Tribal-class destroyer (1936 design)
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The Tribal-class destroyer (1936 design) was a class of large, heavily armed British destroyers built for the Royal Navy in the late 1930s, noted for their powerful gun armament and extensive service during the Second World War.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tribal class | 4 |
| Tribal-class destroyer | 1 |
| Tribal-class destroyer (1936 design) canonical | 1 |
| Tribal-class destroyers (1936) of the Royal Navy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T411430 — 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.
Target entity: Tribal-class destroyer (1936 design) Context triple: [HMS Cossack, class, Tribal-class destroyer (1936 design)]
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Benson-class destroyer
The Benson-class destroyer was a World War II–era class of U.S. Navy destroyers known for their improved anti-aircraft armament, speed, and versatility in escort and fleet operations.
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Sims-class destroyers
Sims-class destroyers were a group of U.S. Navy warships built just before World War II that featured improved machinery and armament over earlier destroyer classes and saw extensive wartime service.
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C.
Type 42 destroyer
The Type 42 destroyer was a class of Royal Navy guided-missile destroyers designed primarily for anti-air warfare, notably serving in front-line roles during the late Cold War era.
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D.
Amagi-class battlecruiser
The Amagi-class battlecruiser was a planned class of fast capital ships for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the early 20th century, whose members were ultimately cancelled or converted following the Washington Naval Treaty and the Great Kantō earthquake.
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heavy cruiser Mikuma
The heavy cruiser Mikuma was an Imperial Japanese Navy warship of the Mogami class that saw early World War II service before being sunk during the pivotal Battle of Midway in 1942.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Tribal-class destroyer (1936 design) Target entity description: The Tribal-class destroyer (1936 design) was a class of large, heavily armed British destroyers built for the Royal Navy in the late 1930s, noted for their powerful gun armament and extensive service during the Second World War.
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A.
Benson-class destroyer
The Benson-class destroyer was a World War II–era class of U.S. Navy destroyers known for their improved anti-aircraft armament, speed, and versatility in escort and fleet operations.
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B.
Sims-class destroyers
Sims-class destroyers were a group of U.S. Navy warships built just before World War II that featured improved machinery and armament over earlier destroyer classes and saw extensive wartime service.
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C.
Type 42 destroyer
The Type 42 destroyer was a class of Royal Navy guided-missile destroyers designed primarily for anti-air warfare, notably serving in front-line roles during the late Cold War era.
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D.
Amagi-class battlecruiser
The Amagi-class battlecruiser was a planned class of fast capital ships for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the early 20th century, whose members were ultimately cancelled or converted following the Washington Naval Treaty and the Great Kantō earthquake.
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E.
heavy cruiser Mikuma
The heavy cruiser Mikuma was an Imperial Japanese Navy warship of the Mogami class that saw early World War II service before being sunk during the pivotal Battle of Midway in 1942.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy destroyer class
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destroyer class ⓘ |
| constructionStart | late 1930s ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedAs | large destroyer ⓘ |
| designedFor | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| designedPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| designedToCounter | large foreign destroyers ⓘ |
| era | World War II era ⓘ |
| hasShip |
HMS Afridi
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HMS Ashanti ⓘ HMS Bedouin ⓘ HMS Cossack ⓘ HMS Eskimo ⓘ HMS Gurkha (F63) ⓘ HMS Maori ⓘ HMS Nubian ⓘ
surface form:
HMS Mashona
HMS Matabele ⓘ HMS Nubian ⓘ HMS Punjabi ⓘ HMS Sikh ⓘ HMS Somali ⓘ HMS Tartar ⓘ HMS Zulu ⓘ |
| navalTheatre |
Arctic Ocean
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Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Mediterranean Sea ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| navyBranch |
Royal Navy
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surface form:
Royal Navy surface fleet
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| notableFor |
extensive wartime service
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heavy anti-destroyer firepower ⓘ powerful gun armament ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| primaryArmamentType | naval guns ⓘ |
| role |
escort vessel
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fleet destroyer ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | late 1930s ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
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Subject: Tribal-class destroyer (1936 design) Description of subject: The Tribal-class destroyer (1936 design) was a class of large, heavily armed British destroyers built for the Royal Navy in the late 1930s, noted for their powerful gun armament and extensive service during the Second World War.
Referenced by (7)
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