HMS Galatea (71)
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HMS Galatea (71) was a Royal Navy light cruiser that served during the early years of World War II, participating in Mediterranean operations before being sunk in 1941.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| HMS Galatea (71) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2448781 — 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 Galatea (71) Context triple: [Arethusa class (1930s), ship, HMS Galatea (71)]
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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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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 Electra
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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D.
HMS Confiance
HMS Confiance was a large British frigate that served as the flagship of the British squadron during the War of 1812’s pivotal Battle of Plattsburgh on Lake Champlain.
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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 Galatea (71) Target entity description: HMS Galatea (71) was a Royal Navy light cruiser that served during the early years of World War II, participating in Mediterranean operations before being sunk in 1941.
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A.
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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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 Electra
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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D.
HMS Confiance
HMS Confiance was a large British frigate that served as the flagship of the British squadron during the War of 1812’s pivotal Battle of Plattsburgh on Lake Champlain.
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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 (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arethusa-class light cruiser
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Royal Navy cruiser ⓘ World War II ship ⓘ |
| armament |
4-inch anti-aircraft guns
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6-inch guns ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| attacker | German submarine U-557 ⓘ |
| builder | Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company ⓘ |
| casualties | significant loss of life ⓘ |
| category |
1934 ships
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Arethusa-class cruisers of the Royal Navy ⓘ Ships sunk by German submarines in World War II ⓘ World War II cruisers of the United Kingdom ⓘ World War II shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking | torpedoed by German submarine ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1935 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewType | Royal Navy personnel ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 15 December 1941 ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 5,200 tons standard ⓘ |
| era |
World War II era
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interwar period ⓘ |
| fate | sunk ⓘ |
| fleet | Mediterranean Fleet ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1933 ⓘ |
| launched | 1934 ⓘ |
| locationRelativeToLand | off Alexandria, Egypt ⓘ |
| maxSpeed | approximately 32 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Galatea from Greek mythology
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surface form:
Galatea (mythology)
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| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of the Mediterranean
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surface form:
Malta convoy operations
Mediterranean operations in World War II ⓘ operations off Crete ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | 71 ⓘ |
| placeOfSinking | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| role | light cruiser ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1935 ⓘ |
| shipClass | Arethusa-class cruiser ⓘ |
| shipyard | Greenock ⓘ |
| theatre |
Atlantic Ocean
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Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMS Galatea (71) Description of subject: HMS Galatea (71) was a Royal Navy light cruiser that served during the early years of World War II, participating in Mediterranean operations before being sunk in 1941.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.