HMS Royal Charles
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HMS Royal Charles was a 17th-century English Royal Navy flagship, originally launched as Naseby, that served as King Charles II’s principal warship before its famous capture by the Dutch during the Second Anglo-Dutch War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMS Royal Charles canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1415816 — 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 Royal Charles Context triple: [Raid on the Medway, capturedVessel, HMS Royal Charles]
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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 Cornwall
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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E.
HMS Jupiter
HMS Jupiter was a British J-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that served in World War II and was lost during operations in the Pacific.
- 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 Royal Charles Target entity description: HMS Royal Charles was a 17th-century English Royal Navy flagship, originally launched as Naseby, that served as King Charles II’s principal warship before its famous capture by the Dutch during the Second Anglo-Dutch War.
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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 Cornwall
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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E.
HMS Jupiter
HMS Jupiter was a British J-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that served in World War II and was lost during operations in the Pacific.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English warship
ⓘ
Royal Navy ship ⓘ ship ⓘ ship of the line ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Commonwealth of England
ⓘ
linked to:
English Commonwealth
Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| armamentType | ship of the line broadside guns ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Anglo-Dutch Wars
ⓘ
Restoration of the English monarchy ⓘ |
| builtFor | Commonwealth Navy ⓘ |
| capturedBy | Dutch Republic ⓘ |
| capturedDuring | Raid on the Medway ⓘ |
| captureYear | 1667 ⓘ |
| class | first-rate ship of the line ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| depictedIn | Dutch paintings of the Raid on the Medway ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| fate |
broken up in the Dutch Republic
ⓘ
captured as a prize by the Dutch ⓘ |
| flagshipOf | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| hasPart | sternpiece preserved in the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ⓘ |
| laterUsedBy | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| launched | 1655 ⓘ |
| locationOfArtifact |
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
ⓘ
linked to:
Rijksmuseum
|
| namedAfter |
King Charles II of England
ⓘ
linked to:
Charles II of England
|
| navalTheatre |
English Channel
ⓘ
North Sea ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
seized by the Dutch and towed to the Netherlands as a war trophy
ⓘ
served as the main royal flagship after the Restoration of Charles II ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being towed as a trophy to the Netherlands
ⓘ
symbolic loss for England in the Raid on the Medway ⓘ |
| numberOfDecks | three gun decks ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| originalName |
Naseby
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Naseby
|
| politicalContext |
built under Oliver Cromwell
ⓘ
renamed after the Restoration of Charles II ⓘ |
| portOfRegistry |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| renamed | 1660 ⓘ |
| renamedFrom |
Naseby
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Naseby
|
| renamedTo | Royal Charles ⓘ |
| role |
flagship of King Charles II
ⓘ
principal warship of King Charles II ⓘ |
| serviceEntryYear | 1655 ⓘ |
| servicePeriod | 1655–1667 ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | Second Anglo-Dutch War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMS Royal Charles Description of subject: HMS Royal Charles was a 17th-century English Royal Navy flagship, originally launched as Naseby, that served as King Charles II’s principal warship before its famous capture by the Dutch during the Second Anglo-Dutch War.
Referenced by (4)
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