HMCS Haida
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HMCS Haida is a preserved Royal Canadian Navy Tribal-class destroyer famed for its World War II service and now serves as a museum ship in Hamilton, Ontario.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMCS Haida canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10571372 — 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: HMCS Haida Context triple: [HMCS Haida National Historic Site, hasPart, HMCS Haida]
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A.
HMCS Harry DeWolf
HMCS Harry DeWolf is a Royal Canadian Navy Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship that serves as the lead vessel of the Harry DeWolf class, designed for operations in Canada's northern and coastal waters.
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B.
HMCS Stadacona
HMCS Stadacona is a major Royal Canadian Navy shore establishment and administrative base located in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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C.
HMCS Victoria
HMCS Victoria is a Canadian Royal Navy diesel-electric attack submarine that serves as the lead vessel of the Victoria-class.
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D.
HMCS Windsor
HMCS Windsor is a Canadian Royal Navy diesel-electric attack submarine of the Victoria class, used primarily for coastal defense, surveillance, and training operations.
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E.
HMCS Chicoutimi
HMCS Chicoutimi is a Canadian Royal Navy Victoria-class diesel-electric attack submarine used for patrol, surveillance, and training 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: HMCS Haida Target entity description: HMCS Haida is a preserved Royal Canadian Navy Tribal-class destroyer famed for its World War II service and now serves as a museum ship in Hamilton, Ontario.
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A.
HMCS Harry DeWolf
HMCS Harry DeWolf is a Royal Canadian Navy Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship that serves as the lead vessel of the Harry DeWolf class, designed for operations in Canada's northern and coastal waters.
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B.
HMCS Stadacona
HMCS Stadacona is a major Royal Canadian Navy shore establishment and administrative base located in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
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C.
HMCS Victoria
HMCS Victoria is a Canadian Royal Navy diesel-electric attack submarine that serves as the lead vessel of the Victoria-class.
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D.
HMCS Windsor
HMCS Windsor is a Canadian Royal Navy diesel-electric attack submarine of the Victoria class, used primarily for coastal defense, surveillance, and training operations.
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E.
HMCS Chicoutimi
HMCS Chicoutimi is a Canadian Royal Navy Victoria-class diesel-electric attack submarine used for patrol, surveillance, and training operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Canadian Navy ship
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Tribal-class destroyer ⓘ museum ship ⓘ |
| armament |
4-inch gun
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4.7-inch guns ⓘ 40 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ depth charges ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| battleHonour |
Arctic 1943–45
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Biscay 1944 NERFINISHED ⓘ English Channel 1944 ⓘ Korea 1952–53 ⓘ Normandy 1944 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beam | 36.5 ft ⓘ |
| builder | Vickers-Armstrongs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt | Newcastle upon Tyne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | 1943-09-30 ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 260 ⓘ |
| decommissionedOn | 1963-10-11 ⓘ |
| designatedNationalHistoricSiteOn | 1984 ⓘ |
| designation | National Historic Site of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displacement |
1837 tons standard
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2519 tons deep load ⓘ |
| draught | 13 ft ⓘ |
| flag | Canadian Naval Ensign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 1941-09-29 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 1942-08-25 ⓘ |
| length | 377 ft ⓘ |
| location | Hamilton, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mooredAt | Hamilton Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Fightingest Ship in the Canadian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAction | destroyed multiple German ships in the English Channel in 1944 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Canadian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Parks Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | HMCS Haida National Historic Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | G63 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preservedAs | museum ship ⓘ |
| previousHomePort |
Halifax, Nova Scotia
NERFINISHED
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Sorel, Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ Toronto, Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| servedInConflict |
Cold War
NERFINISHED
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Korean War NERFINISHED ⓘ Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedWith |
Allied naval forces in the English Channel
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Royal Navy units in the Arctic convoys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipClass | Tribal-class destroyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topSpeed | 36.5 knots ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMCS Haida Description of subject: HMCS Haida is a preserved Royal Canadian Navy Tribal-class destroyer famed for its World War II service and now serves as a museum ship in Hamilton, Ontario.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Harry DeWolf