Confederate States Navy ironclads
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Confederate States Navy ironclads were armored warships built and deployed by the Confederacy during the American Civil War, designed to challenge Union naval supremacy with iron-plated hulls and heavy artillery.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Confederate States Navy ironclads canonical | 1 |
| Confederate ironclad warships | 1 |
| Confederate warships | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23221397 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Confederate States Navy ironclads Context triple: [Confederate States Navy Bureau of Steam Engineering, appliesToPart, Confederate States Navy ironclads]
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Virginia-class ironclad
The Virginia-class ironclad was a Confederate Civil War warship design featuring heavy iron armor and powerful guns, exemplified by the pioneering ironclad CSS Virginia.
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Tennessee-class ironclad
The Tennessee-class ironclad was a group of Confederate armored warships built during the American Civil War, noted for their heavy armor and use in riverine and coastal engagements.
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C.
Warrior-class ironclad
The Warrior-class ironclad was a pioneering 19th-century British warship design that introduced large, seagoing, iron-hulled armored frigates to the Royal Navy, marking a major shift from wooden sailing ships to modern armored steam warships.
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D.
Ironclad
Ironclad is a 2011 historical action film about the defense of Rochester Castle during the First Barons' War, in which Aneurin Barnard plays a key supporting role.
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E.
Monitor-class ironclad
The Monitor-class ironclad was a pioneering type of low-profile, turreted warship built for the U.S. Navy during the American Civil War, exemplified by the revolutionary USS Monitor.
- 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: Confederate States Navy ironclads Target entity description: Confederate States Navy ironclads were armored warships built and deployed by the Confederacy during the American Civil War, designed to challenge Union naval supremacy with iron-plated hulls and heavy artillery.
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A.
Virginia-class ironclad
The Virginia-class ironclad was a Confederate Civil War warship design featuring heavy iron armor and powerful guns, exemplified by the pioneering ironclad CSS Virginia.
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B.
Tennessee-class ironclad
The Tennessee-class ironclad was a group of Confederate armored warships built during the American Civil War, noted for their heavy armor and use in riverine and coastal engagements.
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C.
Warrior-class ironclad
The Warrior-class ironclad was a pioneering 19th-century British warship design that introduced large, seagoing, iron-hulled armored frigates to the Royal Navy, marking a major shift from wooden sailing ships to modern armored steam warships.
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D.
Ironclad
Ironclad is a 2011 historical action film about the defense of Rochester Castle during the First Barons' War, in which Aneurin Barnard plays a key supporting role.
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E.
Monitor-class ironclad
The Monitor-class ironclad was a pioneering type of low-profile, turreted warship built for the U.S. Navy during the American Civil War, exemplified by the revolutionary USS Monitor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Confederate States Navy Bureau of Steam Engineering
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Confederate States Navy ironclads
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linked to: Confederate States Navy ironclads
linked to: Confederate States Navy ironclads