HMS Nelson (damaged by torpedo)
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HMS Nelson was a British Royal Navy battleship of the interwar and World War II era, known for her distinctive forward-mounted main armament and extensive service in Atlantic and Mediterranean operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| HMS Nelson (damaged by torpedo) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2917041 — 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 Nelson (damaged by torpedo) Context triple: [Operation Halberd, shipLost, HMS Nelson (damaged by torpedo)]
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HMS Royal Oak
HMS Royal Oak was a 100-gun English Royal Navy ship of the line from the 17th century that gained historical note for her role and loss during major Anglo-Dutch naval conflicts.
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B.
HMS Repulse
HMS Repulse was a British Renown-class battlecruiser of the Royal Navy that served in both World Wars and was sunk by Japanese aircraft off Malaya in December 1941.
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C.
HMS Exeter
HMS Exeter was a Royal Navy York-class heavy cruiser best known for its role in World War II, including its participation in the Battle of the River Plate against the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee.
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D.
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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E.
British battlecruiser HMS Hood
The British battlecruiser HMS Hood was the Royal Navy’s largest and most famous warship of its time, renowned as the “Mighty Hood” until its dramatic sinking by the German battleship Bismarck in 1941.
- 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 Nelson (damaged by torpedo) Target entity description: HMS Nelson was a British Royal Navy battleship of the interwar and World War II era, known for her distinctive forward-mounted main armament and extensive service in Atlantic and Mediterranean operations.
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A.
HMS Royal Oak
HMS Royal Oak was a 100-gun English Royal Navy ship of the line from the 17th century that gained historical note for her role and loss during major Anglo-Dutch naval conflicts.
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B.
HMS Repulse
HMS Repulse was a British Renown-class battlecruiser of the Royal Navy that served in both World Wars and was sunk by Japanese aircraft off Malaya in December 1941.
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C.
HMS Exeter
HMS Exeter was a Royal Navy York-class heavy cruiser best known for its role in World War II, including its participation in the Battle of the River Plate against the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee.
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D.
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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E.
British battlecruiser HMS Hood
The British battlecruiser HMS Hood was the Royal Navy’s largest and most famous warship of its time, renowned as the “Mighty Hood” until its dramatic sinking by the German battleship Bismarck in 1941.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy ship
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battleship ⓘ capital ship ⓘ |
| armament |
12 × 6-inch (152 mm) guns
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9 × 16-inch (406 mm) guns in three triple turrets ⓘ anti-aircraft guns ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| armour |
armoured deck
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armoured turrets ⓘ belt up to 14 inches ⓘ |
| awarded | battle honours ⓘ |
| beam | 32.3 metres ⓘ |
| builder | Armstrong Whitworth ⓘ |
| category |
HMS Nelson
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surface form:
HMS Nelson (28)
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| commissioned | 1927-08-15 ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | ~1300 officers and men (wartime) ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1947-02-20 ⓘ |
| designConstraint |
Washington Naval Conference
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surface form:
Washington Naval Treaty
|
| displacement |
33950 long tons (standard)
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~38000 long tons (full load) ⓘ |
| draught | 9.5 metres (deep load) ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
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interwar period ⓘ |
| fate | scrapped ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1922-12-28 ⓘ |
| launched | 1925-09-03 ⓘ |
| length | 216.4 metres ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 23 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Horatio Nelson ⓘ |
| notableFeature | all main battery turrets mounted forward of the superstructure ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Allied landings in Italy
ⓘ
Allied invasion of Sicily ⓘ
surface form:
Allied landings in Sicily
Malta relief convoy of August 1942 ⓘ
surface form:
Malta convoys
Operation Overlord ⓘ
surface form:
Normandy landings
Operation Weserübung ⓘ
surface form:
Norwegian Campaign
Operation Torch ⓘ |
| powerOutput | 45000 shp ⓘ |
| propulsion |
3 shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| range | 7000 nautical miles at 16 knots ⓘ |
| repairedAt | Rosyth ⓘ |
| role | fleet flagship ⓘ |
| scrappedIn | 1950 ⓘ |
| servedAsFlagshipOf | Home Fleet ⓘ |
| shipClass | Nelson-class battleship ⓘ |
| shipyard | Newcastle upon Tyne ⓘ |
| sisterShip | HMS Rodney ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations |
Atlantic Ocean
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Indian Ocean ⓘ Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| torpedoDamageEffect |
reduced speed
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required extensive repairs ⓘ severe structural damage ⓘ |
| torpedoDamageLocation | near bow ⓘ |
| torpedoed | 1941-09-27 ⓘ |
| torpedoedBy | Italian aircraft ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMS Nelson (damaged by torpedo) Description of subject: HMS Nelson was a British Royal Navy battleship of the interwar and World War II era, known for her distinctive forward-mounted main armament and extensive service in Atlantic and Mediterranean operations.
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