Rolls-Royce Tyne gas turbines
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Rolls-Royce Tyne gas turbines are a series of medium-power turboprop and marine gas turbine engines developed by Rolls-Royce for use in military aircraft and naval vessels.
All labels observed (1)
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| Rolls-Royce Tyne gas turbines canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10936210 — 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: Rolls-Royce Tyne gas turbines Context triple: [HMS Sheffield (D80), propulsion, Rolls-Royce Tyne gas turbines]
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Rolls-Royce WR-21 gas turbine
The Rolls-Royce WR-21 is a marine gas turbine engine designed for advanced naval warships, featuring intercooler-recuperator technology to improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions.
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Rolls-Royce aircraft engines
Rolls-Royce aircraft engines are a family of high-performance aero powerplants produced by Rolls-Royce, renowned for powering a wide range of military and civilian aircraft worldwide.
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C.
Rolls-Royce Conway engine
The Rolls-Royce Conway engine was the world’s first production turbofan jet engine, pioneering a more efficient generation of jet propulsion for commercial and military aircraft in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Rolls-Royce AE family
The Rolls-Royce AE family is a series of high-bypass turbofan and turboprop engines developed for regional airliners, business jets, and military aircraft, known for their efficiency and reliability.
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E.
Rolls-Royce Nene engine
The Rolls-Royce Nene engine is a pioneering late-1940s British centrifugal-flow turbojet whose powerful, compact design significantly advanced early jet aircraft performance and was widely exported and copied worldwide.
- 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: Rolls-Royce Tyne gas turbines Target entity description: Rolls-Royce Tyne gas turbines are a series of medium-power turboprop and marine gas turbine engines developed by Rolls-Royce for use in military aircraft and naval vessels.
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A.
Rolls-Royce WR-21 gas turbine
The Rolls-Royce WR-21 is a marine gas turbine engine designed for advanced naval warships, featuring intercooler-recuperator technology to improve fuel efficiency and reduce emissions.
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B.
Rolls-Royce aircraft engines
Rolls-Royce aircraft engines are a family of high-performance aero powerplants produced by Rolls-Royce, renowned for powering a wide range of military and civilian aircraft worldwide.
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C.
Rolls-Royce Conway engine
The Rolls-Royce Conway engine was the world’s first production turbofan jet engine, pioneering a more efficient generation of jet propulsion for commercial and military aircraft in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Rolls-Royce AE family
The Rolls-Royce AE family is a series of high-bypass turbofan and turboprop engines developed for regional airliners, business jets, and military aircraft, known for their efficiency and reliability.
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E.
Rolls-Royce Nene engine
The Rolls-Royce Nene engine is a pioneering late-1940s British centrifugal-flow turbojet whose powerful, compact design significantly advanced early jet aircraft performance and was widely exported and copied worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gas turbine engine
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turboprop engine family ⓘ |
| applicationDomain |
aerospace
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marine propulsion ⓘ |
| compressorType | axial-flow ⓘ |
| configuration | two-shaft ⓘ |
| cooling | air-cooled turbine ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| developedBy | Rolls-Royce design team led by Alan A. Griffith ⓘ |
| developedFor | medium-range transport aircraft ⓘ |
| developmentStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| engineType |
marine gas turbine
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turboprop ⓘ |
| enteredService | late 1950s ⓘ |
| familyNameOrigin | named after the River Tyne in England ⓘ |
| firstRun | 1955 ⓘ |
| fuelType | aviation kerosene ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Rolls-Royce Limited NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| market |
NATO operators
ⓘ
export ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
high power-to-weight ratio for its era
ⓘ
reliability in maritime patrol operations ⓘ |
| notableVariant |
Tyne RM1A
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tyne RM1C NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyne RTy.11 NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyne RTy.12 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerClass | medium-power turboprop ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
maritime patrol aircraft
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military transport aircraft ⓘ naval vessels ⓘ |
| status | in service in some military fleets ⓘ |
| successorInRole | Rolls-Royce AE 2100 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInAircraft |
Armstrong Whitworth AW.660 Argosy
NERFINISHED
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Breguet Atlantique NERFINISHED ⓘ Breguet Br.941 NERFINISHED ⓘ Canadair CL-44 NERFINISHED ⓘ Short Belfast NERFINISHED ⓘ Transall C-160 NERFINISHED ⓘ Vickers Vanguard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInNavalVessel |
French Navy Georges Leygues-class frigate
NERFINISHED
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German Navy Köln-class frigate (modernised) NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Navy Type 21 frigate NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Navy Type 22 frigate (early batches) NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Navy Type 42 destroyer NERFINISHED ⓘ various patrol vessels and corvettes ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Rolls-Royce Tyne gas turbines Description of subject: Rolls-Royce Tyne gas turbines are a series of medium-power turboprop and marine gas turbine engines developed by Rolls-Royce for use in military aircraft and naval vessels.
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