HMS Centurion
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HMS Centurion was a British King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy that served during World War I and later as a target and decoy ship in World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| HMS Centurion canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T277728 — 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 Centurion Context triple: [Lord Jellicoe, notableCommand, HMS Centurion]
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A.
HMS Intrepid
HMS Intrepid was a British Royal Navy destroyer that served during the early years of World War II, notably participating in operations against German naval forces.
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B.
HMS Ivanhoe
HMS Ivanhoe was a British Royal Navy I-class destroyer that served during the early years of World War II, notably participating in operations such as the Altmark Incident.
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C.
HMS Arethusa
HMS Arethusa was a British Royal Navy light cruiser that served prominently during the early years of World War II, including North Sea operations and convoy escort duties.
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D.
HMS Cossack
HMS Cossack was a British Royal Navy destroyer best known for its daring 1940 boarding of the German tanker Altmark in Norwegian waters to free hundreds of Allied prisoners.
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E.
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.
- 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 Centurion Target entity description: HMS Centurion was a British King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy that served during World War I and later as a target and decoy ship in World War II.
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A.
HMS Intrepid
HMS Intrepid was a British Royal Navy destroyer that served during the early years of World War II, notably participating in operations against German naval forces.
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B.
HMS Ivanhoe
HMS Ivanhoe was a British Royal Navy I-class destroyer that served during the early years of World War II, notably participating in operations such as the Altmark Incident.
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C.
HMS Arethusa
HMS Arethusa was a British Royal Navy light cruiser that served prominently during the early years of World War II, including North Sea operations and convoy escort duties.
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D.
HMS Cossack
HMS Cossack was a British Royal Navy destroyer best known for its daring 1940 boarding of the German tanker Altmark in Norwegian waters to free hundreds of Allied prisoners.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
King George V-class battleship
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Royal Navy warship ⓘ |
| armament |
10 × 13.5-inch guns
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secondary 4-inch guns ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| armour | belt armour up to about 12 inches ⓘ |
| assignedTo |
Grand Fleet
ⓘ
Home Fleet ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Jutland ⓘ |
| builder |
HMNB Devonport
ⓘ
surface form:
HM Dockyard Devonport
|
| class | King George V class ⓘ |
| completed | 1913 ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
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World War II ⓘ |
| convertedTo |
decoy ship
ⓘ
target ship ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | approximately 900–1,100 officers and men ⓘ |
| decommissioned | interwar period ⓘ |
| design | super-dreadnought battleship ⓘ |
| displacement | about 23,000 long tons (standard) ⓘ |
| era | Dreadnought era ⓘ |
| fate | broken up for scrap ⓘ |
| followedBy | Iron Duke-class battleship ⓘ |
| launched | 1911 ⓘ |
| length | about 597 feet ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Centurion (Roman officer) ⓘ |
| navalEnsign | White Ensign ⓘ |
| notableFeature | main battery of 13.5-inch guns in five twin turrets ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | Grand Fleet ⓘ |
| precededBy | Orion-class battleship ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
battleship
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decoy ship ⓘ target ship ⓘ |
| scrapped | post-World War II ⓘ |
| service |
saw active service in World War I
ⓘ
served in non-combat roles in World War II ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | pre-World War I ⓘ |
| speed | about 21 knots ⓘ |
| theatre | North Sea ⓘ |
| usedAs |
decoy for more modern capital ships
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dummy battleship ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMS Centurion Description of subject: HMS Centurion was a British King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy that served during World War I and later as a target and decoy ship in World War II.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.