinking ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations |
Indian Ocean
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Java Sea ⓘ North Sea ⓘ Norwegian waters ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMS Electra Description of subject: HMS Electra was a British Royal Navy destroyer that saw significant action in the early Pacific War of World War II before being sunk during the Battle of the Java Sea in 1942.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.