HMS Cornwall
E164101
HMS Cornwall was a British Royal Navy County-class heavy cruiser that served during World War II, notably in the Indian Ocean before being sunk by Japanese aircraft in 1942.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| HMS Cornwall canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1360294 — 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 Cornwall Context triple: [Indian Ocean raid, involvedUnit, HMS Cornwall]
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A.
HMS Bellerophon
HMS Bellerophon was a British Royal Navy ship of the line famed for her prominent role in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, including the surrender of Napoleon Bonaparte aboard her in 1815.
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B.
HMS Drake
HMS Drake was a British Royal Navy warship that served during the Age of Sail and was notable enough to be captured and taken into service by the United States as USS Ranger.
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C.
HMS Drake
HMS Drake was a British armoured cruiser of the Royal Navy, launched in the early 20th century and serving prominently before and during World War I.
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D.
HMS Goliath
HMS Goliath was a British Royal Navy ship of the line that played a significant role in Admiral Nelson’s victory over the French fleet at the Battle of the Nile in 1798.
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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 Cornwall Target entity description: HMS Cornwall was a British Royal Navy County-class heavy cruiser that served during World War II, notably in the Indian Ocean before being sunk by Japanese aircraft in 1942.
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A.
HMS Bellerophon
HMS Bellerophon was a British Royal Navy ship of the line famed for her prominent role in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, including the surrender of Napoleon Bonaparte aboard her in 1815.
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B.
HMS Drake
HMS Drake was a British armoured cruiser of the Royal Navy, launched in the early 20th century and serving prominently before and during World War I.
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C.
HMS Drake
HMS Drake was a British Royal Navy warship that served during the Age of Sail and was notable enough to be captured and taken into service by the United States as USS Ranger.
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D.
HMS Goliath
HMS Goliath was a British Royal Navy ship of the line that played a significant role in Admiral Nelson’s victory over the French fleet at the Battle of the Nile in 1798.
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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
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
County-class heavy cruiser
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Royal Navy cruiser ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| armament |
8 × 8-inch (203 mm) main guns
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secondary anti-aircraft guns ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| armedConflict | Indian Ocean raid ⓘ |
| builder | Devonport Dockyard ⓘ |
| carried | seaplanes for reconnaissance ⓘ |
| category |
County-class cruisers of the Royal Navy
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Maritime incidents in April 1942 ⓘ Ships sunk by Japanese aircraft ⓘ World War II cruisers of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| causeOfDestruction | aerial bombing ⓘ |
| class | County class ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1928-05-08 ⓘ |
| conflict |
Second World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | hundreds of officers and ratings ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1942-04-05 ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 10000 long tons standard ⓘ |
| era | World War II warship ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in action ⓘ |
| hullNumber | 56 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1924-10-09 ⓘ |
| launched | 1926-03-11 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 630 feet ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | approximately 31.5 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Cornwall
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county of Cornwall in England ⓘ |
| navalEnsign | White Ensign ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
commerce protection operations
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convoy escort duties ⓘ hunt for German raiders ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| placeOfConstruction | Devonport ⓘ |
| placeOfSinking |
Indian Ocean
ⓘ
off Ceylon ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| serviceEntryEra | interwar period ⓘ |
| subclassOf | heavy cruiser ⓘ |
| sunkBy |
Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft
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Japanese carrier-based bombers ⓘ |
| survivorsRescuedBy | British ships after sinking ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations |
Atlantic Ocean
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Indian Ocean ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMS Cornwall Description of subject: HMS Cornwall was a British Royal Navy County-class heavy cruiser that served during World War II, notably in the Indian Ocean before being sunk by Japanese aircraft in 1942.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.