HMS Sikh
E12140
HMS Sikh was a British Tribal-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that served prominently during the early years of World War II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMS Sikh canonical | 5 |
| HMS Nubian | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T76087 — 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 Sikh Context triple: [Altmark Incident, involvedShip, HMS Sikh]
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A.
HMS Cossack
HMS Cossack was a British Royal Navy destroyer best known for its daring 1940 boarding of the German tanker Altmark in Norwegian waters to free hundreds of Allied prisoners.
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B.
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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C.
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.
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D.
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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E.
Lord Jellicoe
Lord Jellicoe was a British Royal Navy admiral best known for commanding the Grand Fleet at the Battle of Jutland during World War I and later serving in senior naval and imperial administrative roles.
- 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 Sikh Target entity description: HMS Sikh was a British Tribal-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that served prominently during the early years of World War II.
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A.
HMS Cossack
HMS Cossack was a British Royal Navy destroyer best known for its daring 1940 boarding of the German tanker Altmark in Norwegian waters to free hundreds of Allied prisoners.
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B.
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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C.
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.
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D.
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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E.
Lord Jellicoe
Lord Jellicoe was a British Royal Navy admiral best known for commanding the Grand Fleet at the Battle of Jutland during World War I and later serving in senior naval and imperial administrative roles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy destroyer
ⓘ
Tribal-class destroyer ⓘ |
| armament |
1 × quadruple 2-pounder "pom-pom" AA gun
ⓘ
4 × 0.5-inch machine guns ⓘ 4 × 21-inch torpedo tubes ⓘ 4 × twin 4.7-inch (120 mm) guns ⓘ depth charges ⓘ |
| battleHonour |
Atlantic 1939–41
ⓘ
Biscay 1941 ⓘ Malta Convoys 1941 ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Malta
North Africa 1942 ⓘ Norway 1940 ⓘ |
| beam | 36 ft 6 in ⓘ |
| builder | Alexander Stephen and Sons ⓘ |
| causeOfLoss | bombs and coastal artillery fire ⓘ |
| class |
Tribal class
ⓘ
linked to:
Tribal-class destroyer (1936 design)
|
| commissioned | 2 October 1938 ⓘ |
| conflict |
Second World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 190 ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 14 September 1942 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 2,519 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 1,891 tons ⓘ |
| draught | 11 ft 3 in ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in action off Tobruk ⓘ |
| laidDown | 23 September 1936 ⓘ |
| launched | 10 December 1937 ⓘ |
| length | 377 ft ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 36 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sikh people ⓘ |
| navalFleet |
British Mediterranean Fleet
ⓘ
linked to:
Mediterranean Fleet
Home Fleet ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of Cape Spartivento
ⓘ
Malta convoys ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Malta
Norwegian Campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Operation Weserübung
Operation Agreement ⓘ Operation Halberd ⓘ Operation Substance ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | F82 ⓘ |
| placeOfSinking | off Tobruk, Libya ⓘ |
| propulsion |
2 shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1938 ⓘ |
| shipyard | Alexander Stephen and Sons, Govan ⓘ |
| sisterShip |
HMS Cossack
ⓘ
HMS Maori ⓘ HMS Zulu ⓘ |
| sunkBy |
Axis aircraft
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Italian coastal batteries ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMS Sikh Description of subject: HMS Sikh was a British Tribal-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that served prominently during the early years of World War II.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: HMS Sikh