ORP Grom
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ORP Grom was a prominent Polish destroyer that served with distinction during World War II as part of the Polish Navy operating alongside the Western Allies.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ORP Grom canonical | 2 |
| Grom-class destroyer | 1 |
| ORP Grom (1957 destroyer) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1430530 — 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: ORP Grom Context triple: [Polish Armed Forces in the West, navalComponent, ORP Grom]
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A.
Torpedo Yaroslavl
Torpedo Yaroslavl was the historic name of the professional ice hockey club from Yaroslavl, Russia, that later became known as Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.
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B.
Hamina-class missile boat
The Hamina-class missile boat is a class of fast, stealthy Finnish Navy combat vessels designed for coastal defense and equipped with advanced anti-ship and air-defense weaponry.
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C.
Torpedo Gorky
Torpedo Gorky was a prominent Soviet ice hockey club from Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod) that competed at the top level of the Soviet Championship League.
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D.
German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen
The German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen was a World War II Kriegsmarine warship famed for its role alongside battleship Bismarck in the Battle of the Denmark Strait and later as a target in postwar nuclear tests.
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E.
Kongō-class battlecruiser
The Kongō-class battlecruiser was a group of fast, heavily armed Imperial Japanese Navy capital ships built in the early 20th century that served prominently in both World Wars.
- 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: ORP Grom Target entity description: ORP Grom was a prominent Polish destroyer that served with distinction during World War II as part of the Polish Navy operating alongside the Western Allies.
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A.
Torpedo Yaroslavl
Torpedo Yaroslavl was the historic name of the professional ice hockey club from Yaroslavl, Russia, that later became known as Lokomotiv Yaroslavl.
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B.
Hamina-class missile boat
The Hamina-class missile boat is a class of fast, stealthy Finnish Navy combat vessels designed for coastal defense and equipped with advanced anti-ship and air-defense weaponry.
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C.
Torpedo Gorky
Torpedo Gorky was a prominent Soviet ice hockey club from Gorky (now Nizhny Novgorod) that competed at the top level of the Soviet Championship League.
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D.
German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen
The German heavy cruiser Prinz Eugen was a World War II Kriegsmarine warship famed for its role alongside battleship Bismarck in the Battle of the Denmark Strait and later as a target in postwar nuclear tests.
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E.
Kongō-class battlecruiser
The Kongō-class battlecruiser was a group of fast, heavily armed Imperial Japanese Navy capital ships built in the early 20th century that served prominently in both World Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Polish Navy ship
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destroyer ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| alliance |
Allies of World War II
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surface form:
Western Allies
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| armament |
120 mm naval guns
ⓘ
anti-aircraft guns ⓘ depth charges ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| attacker | German Luftwaffe bomber ⓘ |
| builder | J. Samuel White shipyard ⓘ |
| builtFor | Second Polish Republic ⓘ |
| builtIn | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking | air attack ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1937 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Poland ⓘ |
| crewCasualties | significant loss of life ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 4 May 1940 ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 2011 tons standard ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
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interwar period ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in combat ⓘ |
| flag | flag of Poland ⓘ |
| homePortBeforeWWII | Gdynia ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1936 ⓘ |
| legacy | symbol of Polish naval contribution to the Allied war effort ⓘ |
| length | approximately 114 meters ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | approximately 39 knots ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Thunder ⓘ |
| navalEnsign | naval ensign of Poland ⓘ |
| notableFor | service with distinction during World War II ⓘ |
| operation | Peking Plan ⓘ |
| operator | Polish Navy ⓘ |
| placeOfSinking |
Ofotfjord
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surface form:
Ofotfjord near Narvik, Norway
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| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
escort duties
ⓘ
patrol operations ⓘ support of Allied land operations in Norway ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1937 ⓘ |
| shipClass | Grom-class destroyer ⓘ |
| sisterShip |
ORP Błyskawica museum ship
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surface form:
ORP Błyskawica
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| successorName |
ORP Grom
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
ORP Grom (1957 destroyer)
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| theaterOfOperations |
Northwest Atlantic Ocean
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surface form:
North Atlantic
North Sea ⓘ Norwegian Sea ⓘ |
| tookPartIn |
Operation Weserübung
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surface form:
Norwegian campaign
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ORP Grom Description of subject: ORP Grom was a prominent Polish destroyer that served with distinction during World War II as part of the Polish Navy operating alongside the Western Allies.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
ORP Błyskawica
this entity surface form:
Grom-class destroyer
subject surface form:
ORP Błyskawica
this entity surface form:
ORP Grom (1957 destroyer)