HMS Black Prince (1861)
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HMS Black Prince (1861) was a British Royal Navy ironclad warship, one of the world’s first ocean-going armored battleships and a near-identical counterpart to HMS Warrior.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| HMS Black Prince (1861) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3131078 — 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 Black Prince (1861) Context triple: [HMS Warrior (1860), sisterShip, HMS Black Prince (1861)]
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A.
HMS Kimberley
HMS Kimberley was a British K-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that saw extensive service during the Second World War, particularly in the Mediterranean and North African campaigns.
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B.
HMS Cyane
HMS Cyane was a British Royal Navy frigate best known for being captured by the American warship USS Constitution during the War of 1812.
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C.
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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D.
HMS Levant
HMS Levant was a British Royal Navy warship of the Age of Sail, best known as one of the vessels captured by the American frigate USS Constitution during the War of 1812.
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E.
HMS Tartar
HMS Tartar was a Royal Navy Tribal-class destroyer that saw extensive service during the Second World War, including operations in the Arctic, Atlantic, and Mediterranean.
- 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 Black Prince (1861) Target entity description: HMS Black Prince (1861) was a British Royal Navy ironclad warship, one of the world’s first ocean-going armored battleships and a near-identical counterpart to HMS Warrior.
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A.
HMS Kimberley
HMS Kimberley was a British K-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that saw extensive service during the Second World War, particularly in the Mediterranean and North African campaigns.
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B.
HMS Cyane
HMS Cyane was a British Royal Navy frigate best known for being captured by the American warship USS Constitution during the War of 1812.
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C.
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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D.
HMS Levant
HMS Levant was a British Royal Navy warship of the Age of Sail, best known as one of the vessels captured by the American frigate USS Constitution during the War of 1812.
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E.
HMS Tartar
HMS Tartar was a Royal Navy Tribal-class destroyer that saw extensive service during the Second World War, including operations in the Arctic, Atlantic, and Mediterranean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
armoured frigate
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ironclad warship ⓘ screw frigate ⓘ steam-powered warship ⓘ |
| armament |
10 × 110-pounder Armstrong breech-loading guns
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4 × 40-pounder Armstrong guns ⓘ originally 26 × 68-pounder smoothbore guns ⓘ |
| armourBacking | 18 inches of teak ⓘ |
| armourBeltThickness | 4.5 inches ⓘ |
| armourCoverage | central portion of hull along waterline ⓘ |
| armourMaterial | wrought iron ⓘ |
| beam | 58 feet 4 inches ⓘ |
| builder |
Napier & Son
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surface form:
Napier and Sons
|
| commissioned | September 1862 ⓘ |
| completed | September 1862 ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | iron hull with wooden backing for armour ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 707 officers and men ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1896 ⓘ |
| displacement | 9210 long tons ⓘ |
| draught | 26 feet ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| flagshipOf | Channel Fleet (periods in the 1860s) ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | iron ⓘ |
| indicatedHorsepower | approximately 5400 ihp ⓘ |
| laidDown | 12 October 1859 ⓘ |
| laterArmament | mixed rifled muzzle-loading and breech-loading guns ⓘ |
| laterUse | training ship ⓘ |
| launched | 27 February 1861 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | 420 feet ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Edward the Black Prince
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surface form:
Edward, the Black Prince
|
| notableFeature |
among the world’s first ocean-going armoured battleships
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near-identical design to HMS Warrior ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | none (pre-pennant era) ⓘ |
| propulsion |
10 coal-fired rectangular boilers
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single horizontal trunk steam engine ⓘ single screw propeller ⓘ |
| range | approximately 2100 nautical miles at 11 knots ⓘ |
| rigType | full-rigged ship ⓘ |
| role |
first-generation ocean-going armoured warship
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fleet flagship at various times ⓘ |
| sailPlan | ship-rigged with three masts ⓘ |
| shipClass | Warrior-class ironclad ⓘ |
| shipyard | Govan, River Clyde, Scotland ⓘ |
| sisterShip |
HMS Warrior (1860)
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surface form:
HMS Warrior
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| soldForScrap | 1903 ⓘ |
| stationedAt |
Channel Fleet
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Coastguard service ⓘ |
| topSpeed | about 13.5 knots ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMS Black Prince (1861) Description of subject: HMS Black Prince (1861) was a British Royal Navy ironclad warship, one of the world’s first ocean-going armored battleships and a near-identical counterpart to HMS Warrior.
Referenced by (1)
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