MM38
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MM38 is a ship-launched variant of the French-made Exocet anti-ship missile, designed for engaging surface vessels at sea.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MM38 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2023658 — 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: MM38 Context triple: [Exocet, typeVariant, MM38]
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A.
BB-38
BB-38 is the hull number of USS Pennsylvania, a Pennsylvania-class battleship of the United States Navy that served prominently during both World Wars.
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B.
MM
MM is a post-nominal abbreviation indicating that a person has been awarded the Military Medal for bravery in battle.
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C.
M3
M3 is a major motorway in the United Kingdom that connects London to Southampton, serving as a key route through southern England.
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D.
BB-39
BB-39 is the hull classification symbol for USS Arizona, a Pennsylvania-class battleship of the United States Navy sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
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E.
BB-36
BB-36 is the hull classification symbol for USS Nevada, a U.S. Navy battleship notable for its service during both World Wars and survival of the Pearl Harbor attack.
- 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: MM38 Target entity description: MM38 is a ship-launched variant of the French-made Exocet anti-ship missile, designed for engaging surface vessels at sea.
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A.
BB-38
BB-38 is the hull number of USS Pennsylvania, a Pennsylvania-class battleship of the United States Navy that served prominently during both World Wars.
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B.
MM
MM is a post-nominal abbreviation indicating that a person has been awarded the Military Medal for bravery in battle.
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C.
M3
M3 is a major motorway in the United Kingdom that connects London to Southampton, serving as a key route through southern England.
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D.
BB-39
BB-39 is the hull classification symbol for USS Arizona, a Pennsylvania-class battleship of the United States Navy sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
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E.
BB-36
BB-36 is the hull classification symbol for USS Nevada, a U.S. Navy battleship notable for its service during both World Wars and survival of the Pearl Harbor attack.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anti-ship missile variant
ⓘ
ship-launched missile ⓘ |
| abbreviationMeaning | MM stands for Mer-Mer (sea-sea) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| deployment |
patrol boats
ⓘ
surface combatants ⓘ |
| designedFor | engaging surface vessels ⓘ |
| familyVariantOf |
Exocet anti-ship missile
ⓘ
surface form:
Exocet AM39
Exocet anti-ship missile ⓘ
surface form:
Exocet MM40
Exocet anti-ship missile ⓘ
surface form:
Exocet SM39
|
| flightProfile | sea-skimming ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem |
active radar homing
ⓘ
inertial guidance ⓘ |
| launchContainer | box launcher ⓘ |
| launchPlatform | surface ships ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Aérospatiale
ⓘ
MBDA France ⓘ
surface form:
MBDA
|
| notableUse | sinking of HMS Sheffield (by Exocet family missile) ⓘ |
| originLanguageName | Mer-Mer 38 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Exocet anti-ship missile
ⓘ
surface form:
Exocet missile family
|
| propulsion | solid-fuel rocket motor ⓘ |
| range | approximately 42 km ⓘ |
| role | sea-skimming anti-ship attack ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | early 1970s ⓘ |
| speed | subsonic ⓘ |
| status | largely superseded by MM40 variants ⓘ |
| targetType | surface ships ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Argentine Navy
ⓘ
French Navy ⓘ Royal Navy (Argentina’s opponents as target, not operator) ⓘ various export navies ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | Falklands War ⓘ |
| warheadDetonation |
delay fuze option
ⓘ
impact fuze ⓘ |
| warheadType |
high-explosive fragmentation
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semi-armour-piercing ⓘ |
| warheadWeight | 165 kg ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: MM38 Description of subject: MM38 is a ship-launched variant of the French-made Exocet anti-ship missile, designed for engaging surface vessels at sea.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Exocet