HMS Nelson
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HMS Nelson was a British Royal Navy battleship of the interwar Nelson class that served prominently during World War II, including in major Mediterranean convoy operations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMS Nelson canonical | 6 |
| HMS Nelson (28) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2841265 — 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 Context triple: [Operation Pedestal, notableShip, HMS Nelson]
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A.
HMS Warspite
HMS Warspite was a renowned British Royal Navy battleship celebrated for its distinguished combat service in both World Wars.
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B.
HMS Invincible
HMS Invincible was a pioneering British battlecruiser of the early 20th century, best known for her dramatic loss during World War I at the Battle of Jutland.
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C.
HMS Glorious
HMS Glorious was a British Royal Navy aircraft carrier, originally built as a battlecruiser, that served during the interwar period and early World War II before being sunk in 1940.
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D.
HMS Achilles
HMS Achilles was a Royal Navy Leander-class light cruiser best known for its role in the Battle of the River Plate during World War II.
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E.
HMS Indefatigable
HMS Indefatigable was a British battlecruiser of the early 20th century Royal Navy, best known for her catastrophic loss during the First World War.
- 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 Target entity description: HMS Nelson was a British Royal Navy battleship of the interwar Nelson class that served prominently during World War II, including in major Mediterranean convoy operations.
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A.
HMS Warspite
HMS Warspite was a renowned British Royal Navy battleship celebrated for its distinguished combat service in both World Wars.
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B.
HMS Invincible
HMS Invincible was a pioneering British battlecruiser of the early 20th century, best known for her dramatic loss during World War I at the Battle of Jutland.
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C.
HMS Glorious
HMS Glorious was a British Royal Navy aircraft carrier, originally built as a battlecruiser, that served during the interwar period and early World War II before being sunk in 1940.
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D.
HMS Achilles
HMS Achilles was a Royal Navy Leander-class light cruiser best known for its role in the Battle of the River Plate during World War II.
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E.
HMS Indefatigable
HMS Indefatigable was a British battlecruiser of the early 20th century Royal Navy, best known for her catastrophic loss during the First World War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy warship
ⓘ
battleship ⓘ |
| armamentAA |
2-pounder "pom-pom" guns
ⓘ
4.7-inch anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| armamentMain | 9 × 16-inch guns in three triple turrets ⓘ |
| armamentSecondary | 12 × 6-inch guns ⓘ |
| armourBelt | 356 mm ⓘ |
| armourDeck | 159 mm ⓘ |
| armourTurrets | 406 mm ⓘ |
| awarded |
battle honours for Atlantic
ⓘ
battle honours for Mediterranean ⓘ battle honours for Normandy ⓘ |
| beam | 32.3 metres ⓘ |
| builder | Armstrong Whitworth ⓘ |
| builtAt | Newcastle upon Tyne ⓘ |
| class | Nelson-class battleship ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1927-08-15 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 1300 ⓘ |
| damagedBy |
naval mine
ⓘ
torpedo ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1947-02-20 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | 38100 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | 33950 long tons ⓘ |
| draught | 9.5 metres ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| fate | scrapped ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1922-12-28 ⓘ |
| launched | 1925-09-03 ⓘ |
| length | 216.4 metres ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 23 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Horatio Nelson ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Allied invasion of Sicily
ⓘ
Allied landings at Salerno ⓘ Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ
surface form:
Malta convoys
Battle of Normandy ⓘ
surface form:
Normandy landings
Operation Weserübung ⓘ
surface form:
Norwegian Campaign
Operation Halberd ⓘ Operation Torch ⓘ |
| partOf | Nelson-class battleship ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | 28 ⓘ |
| powerOutput | 45000 shaft horsepower ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| range | 14000 nautical miles at 16 knots ⓘ |
| role |
convoy escort
ⓘ
fleet flagship ⓘ |
| scrapped | 1949 ⓘ |
| scrappedAt | Inverkeithing ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Indian Ocean ⓘ Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMS Nelson Description of subject: HMS Nelson was a British Royal Navy battleship of the interwar Nelson class that served prominently during World War II, including in major Mediterranean convoy operations.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
HMS Nelson
this entity surface form:
HMS Nelson (28)
subject surface form:
HMS Rodney