Iron Duke-class battleship

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battleship class dreadnought battleship class

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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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Iron Duke class	2
Iron Duke-class battleship canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1648330 — 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: Iron Duke-class battleship
Context triple: [HMS Centurion, followedBy, Iron Duke-class battleship]

A. 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.
B. Florida-class battleship
The Florida-class battleship was an early 20th-century class of U.S. Navy dreadnoughts that marked a step forward in American capital ship design before World War I.
C. Pennsylvania-class battleship
The Pennsylvania-class battleship was a pair of powerful U.S. Navy dreadnoughts built during World War I that later served prominently in World War II, including at Pearl Harbor and in major Pacific campaigns.
D. New York-class battleship
The New York-class battleship was a class of early 20th-century U.S. Navy dreadnoughts that introduced 14-inch guns and served prominently through both World Wars.
E. Tennessee-class battleship
The Tennessee-class battleship was a pair of early 20th-century U.S. Navy dreadnoughts known for their heavy armor, improved underwater protection, and service in the Pacific during World War II.
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: Iron Duke-class battleship
Target entity description: 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.

A. 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.
B. Florida-class battleship
The Florida-class battleship was an early 20th-century class of U.S. Navy dreadnoughts that marked a step forward in American capital ship design before World War I.
C. Pennsylvania-class battleship
The Pennsylvania-class battleship was a pair of powerful U.S. Navy dreadnoughts built during World War I that later served prominently in World War II, including at Pearl Harbor and in major Pacific campaigns.
D. New York-class battleship
The New York-class battleship was a class of early 20th-century U.S. Navy dreadnoughts that introduced 14-inch guns and served prominently through both World Wars.
E. Tennessee-class battleship
The Tennessee-class battleship was a pair of early 20th-century U.S. Navy dreadnoughts known for their heavy armor, improved underwater protection, and service in the Pacific during World War II.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	battleship class ⓘ dreadnought battleship class ⓘ
armament	10 × 13.5-inch (343 mm) guns ⓘ 6-inch (152 mm) secondary guns ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ
armourScheme	belt armour with armoured decks ⓘ
beam	about 90 feet ⓘ
builder	Beardmore, Dalmuir ⓘ Devonport Dockyard ⓘ Portsmouth Historic Dockyard ⓘ surface form: Portsmouth Dockyard Vickers-Armstrongs ⓘ surface form: Vickers, Barrow-in-Furness
category	Dreadnought battleships ⓘ World War I battleships of the United Kingdom ⓘ
commissioned	1914 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
crewComplement	approximately 900–1,000 officers and men ⓘ
designedAsImprovementOf	King George V class ⓘ surface form: King George V-class battleship (1911)
designedBy	Royal Navy Director of Naval Construction ⓘ
designedFor	North Sea fleet operations ⓘ
displacement	approximately 25,000 long tons (standard) ⓘ
era	early 20th century ⓘ
flagshipOf	Grand Fleet (HMS Iron Duke) ⓘ
followedBy	Queen Elizabeth-class battleship ⓘ
hullType	steel ⓘ
laidDown	1912 ⓘ
length	about 622 feet ⓘ
maximumSpeed	about 21.25 knots ⓘ
member	HMS Benbow ⓘ HMS Emperor of India ⓘ HMS Iron Duke ⓘ HMS Marlborough ⓘ
navalArchitecturalType	dreadnought ⓘ
notableEngagement	Battle of Jutland ⓘ
notableShip	HMS Iron Duke ⓘ
numberOfUnitsBuilt	4 ⓘ
operator	Royal Navy ⓘ
participatedIn	Battle of Jutland ⓘ
precededBy	King George V class ⓘ surface form: King George V-class battleship (1911)
primaryUser	United Kingdom ⓘ
propulsion	coal-fired boilers ⓘ oil-fired boilers (mixed firing) ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ
role	capital ship ⓘ
scrapped	interwar period ⓘ
serviceBranch	Royal Navy ⓘ
treatyInfluence	Washington Naval Conference ⓘ surface form: Washington Naval Treaty
usedInConflict	World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

HMS Centurion → followedBy → Iron Duke-class battleship ⓘ

HMS Iron Duke → class → Iron Duke-class battleship ⓘ

this entity surface form: Iron Duke class

King George V class → followedBy → Iron Duke-class battleship ⓘ