HMS Irresistible
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HMS Irresistible was a British pre-dreadnought battleship of the Royal Navy that served in the early 20th century and was lost during the Gallipoli campaign in World War I.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| HMS Irresistible canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3726961 — 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 Irresistible Context triple: [Dardanelles naval operations, involvedVessel, HMS Irresistible]
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A.
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.
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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 Audacious
HMS Audacious is a nuclear-powered attack submarine of the Royal Navy’s Astute class, designed for stealth, intelligence gathering, and precision strike capabilities.
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D.
HMS Lion
HMS Lion was a British Royal Navy battlecruiser of the early 20th century that served as a flagship and saw major action during World War I, including at the Battle of Jutland.
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E.
HMS Agincourt
HMS Agincourt is a Royal Navy nuclear-powered attack submarine of the Astute class, designed for stealthy intelligence gathering, anti-ship and anti-submarine warfare, and precision land-attack missions.
- 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 Irresistible Target entity description: HMS Irresistible was a British pre-dreadnought battleship of the Royal Navy that served in the early 20th century and was lost during the Gallipoli campaign in World War I.
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A.
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.
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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 Audacious
HMS Audacious is a nuclear-powered attack submarine of the Royal Navy’s Astute class, designed for stealth, intelligence gathering, and precision strike capabilities.
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D.
HMS Lion
HMS Lion was a British Royal Navy battlecruiser of the early 20th century that served as a flagship and saw major action during World War I, including at the Battle of Jutland.
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E.
HMS Agincourt
HMS Agincourt is a Royal Navy nuclear-powered attack submarine of the Astute class, designed for stealthy intelligence gathering, anti-ship and anti-submarine warfare, and precision land-attack missions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy warship
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pre-dreadnought battleship ⓘ |
| armament |
12 × 6-inch (152 mm) guns
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16 × 12-pounder (76 mm) guns ⓘ 4 × 12-inch (305 mm) guns in twin turrets ⓘ 4 × 18-inch (450 mm) torpedo tubes ⓘ 6 × 3-pounder guns ⓘ |
| armour |
10-inch turret armour
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2–3 inch deck armour ⓘ 9-inch belt armour ⓘ |
| beam | 75 feet ⓘ |
| builder | Chatham Dockyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking | mine ⓘ |
| commissioned | February 1902 ⓘ |
| completed | February 1902 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 780 officers and men ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 18 March 1915 ⓘ |
| displacement |
15100 long tons (normal)
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15800 long tons (full load) ⓘ |
| draught | 25 feet ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| fate | sunk ⓘ |
| laidDown | 11 April 1898 ⓘ |
| launched | 15 December 1898 ⓘ |
| length | 411 feet ⓘ |
| locationOfWreck | Dardanelles, near Gallipoli peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | the quality of being irresistible ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
naval operations of the Gallipoli campaign
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operations in the Dardanelles ⓘ |
| partOf | British Mediterranean Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | not commonly used (pre-WWI era) ⓘ |
| placeBuilt | Chatham, Kent, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerOutput | 15000 indicated horsepower ⓘ |
| propulsion |
2 triple-expansion steam engines
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20 Belleville boilers ⓘ |
| range | 5000 nautical miles at 10 knots ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Atlantic Fleet
NERFINISHED
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Channel Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ Mediterranean Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipClass | Formidable-class battleship NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipType | pre-dreadnought battleship ⓘ |
| status | wreck ⓘ |
| sunkDuring |
First World War
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Gallipoli campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkIn | Dardanelles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topSpeed | 18 knots ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMS Irresistible Description of subject: HMS Irresistible was a British pre-dreadnought battleship of the Royal Navy that served in the early 20th century and was lost during the Gallipoli campaign in World War I.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.