HMS Victory, off Cape Trafalgar, Spain
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HMS Victory, off Cape Trafalgar, Spain, refers to the British Royal Navy flagship on which Admiral Horatio Nelson was mortally wounded during the decisive Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| HMS Victory, off Cape Trafalgar, Spain canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T475145 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: HMS Victory, off Cape Trafalgar, Spain Context triple: [Horatio Nelson, deathPlace, HMS Victory, off Cape Trafalgar, Spain]
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A.
HMS Resolution
HMS Resolution was a British Royal Navy exploration vessel best known for serving as Captain James Cook’s flagship on his second and third Pacific voyages in the 1770s.
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B.
HMS Drake
HMS Drake was a British armoured cruiser of the Royal Navy, launched in the early 20th century and serving prominently before and during World War I.
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C.
HMS Discovery
HMS Discovery was a Royal Navy research vessel best known for serving under Captain James Cook during his exploratory voyages in the Pacific.
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Battle of Trafalgar
The Battle of Trafalgar was a decisive 1805 naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which Admiral Nelson’s fleet shattered French and Spanish sea power, securing British naval supremacy.
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HMS Warspite
HMS Warspite was a renowned British Royal Navy battleship celebrated for its distinguished combat service in both World Wars.
- 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 Victory, off Cape Trafalgar, Spain Target entity description: HMS Victory, off Cape Trafalgar, Spain, refers to the British Royal Navy flagship on which Admiral Horatio Nelson was mortally wounded during the decisive Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
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A.
HMS Resolution
HMS Resolution was a British Royal Navy exploration vessel best known for serving as Captain James Cook’s flagship on his second and third Pacific voyages in the 1770s.
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B.
HMS Drake
HMS Drake was a British armoured cruiser of the Royal Navy, launched in the early 20th century and serving prominently before and during World War I.
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C.
HMS Discovery
HMS Discovery was a Royal Navy research vessel best known for serving under Captain James Cook during his exploratory voyages in the Pacific.
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D.
Battle of Trafalgar
The Battle of Trafalgar was a decisive 1805 naval engagement during the Napoleonic Wars in which Admiral Nelson’s fleet shattered French and Spanish sea power, securing British naval supremacy.
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HMS Warspite
HMS Warspite was a renowned British Royal Navy battleship celebrated for its distinguished combat service in both World Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy warship
ⓘ
first-rate ship of the line ⓘ ship ⓘ ship of the line ⓘ |
| armament | 104 guns ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Horatio Nelson
ⓘ
surface form:
Admiral Horatio Nelson
Battle of Trafalgar ⓘ |
| battleHonour |
Cape St. Vincent
ⓘ
surface form:
Cape St Vincent
The Saints ⓘ Battle of Trafalgar ⓘ
surface form:
Trafalgar
Ushant ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 15.8 metres ⓘ |
| builtAt | Chatham Dockyard ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Horatio Nelson
ⓘ
surface form:
Admiral Horatio Nelson
Vice-Admiral Cuthbert Collingwood ⓘ |
| commissionedStatus | in commission as a warship of the Royal Navy ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| crewComplement | over 800 men at Trafalgar ⓘ |
| currentFunction | museum and memorial to Nelson ⓘ |
| deckCount | multiple gun decks plus upper decks ⓘ |
| displacement | around 3500 tons (burthen) ⓘ |
| era | Age of Sail ⓘ |
| flagshipOf | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| gunDecks | 3 ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic ship preserved by the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | symbol of British naval power in the Age of Sail ⓘ |
| homePort | Portsmouth ⓘ |
| launched | 1765 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 69 metres ⓘ |
| locationDuringEvent | off Cape Trafalgar, Spain ⓘ |
| managedBy | National Museum of the Royal Navy ⓘ |
| namedAfter | victory ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Admiral Horatio Nelson mortally wounded on board ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the oldest commissioned warships afloat ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United Kingdom Ministry of Defence ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Battle of Trafalgar ⓘ |
| preservedAt | Portsmouth Historic Dockyard ⓘ |
| propulsion | sail ⓘ |
| rigging | ship-rigged ⓘ |
| roleInBattle | flagship of the British fleet at Trafalgar ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1778 ⓘ |
| status | museum ship ⓘ |
| type | line-of-battle ship ⓘ |
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Subject: HMS Victory, off Cape Trafalgar, Spain Description of subject: HMS Victory, off Cape Trafalgar, Spain, refers to the British Royal Navy flagship on which Admiral Horatio Nelson was mortally wounded during the decisive Battle of Trafalgar in 1805.
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