Barracuda programme
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The Barracuda programme is a French naval initiative to design and build a new generation of nuclear-powered attack submarines for the French Navy.
All labels observed (1)
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| Barracuda programme canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11425403 — 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: Barracuda programme Context triple: [Suffren-class nuclear attack submarines, programName, Barracuda programme]
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A.
Sentinel programme
The Sentinel programme is a series of Earth observation satellites developed for the European Union’s Copernicus initiative to provide continuous, high-quality environmental and climate monitoring data.
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B.
Trident successor programme
The Trident successor programme is the United Kingdom’s initiative to replace its current fleet of nuclear-armed Vanguard-class submarines with new ballistic missile submarines to maintain the country’s continuous at-sea deterrent.
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C.
Operation Tiderace
Operation Tiderace was the Allied World War II operation to liberate and reoccupy Singapore from Japanese control in September 1945.
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D.
Helios program
The Helios program was a joint NASA–German Aerospace Center mission in the 1970s that launched two probes to study the Sun at close range, setting records for both solar proximity and spacecraft speed.
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E.
V-weapons program
The V-weapons program was Nazi Germany’s World War II initiative to develop and deploy long-range “vengeance weapons,” including early cruise and ballistic missiles, for strategic bombing of Allied targets.
- 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: Barracuda programme Target entity description: The Barracuda programme is a French naval initiative to design and build a new generation of nuclear-powered attack submarines for the French Navy.
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A.
Sentinel programme
The Sentinel programme is a series of Earth observation satellites developed for the European Union’s Copernicus initiative to provide continuous, high-quality environmental and climate monitoring data.
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B.
Trident successor programme
The Trident successor programme is the United Kingdom’s initiative to replace its current fleet of nuclear-armed Vanguard-class submarines with new ballistic missile submarines to maintain the country’s continuous at-sea deterrent.
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C.
Operation Tiderace
Operation Tiderace was the Allied World War II operation to liberate and reoccupy Singapore from Japanese control in September 1945.
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D.
Helios program
The Helios program was a joint NASA–German Aerospace Center mission in the 1970s that launched two probes to study the Sun at close range, setting records for both solar proximity and spacecraft speed.
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E.
V-weapons program
The V-weapons program was Nazi Germany’s World War II initiative to develop and deploy long-range “vengeance weapons,” including early cruise and ballistic missiles, for strategic bombing of Allied targets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French naval programme
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submarine construction programme ⓘ |
| abbreviation | SNA-NG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Suffren-class submarine programme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armamentCapability |
anti-ship missiles
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cruise missiles ⓘ naval mines ⓘ torpedoes ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| customer | French Ministry of Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designFeature |
enhanced acoustic discretion
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improved stealth ⓘ land-attack capability ⓘ modular combat system ⓘ |
| designOrigin | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstOfClass | French submarine Suffren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNuclearReactorType | pressurized water reactor ⓘ |
| includesClass |
Casabianca
NERFINISHED
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Duguay-Trouin NERFINISHED ⓘ Rubis (new-build under Barracuda programme, not the older class) NERFINISHED ⓘ Suffren NERFINISHED ⓘ Tourville NERFINISHED ⓘ de Grasse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Direction générale de l’armement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionEnvironment |
blue-water operations
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littoral operations ⓘ |
| navalDomain | undersea warfare ⓘ |
| operator | French Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primeContractor | Naval Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsionType |
nuclear propulsion
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pump-jet propulsor ⓘ |
| purpose |
design and build nuclear-powered attack submarines
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modernize French nuclear attack submarine fleet ⓘ |
| reactorSupplier | TechnicAtome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaces | Rubis-class nuclear attack submarines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacesInRole | older Rubis-class SNA in French Navy service ⓘ |
| role |
anti-submarine warfare
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anti-surface warfare ⓘ intelligence gathering ⓘ land-attack operations ⓘ special forces support ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Marine nationale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
in production
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in service introduction phase ⓘ |
| strategicObjective |
maintain French blue-water naval capabilities
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support French nuclear deterrent through escort and protection roles ⓘ |
| submarineType | nuclear-powered attack submarine ⓘ |
| technologyGeneration | new generation nuclear attack submarine ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Barracuda programme Description of subject: The Barracuda programme is a French naval initiative to design and build a new generation of nuclear-powered attack submarines for the French Navy.
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