HMS Hermione
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HMS Hermione was a British Royal Navy Dido-class light cruiser that served in the Mediterranean during World War II before being sunk by a German U-boat in 1942.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| HMS Hermione canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3614077 — 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 Hermione Context triple: [Operation Substance, includedShip, HMS Hermione]
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A.
HMS Hero
HMS Hero was a Royal Navy destroyer that served during World War II, taking part in several Mediterranean operations and convoy escorts.
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B.
HMS Calliope
HMS Calliope is a Royal Naval Reserve training centre and shore establishment located on the River Tyne in Gateshead, England.
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C.
HMS Captain
HMS Captain was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line in the Royal Navy, notable for serving as Admiral Horatio Nelson’s flagship during the Battle of Cape St Vincent in 1797.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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 Hermione Target entity description: HMS Hermione was a British Royal Navy Dido-class light cruiser that served in the Mediterranean during World War II before being sunk by a German U-boat in 1942.
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A.
HMS Hero
HMS Hero was a Royal Navy destroyer that served during World War II, taking part in several Mediterranean operations and convoy escorts.
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B.
HMS Calliope
HMS Calliope is a Royal Naval Reserve training centre and shore establishment located on the River Tyne in Gateshead, England.
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C.
HMS Captain
HMS Captain was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line in the Royal Navy, notable for serving as Admiral Horatio Nelson’s flagship during the Battle of Cape St Vincent in 1797.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dido-class light cruiser
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Royal Navy warship ⓘ |
| alliance | Allies of World War II ⓘ |
| armamentType |
anti-aircraft guns
ⓘ
naval guns ⓘ torpedoes ⓘ |
| belligerent | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Dido class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| conflictSide | Allied naval forces ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedFor | fleet air defense ⓘ |
| enemy | Nazi Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enemyUnitType | U-boat ⓘ |
| era | World War II era ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in action ⓘ |
| hasHullMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| lostIn | Battle of the Mediterranean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Hermione (mythological figure) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navy | British Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | torpedoed and sunk by German U-boat in 1942 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Mediterranean convoy operations
ⓘ
escort of Malta convoys ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Navy cruiser force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
anti-aircraft defense
ⓘ
convoy escort ⓘ fleet screening ⓘ |
| service | Mediterranean Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| shipClassRole | anti-aircraft cruiser ⓘ |
| shipType | light cruiser ⓘ |
| sinkingCause | torpedo ⓘ |
| sinkingDate | 1942 ⓘ |
| sinkingLocation |
Mediterranean Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
off the coast of North Africa ⓘ |
| status | wreck ⓘ |
| sunkBy | German submarine U-205 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatre | Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| usedBy | British Mediterranean Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | naval warfare ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMS Hermione Description of subject: HMS Hermione was a British Royal Navy Dido-class light cruiser that served in the Mediterranean during World War II before being sunk by a German U-boat in 1942.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.