HMS Royal Sovereign
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HMS Royal Sovereign was a British Royal Navy Revenge-class battleship that served prominently during both World Wars, particularly in Mediterranean operations against the Italian fleet.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| HMS Royal Sovereign canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3527079 — 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 Royal Sovereign Context triple: [Battle of Calabria, shipInvolved, HMS Royal Sovereign]
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A.
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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B.
HMS Royal George
HMS Royal George was a prominent 18th-century Royal Navy ship of the line, best known as Admiral Edward Hawke’s flagship during major naval engagements such as the Battle of Quiberon Bay.
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C.
HMS Jupiter
HMS Jupiter was a British J-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that served in World War II and was lost during operations in the Pacific.
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D.
HMS Iron Duke
HMS Iron Duke was a British Iron Duke-class battleship that served as Admiral Sir John Jellicoe’s flagship at the Battle of Jutland during World War I.
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E.
HMS Victory
HMS Victory is a historic Royal Navy warship best known as Admiral Horatio Nelson’s flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar and now preserved as a museum ship in Portsmouth, England.
- 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 Royal Sovereign Target entity description: HMS Royal Sovereign was a British Royal Navy Revenge-class battleship that served prominently during both World Wars, particularly in Mediterranean operations against the Italian fleet.
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A.
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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B.
HMS Royal George
HMS Royal George was a prominent 18th-century Royal Navy ship of the line, best known as Admiral Edward Hawke’s flagship during major naval engagements such as the Battle of Quiberon Bay.
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C.
HMS Jupiter
HMS Jupiter was a British J-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that served in World War II and was lost during operations in the Pacific.
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D.
HMS Iron Duke
HMS Iron Duke was a British Iron Duke-class battleship that served as Admiral Sir John Jellicoe’s flagship at the Battle of Jutland during World War I.
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E.
HMS Victory
HMS Victory is a historic Royal Navy warship best known as Admiral Horatio Nelson’s flagship at the Battle of Trafalgar and now preserved as a museum ship in Portsmouth, England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Revenge-class battleship
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Royal Navy battleship ⓘ |
| armament |
14 × 6-inch (152 mm) guns
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8 × 15-inch (381 mm) guns in 4 twin turrets ⓘ anti-aircraft guns (various calibres, refitted over time) ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| armour |
belt armour up to 13 inches thick
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deck armour up to 4 inches thick ⓘ turret armour up to 13 inches thick ⓘ |
| beam | 27.6 metres ⓘ |
| builder | Portsmouth Dockyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Revenge class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | May 1916 ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
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World War II ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 1,000 officers and ratings ⓘ |
| displacement |
approximately 28,000 long tons (standard)
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approximately 31,000 long tons (deep load) ⓘ |
| draught | 9.3 metres ⓘ |
| fate | scrapped ⓘ |
| flag | White Ensign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDown | 15 January 1914 ⓘ |
| launched | 29 April 1915 ⓘ |
| length | 189.8 metres ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 21 knots ⓘ |
| nameInSovietService | Arkhangelsk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | designed as a slower, more economical battleship compared to Queen Elizabeth class ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Atlantic convoy escort duties in World War II
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Mediterranean operations against the Italian fleet ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | 05 ⓘ |
| powerOutput | about 40,000 shaft horsepower ⓘ |
| propulsion |
coal- and oil-fired boilers
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| range | about 7,000 nautical miles at 10 knots ⓘ |
| returnDate | 1949 ⓘ |
| returnedTo | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scrappedIn | 1950 ⓘ |
| serviceEntryDuring | late stages of the Battle of Jutland era (too late to participate) ⓘ |
| sisterShip |
HMS Ramillies
NERFINISHED
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HMS Resolution NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Revenge NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Royal Oak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations |
Indian Ocean
NERFINISHED
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Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ North Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transferDate | 1944 ⓘ |
| transferredTo | Soviet Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: HMS Royal Sovereign Description of subject: HMS Royal Sovereign was a British Royal Navy Revenge-class battleship that served prominently during both World Wars, particularly in Mediterranean operations against the Italian fleet.
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