HMS Maori
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HMS Maori was a British Tribal-class destroyer that served with distinction in the Royal Navy during World War II, notably participating in Mediterranean and North Atlantic operations before being lost in 1942.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMS Maori canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T613042 — 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 Maori Context triple: [HMS Sikh, sisterShip, HMS Maori]
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A.
HMS Sikh
HMS Sikh was a British Tribal-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that served prominently during the early years of World War II.
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B.
HMS Namur
HMS Namur was a prominent 18th-century Royal Navy ship of the line that saw significant action in major naval engagements, including during the Seven Years' War.
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C.
HMS Cossack
HMS Cossack was a British Royal Navy destroyer best known for its daring 1940 boarding of the German tanker Altmark in Norwegian waters to free hundreds of Allied prisoners.
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D.
HMNZS Achilles
HMNZS Achilles was a Leander-class light cruiser of the Royal New Zealand Navy that gained fame for its role in the early World War II Battle of the River Plate against the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee.
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E.
HMS Kimberley
HMS Kimberley was a British K-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that saw extensive service during the Second World War, particularly in the Mediterranean and North African campaigns.
- 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 Maori Target entity description: HMS Maori was a British Tribal-class destroyer that served with distinction in the Royal Navy during World War II, notably participating in Mediterranean and North Atlantic operations before being lost in 1942.
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A.
HMS Sikh
HMS Sikh was a British Tribal-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that served prominently during the early years of World War II.
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B.
HMS Namur
HMS Namur was a prominent 18th-century Royal Navy ship of the line that saw significant action in major naval engagements, including during the Seven Years' War.
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C.
HMS Cossack
HMS Cossack was a British Royal Navy destroyer best known for its daring 1940 boarding of the German tanker Altmark in Norwegian waters to free hundreds of Allied prisoners.
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D.
HMNZS Achilles
HMNZS Achilles was a Leander-class light cruiser of the Royal New Zealand Navy that gained fame for its role in the early World War II Battle of the River Plate against the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee.
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E.
HMS Kimberley
HMS Kimberley was a British K-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that saw extensive service during the Second World War, particularly in the Mediterranean and North African campaigns.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy warship
ⓘ
Tribal-class destroyer ⓘ |
| armament |
1 × quadruple 2-pounder "pom-pom"
ⓘ
4 × 0.5-inch machine guns ⓘ 4 × 21-inch torpedo tubes ⓘ 4 × twin 4.7-inch (120 mm) guns ⓘ depth charges ⓘ |
| beam | 36.5 feet ⓘ |
| builder | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company ⓘ |
| casualties | crew killed and wounded in 1942 air raid ⓘ |
| causeOfLoss | bomb damage from German air raid ⓘ |
| commissioned | 2 January 1939 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | May 1941 ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 12 February 1942 ⓘ |
| displacement |
1854 tons standard
ⓘ
2519 tons full load ⓘ |
| draught | 11 feet ⓘ |
| event | took part in shadowing and attacking Bismarck ⓘ |
| fate | sunk ⓘ |
| laidDown | 6 June 1936 ⓘ |
| launched | 2 September 1937 ⓘ |
| legacy | parts of wreck remain a dive site off Malta ⓘ |
| length | 377 feet ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 36 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Māori people ⓘ |
| notableAction | participated in the hunt for German battleship Bismarck ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of the Atlantic
ⓘ
Battle of the Mediterranean ⓘ
surface form:
Malta convoys
operations off North Africa ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | F24 ⓘ |
| placeBuilt |
Govan
ⓘ
surface form:
Govan, Scotland
|
| placeOfSinking |
Grand Harbour
ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Harbour, Malta
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| portOfRegistry | Portsmouth ⓘ |
| powerOutput | 44000 shp ⓘ |
| propulsion |
2 shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
anti-submarine warfare
ⓘ
convoy escort ⓘ destroyer escort ⓘ fleet screening ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1939 ⓘ |
| shipClass |
Tribal-class destroyer (1936 design)
ⓘ
surface form:
Tribal-class destroyer
|
| squadron | 4th Destroyer Flotilla ⓘ |
| status | wreck ⓘ |
| theatre |
Mediterranean Sea
ⓘ
Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Ocean
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMS Maori Description of subject: HMS Maori was a British Tribal-class destroyer that served with distinction in the Royal Navy during World War II, notably participating in Mediterranean and North Atlantic operations before being lost in 1942.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.