HMNB Clyde
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HMNB Clyde is a major Royal Navy base in Scotland that serves as the home of the United Kingdom’s nuclear-armed submarine fleet.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMNB Clyde canonical | 31 |
| HM Naval Base Clyde | 3 |
| Faslane | 2 |
| Faslane (HMNB Clyde) | 2 |
| Faslane Flotilla | 1 |
| Faslane Naval Base | 1 |
| HMNB Clyde (Faslane) | 1 |
| HMNB Clyde Faslane | 1 |
| Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde | 1 |
| Royal Naval Armaments Depot Coulport | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T98305 — 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: HMNB Clyde Context triple: [Royal Navy, primaryBase, HMNB Clyde]
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A.
HMNB Portsmouth
HMNB Portsmouth is one of the United Kingdom’s main naval bases, serving as a key operational and support hub for the Royal Navy’s surface fleet on the south coast of England.
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B.
HMNB Devonport
HMNB Devonport is a major Royal Navy dockyard and naval base in Plymouth, England, and the largest naval base in Western Europe.
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C.
Royal Naval College, Osborne
Royal Naval College, Osborne was a former Royal Navy officer training establishment on the Isle of Wight that educated young naval cadets, including future King George VI.
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D.
HMS Ivanhoe
HMS Ivanhoe was a British Royal Navy I-class destroyer that served during the early years of World War II, notably participating in operations such as the Altmark Incident.
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E.
HMS Arethusa
HMS Arethusa was a British Royal Navy light cruiser that served prominently during the early years of World War II, including North Sea operations and convoy escort duties.
- 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: HMNB Clyde Target entity description: HMNB Clyde is a major Royal Navy base in Scotland that serves as the home of the United Kingdom’s nuclear-armed submarine fleet.
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A.
HMNB Portsmouth
HMNB Portsmouth is one of the United Kingdom’s main naval bases, serving as a key operational and support hub for the Royal Navy’s surface fleet on the south coast of England.
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B.
HMNB Devonport
HMNB Devonport is a major Royal Navy dockyard and naval base in Plymouth, England, and the largest naval base in Western Europe.
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C.
HMS Intrepid
HMS Intrepid was a British Royal Navy destroyer that served during the early years of World War II, notably participating in operations against German naval forces.
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D.
Royal Naval College, Osborne
Royal Naval College, Osborne was a former Royal Navy officer training establishment on the Isle of Wight that educated young naval cadets, including future King George VI.
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E.
HMS Ivanhoe
HMS Ivanhoe was a British Royal Navy I-class destroyer that served during the early years of World War II, notably participating in operations such as the Altmark Incident.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy shore establishment
ⓘ
naval base ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Faslane Naval Base
ⓘ
linked to:
HMNB Clyde
Her Majesty's Naval Base Clyde ⓘ
linked to:
HMNB Clyde
|
| branchOfService |
United Kingdom Armed Forces
ⓘ
linked to:
British Armed Forces
|
| contains |
Faslane
ⓘ
linked to:
HMNB Clyde
Royal Naval Armaments Depot Coulport ⓘ
linked to:
HMNB Clyde
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| garrison |
Royal Marines
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Royal Navy Submarine Service ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
support of nuclear-armed submarines
ⓘ
support of nuclear-powered submarines ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
accommodation and support services
ⓘ
engineering and maintenance facilities ⓘ nuclear weapons storage facilities at Coulport ⓘ submarine berths ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Faslane Flotilla
ⓘ
linked to:
HMNB Clyde
Northern Diving Group ⓘ Submarine Escape Training Tank (historical) ⓘ |
| homePortOf |
Astute-class submarine
ⓘ
Royal Navy Submarine Service ⓘ United Kingdom nuclear-armed submarine fleet ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Navy
Vanguard-class submarine ⓘ |
| hosts |
Astute-class nuclear-powered attack submarines
ⓘ
linked to:
Astute-class submarine
Royal Navy training facilities ⓘ Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarines ⓘ support vessels ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Argyll and Bute
ⓘ
Firth of Clyde area ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Faslane
ⓘ
linked to:
HMNB Clyde
Helensburgh ⓘ |
| locatedOnBodyOfWater | Gare Loch ⓘ |
| location | Scotland ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| namedAfter | River Clyde ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
ⓘ
linked to:
United Kingdom Ministry of Defence
|
| partOf | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
base for ballistic missile submarines
ⓘ
base for fleet submarines ⓘ support of the United Kingdom strategic nuclear deterrent ⓘ |
| region | West of Scotland ⓘ |
| securityStatus | high-security military installation ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | principal base for Royal Navy submarines ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
United Kingdom continuous at-sea deterrent
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linked to:
Nuclear weapons policy of the United Kingdom
|
| timeZone |
British Summer Time
ⓘ
UTC±00:00 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMNB Clyde Description of subject: HMNB Clyde is a major Royal Navy base in Scotland that serves as the home of the United Kingdom’s nuclear-armed submarine fleet.
Referenced by (44)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarines
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