Courageous-class ships
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Courageous-class ships were a group of British Royal Navy warships originally built as large light cruisers during World War I and later converted into aircraft carriers.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Courageous-class | 1 |
| Courageous-class ships canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11716657 — 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: Courageous-class ships Context triple: [HMS Glorious, category, Courageous-class ships]
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A.
Drake-class cruiser
The Drake-class cruiser was a group of large armored cruisers built for the British Royal Navy in the early 20th century, designed for long-range patrol and protection of maritime trade routes.
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B.
York-class cruiser
The York-class cruiser was a class of British Royal Navy heavy cruisers built under interwar naval treaties, characterized by relatively lighter armament and armor compared to earlier heavy cruisers to meet treaty limitations.
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C.
Forrest Sherman class
The Forrest Sherman class was a group of post–World War II U.S. Navy destroyers designed for anti-aircraft and anti-submarine warfare during the early Cold War era.
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D.
Daring-class destroyer
The Daring-class destroyer was a class of post–World War II British Royal Navy warships designed as large, fast, and heavily armed fleet destroyers for anti-aircraft and general escort duties.
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E.
Tribal-class destroyers
The Tribal-class destroyers were a group of large, fast, and heavily armed destroyers built for the British Commonwealth navies before and during World War II, noted for their significant role in naval operations across multiple theaters.
- 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: Courageous-class ships Target entity description: Courageous-class ships were a group of British Royal Navy warships originally built as large light cruisers during World War I and later converted into aircraft carriers.
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A.
Drake-class cruiser
The Drake-class cruiser was a group of large armored cruisers built for the British Royal Navy in the early 20th century, designed for long-range patrol and protection of maritime trade routes.
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B.
York-class cruiser
The York-class cruiser was a class of British Royal Navy heavy cruisers built under interwar naval treaties, characterized by relatively lighter armament and armor compared to earlier heavy cruisers to meet treaty limitations.
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C.
Forrest Sherman class
The Forrest Sherman class was a group of post–World War II U.S. Navy destroyers designed for anti-aircraft and anti-submarine warfare during the early Cold War era.
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D.
Daring-class destroyer
The Daring-class destroyer was a class of post–World War II British Royal Navy warships designed as large, fast, and heavily armed fleet destroyers for anti-aircraft and general escort duties.
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E.
Tribal-class destroyers
The Tribal-class destroyers were a group of large, fast, and heavily armed destroyers built for the British Commonwealth navies before and during World War II, noted for their significant role in naval operations across multiple theaters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy ship class
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aircraft carrier ⓘ aircraft carrier ⓘ aircraft carrier ⓘ warship ⓘ warship ⓘ warship ⓘ warship class ⓘ |
| airGroupType |
carrier-based bombers
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carrier-based fighters ⓘ fixed-wing aircraft ⓘ |
| armourCharacteristic | very light armour ⓘ |
| causeOfLoss | torpedoed by German submarine ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
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World War II ⓘ |
| conversionPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| conversionType | large light cruiser to aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Admiral John Jellicoe
NERFINISHED
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Sir Eustace Tennyson-d'Eyncourt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | operations in the Baltic Sea ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 19,000 tons (as built, standard) ⓘ |
| hasPart |
HMS Courageous
NERFINISHED
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HMS Furious NERFINISHED ⓘ HMS Glorious NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterRole |
aircraft carrier
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aircraft carrier ⓘ aircraft carrier ⓘ aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| navalArchitectureSchool | battlecruiser-type design ⓘ |
| operator |
Royal Navy
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Royal Navy ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ |
| originalRole |
large light cruiser
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large light cruiser ⓘ large light cruiser ⓘ large light cruiser ⓘ |
| primaryArmamentAsBuilt | 15-inch naval guns GENERATED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| sunkInConflict |
World War II
NERFINISHED
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World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topSpeed | about 30 knots ⓘ |
| usedFor |
anti-submarine warfare
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early carrier aviation experiments ⓘ fleet air operations ⓘ maritime patrol ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Courageous-class ships Description of subject: Courageous-class ships were a group of British Royal Navy warships originally built as large light cruisers during World War I and later converted into aircraft carriers.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
HMS Furious
this entity surface form:
Courageous-class