HMS Galatea
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HMS Galatea was a Royal Navy Arethusa-class light cruiser that served in World War II before being sunk by German U-boats in the Mediterranean in 1941.
All labels observed (1)
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| HMS Galatea canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11353832 — 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: HMS Galatea Context triple: [HMS Galatea (sunk 1941), hasName, HMS Galatea]
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HMS Glatton
HMS Glatton was a Royal Navy warship of the late 18th century, notable as one of the vessels commanded by Captain William Bligh during his post-Bounty naval career.
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B.
HMS Sophie
HMS Sophie is a fictional Royal Navy brig-sloop featured in Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey–Maturin historical naval novels as Jack Aubrey’s early command.
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C.
HMS Hermione
HMS Hermione was a British Royal Navy Dido-class light cruiser that served in the Mediterranean during World War II before being sunk by a German U-boat in 1942.
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D.
HMS Curieux
HMS Curieux was a former French naval brig captured and commissioned into the Royal Navy, where it served with distinction during the Napoleonic Wars.
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E.
HMS Minotaur
HMS Minotaur was a British Royal Navy ship of the line best known for her distinguished service in major late 18th-century naval battles against France, including the Battle of the Nile.
- 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: HMS Galatea Target entity description: HMS Galatea was a Royal Navy Arethusa-class light cruiser that served in World War II before being sunk by German U-boats in the Mediterranean in 1941.
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A.
HMS Glatton
HMS Glatton was a Royal Navy warship of the late 18th century, notable as one of the vessels commanded by Captain William Bligh during his post-Bounty naval career.
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B.
HMS Sophie
HMS Sophie is a fictional Royal Navy brig-sloop featured in Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey–Maturin historical naval novels as Jack Aubrey’s early command.
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C.
HMS Hermione
HMS Hermione was a British Royal Navy Dido-class light cruiser that served in the Mediterranean during World War II before being sunk by a German U-boat in 1942.
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D.
HMS Curieux
HMS Curieux was a former French naval brig captured and commissioned into the Royal Navy, where it served with distinction during the Napoleonic Wars.
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E.
HMS Minotaur
HMS Minotaur was a British Royal Navy ship of the line best known for her distinguished service in major late 18th-century naval battles against France, including the Battle of the Nile.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.