HMS Afridi
E302094
HMS Afridi was a Royal Navy Tribal-class destroyer that served prominently in the early years of World War II before being sunk during the Norwegian Campaign in 1940.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| HMS Afridi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2489658 — 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 Afridi Context triple: [Tribal-class destroyer (1936 design), hasShip, HMS Afridi]
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A.
HMS Rawalpindi
HMS Rawalpindi was a British armed merchant cruiser in World War II, famed for her doomed but courageous stand against vastly superior German battleships.
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B.
HMS Sikh
HMS Sikh was a British Tribal-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that served prominently during the early years of World War II.
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C.
HMS Zulu
HMS Zulu was a Tribal-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that served during the Second World War, noted for its operations in the Mediterranean and Arctic waters.
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D.
HMS Fox
HMS Fox was a British Royal Navy warship that was captured by the American frigate USS Hancock during the American Revolutionary War.
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E.
HMS Drake
HMS Drake was a British Royal Navy warship that served during the Age of Sail and was notable enough to be captured and taken into service by the United States as USS Ranger.
- 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 Afridi Target entity description: HMS Afridi was a Royal Navy Tribal-class destroyer that served prominently in the early years of World War II before being sunk during the Norwegian Campaign in 1940.
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A.
HMS Rawalpindi
HMS Rawalpindi was a British armed merchant cruiser in World War II, famed for her doomed but courageous stand against vastly superior German battleships.
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B.
HMS Sikh
HMS Sikh was a British Tribal-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that served prominently during the early years of World War II.
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C.
HMS Zulu
HMS Zulu was a Tribal-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that served during the Second World War, noted for its operations in the Mediterranean and Arctic waters.
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D.
HMS Fox
HMS Fox was a British Royal Navy warship that was captured by the American frigate USS Hancock during the American Revolutionary War.
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E.
HMS Drake
HMS Drake was a British armoured cruiser of the Royal Navy, launched in the early 20th century and serving prominently before and during World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy warship
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Tribal-class destroyer ⓘ |
| armament |
1 × quadruple 2-pounder "pom-pom" AA mount
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4 × 0.5-inch machine guns in two quadruple mounts ⓘ 4 × 21-inch torpedo tubes in a quadruple mount ⓘ 8 × 4.7-inch (120 mm) guns in four twin mounts ⓘ depth charges ⓘ |
| beam | 36 ft 6 in ⓘ |
| builder |
Vickers-Armstrongs
ⓘ
surface form:
Vickers-Armstrongs, Newcastle upon Tyne
|
| causeOfSinking | German air attack ⓘ |
| class |
Tribal-class destroyers
ⓘ
surface form:
Tribal-class destroyer
|
| commissionedDate | 1938-05-03 ⓘ |
| conflict |
Operation Weserübung
ⓘ
surface form:
Norwegian Campaign
World War II ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 190 officers and ratings ⓘ |
| displacementDeepLoad | approximately 2519 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 1850 long tons ⓘ |
| draught | 11 ft 3 in ⓘ |
| fate | Sunk in action during the Norwegian Campaign ⓘ |
| laidDownBy | Vickers-Armstrongs ⓘ |
| laidDownDate | 1936-06-08 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1937-04-08 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | 377 ft ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 36 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Afridi tribe ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Evacuation operations during the Norwegian Campaign in 1940 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | F07 ⓘ |
| propellers | 2 shafts ⓘ |
| propulsion |
3 Admiralty three-drum boilers
ⓘ
Steam turbines ⓘ |
| range | 5700 nautical miles at 15 knots ⓘ |
| role |
Escort duties
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Fleet destroyer ⓘ Support of amphibious operations ⓘ |
| serviceEndYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| serviceEntryPeriod |
Early World War II
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Interwar period ⓘ |
| serviceStartYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| shaftHorsepower | 44000 shp ⓘ |
| shipyard |
Armstrong Whitworth
ⓘ
surface form:
Vickers-Armstrongs High Walker yard
|
| sinkingDate | 1940-05-03 ⓘ |
| sinkingPlace | Off Namsos, Norway ⓘ |
| sunkBy |
Luftwaffe bombers
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surface form:
Luftwaffe dive bombers
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| theatreOfOperations |
North Sea
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Norwegian waters ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMS Afridi Description of subject: HMS Afridi was a Royal Navy Tribal-class destroyer that served prominently in the early years of World War II before being sunk during the Norwegian Campaign in 1940.
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