Hämeenmaa-class minelayer
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The Hämeenmaa-class minelayer is a class of Finnish Navy warships designed primarily for minelaying and versatile coastal defense operations in the Baltic Sea.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hämeenmaa-class minelayer canonical | 2 |
| Uusimaa-class minelayer unit | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1828266 — 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: Hämeenmaa-class minelayer Context triple: [Pohjanmaa-class corvette, replaces, Hämeenmaa-class minelayer]
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A.
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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B.
ORP Grom
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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C.
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.
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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- 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: Hämeenmaa-class minelayer Target entity description: The Hämeenmaa-class minelayer is a class of Finnish Navy warships designed primarily for minelaying and versatile coastal defense operations in the Baltic Sea.
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A.
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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B.
ORP Grom
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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C.
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.
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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
minelayer class
ⓘ
warship class ⓘ |
| armament |
anti-ship missiles
ⓘ
machine guns ⓘ mines ⓘ naval guns ⓘ surface-to-air missiles ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 11.8 metres ⓘ |
| builder | Finnyards ⓘ |
| canCarry | naval mines on deck rails ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1992 ⓘ |
| constructionSite |
Rauma
ⓘ
surface form:
Rauma, Finland
|
| countryOfOrigin | Finland ⓘ |
| crew | about 60 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Finnish naval architects ⓘ |
| designedFor |
operations in archipelagic waters
ⓘ
operations in the Baltic Sea ⓘ |
| displacement | about 1450 tonnes full load ⓘ |
| draught | approximately 3.2 metres ⓘ |
| equippedWith |
command and control systems
ⓘ
electronic warfare systems ⓘ radar systems ⓘ |
| hasHelicopterDeck | yes ⓘ |
| hasMember |
FNS Hämeenmaa
ⓘ
FNS Hämeenmaa ⓘ
surface form:
FNS Uusimaa
|
| hullMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1989 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 77.8 metres ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | over 20 knots ⓘ |
| modernizationBy | Aker Finnyards ⓘ |
| modernizationPurpose |
to improve air defense capability
ⓘ
to improve command and control capability ⓘ |
| modernized | 2006–2008 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Häme region of Finland ⓘ |
| navalForce |
Coastal Fleet
ⓘ
surface form:
Coastal Fleet of the Finnish Navy
|
| numberOfShips | 2 ⓘ |
| operator | Finnish Navy ⓘ |
| propulsion |
diesel engines
ⓘ
two shafts ⓘ |
| range | over 3000 nautical miles at economical speed ⓘ |
| service | active in the 21st century ⓘ |
| usedFor |
anti-air warfare
ⓘ
anti-surface warfare ⓘ coastal defense ⓘ command and control ⓘ escort duties ⓘ minelaying ⓘ training ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hämeenmaa-class minelayer Description of subject: The Hämeenmaa-class minelayer is a class of Finnish Navy warships designed primarily for minelaying and versatile coastal defense operations in the Baltic Sea.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Pohjanmaa-class corvette
this entity surface form:
Uusimaa-class minelayer unit