HMS Bedouin
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HMS Bedouin was a Royal Navy destroyer of World War II that served in various escort and combat operations before being sunk during the Arctic convoys.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| HMS Bedouin canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2489668 — 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 Bedouin Context triple: [Tribal-class destroyer (1936 design), hasShip, HMS Bedouin]
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A.
HMS Nubian
HMS Nubian was a Royal Navy destroyer of the interwar Tribal class that saw extensive service during the Second World War.
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B.
HMS Eskimo
HMS Eskimo was a Royal Navy destroyer that saw extensive service during the Second World War, including major operations in the Arctic, Mediterranean, and Normandy landings.
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C.
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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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.
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.
- 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 Bedouin Target entity description: HMS Bedouin was a Royal Navy destroyer of World War II that served in various escort and combat operations before being sunk during the Arctic convoys.
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A.
HMS Nubian
HMS Nubian was a Royal Navy destroyer of the interwar Tribal class that saw extensive service during the Second World War.
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B.
HMS Eskimo
HMS Eskimo was a Royal Navy destroyer that saw extensive service during the Second World War, including major operations in the Arctic, Mediterranean, and Normandy landings.
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C.
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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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.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy destroyer
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Tribal-class destroyer ⓘ |
| armament |
1 × quadruple 2-pounder "pom-pom" AA mount
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1 × quadruple 21-inch torpedo tube mount ⓘ 4 × 0.5-inch machine guns in quad mounts ⓘ 8 × 4.7-inch (120 mm) guns in four twin mounts ⓘ depth charges ⓘ |
| beam | 36 ft 6 in ⓘ |
| builder | Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking |
air attack
ⓘ
bombs from Italian aircraft ⓘ |
| class |
Tribal-class destroyer (1936 design)
ⓘ
surface form:
Tribal class
|
| commissioned | 1938-03-15 ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| convoyAtTimeOfLoss |
Convoy PQ 17
ⓘ
surface form:
Arctic convoy PQ 17
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | 190 ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1942-06-15 ⓘ |
| displacementDeepLoad | 2519 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | 1891 long tons ⓘ |
| draught | 11 ft 3 in ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in action ⓘ |
| hullNumber | F67 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1936-10-13 ⓘ |
| launched | 1937-12-21 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | 377 ft ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 36 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Bedouin communities
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surface form:
Bedouin people
|
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Arctic convoys to the Soviet Union
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Malta relief convoy of August 1942 ⓘ
surface form:
Malta convoys
Operation Weserübung ⓘ
surface form:
Norwegian Campaign
|
| partOf |
Tribal-class destroyer (1936 design)
ⓘ
surface form:
Tribal-class destroyers (1936) of the Royal Navy
|
| pennantNumber |
F67
ⓘ
G67 ⓘ |
| placeOfSinking | Arctic Ocean ⓘ |
| powerOutput | 44000 shp ⓘ |
| propulsion |
2 Parsons geared steam turbines
ⓘ
2 shafts ⓘ 3 Admiralty three-drum boilers ⓘ |
| range | 5700 nautical miles at 15 knots ⓘ |
| role |
convoy escort
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fleet screening ⓘ surface combat operations ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | late 1930s ⓘ |
| shipyard |
Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
ⓘ
surface form:
Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company, Greenock
|
| theatreOfOperations |
Arctic Ocean
ⓘ
Home Fleet ⓘ Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMS Bedouin Description of subject: HMS Bedouin was a Royal Navy destroyer of World War II that served in various escort and combat operations before being sunk during the Arctic convoys.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.