Typhoon
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Typhoon is the NATO reporting name for the Soviet/Russian Project 941 class of massive nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines, among the largest submarines ever built.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Typhoon canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10109244 — 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: Typhoon Context triple: [Typhoon-class submarine, natoReportingName, Typhoon]
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A.
Typhoon
"Typhoon" is a novella by Joseph Conrad that vividly portrays a steamship captain and his crew battling a violent storm at sea, exploring themes of duty, endurance, and human insignificance before nature.
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B.
Tifone
Tifone is an Italian World War II-era aircraft engine derived from the German Daimler-Benz DB 605 and used primarily in Fiat fighter planes.
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C.
Typhoon Haiyan
Typhoon Haiyan was one of the strongest and deadliest tropical cyclones ever recorded, devastating large parts of the Philippines and surrounding regions in November 2013.
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D.
Shimotsumaki
Shimotsumaki is the third and final volume of the ancient Japanese chronicle Kojiki, focusing largely on historical-era emperors and genealogies rather than mythological narratives.
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E.
Typhoon FGR4
The Typhoon FGR4 is a multirole variant of the Eurofighter Typhoon used by the Royal Air Force for air-to-air and air-to-ground combat operations.
- 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: Typhoon Target entity description: Typhoon is the NATO reporting name for the Soviet/Russian Project 941 class of massive nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines, among the largest submarines ever built.
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A.
Typhoon
"Typhoon" is a novella by Joseph Conrad that vividly portrays a steamship captain and his crew battling a violent storm at sea, exploring themes of duty, endurance, and human insignificance before nature.
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B.
Tifone
Tifone is an Italian World War II-era aircraft engine derived from the German Daimler-Benz DB 605 and used primarily in Fiat fighter planes.
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C.
Typhoon Haiyan
Typhoon Haiyan was one of the strongest and deadliest tropical cyclones ever recorded, devastating large parts of the Philippines and surrounding regions in November 2013.
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D.
Shimotsumaki
Shimotsumaki is the third and final volume of the ancient Japanese chronicle Kojiki, focusing largely on historical-era emperors and genealogies rather than mythological narratives.
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E.
Typhoon FGR4
The Typhoon FGR4 is a multirole variant of the Eurofighter Typhoon used by the Royal Air Force for air-to-air and air-to-ground combat operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballistic missile submarine class
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submarine class ⓘ |
| armamentType | submarine-launched ballistic missiles ⓘ |
| category |
Cold War submarines of the Soviet Union
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nuclear ballistic missile submarines of Russia ⓘ nuclear ballistic missile submarines of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| classificationByNATO | Typhoon-class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classificationByRussia | Akula-class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryAfter1991 | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| designBureau | Rubin Design Bureau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 48,000 tonnes submerged ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| hullConfiguration | multiple pressure hulls ⓘ |
| launchPlatformFor | submarine-launched ballistic missiles (SLBMs) ⓘ |
| missileLaunchSystem | vertical launch tubes ⓘ |
| nativeName | Акула NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NATOReportingNameFor | Project 941 Akula class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | among the largest submarines ever built ⓘ |
| operator |
Russian Navy
NERFINISHED
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Soviet Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerplant | two nuclear reactors ⓘ |
| primaryRole | strategic nuclear deterrent ⓘ |
| projectNumber | Project 941 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion | nuclear-powered ⓘ |
| serviceEntryPeriod | 1980s ⓘ |
| strategicArmsContext | designed to carry long-range ballistic missiles ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | key component of Soviet nuclear triad ⓘ |
| submarineType | SSBN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Typhoon Description of subject: Typhoon is the NATO reporting name for the Soviet/Russian Project 941 class of massive nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines, among the largest submarines ever built.
Referenced by (1)
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