HMS Iron Duke
E186244
HMS Iron Duke was a British Iron Duke-class battleship that served as Admiral Sir John Jellicoe’s flagship at the Battle of Jutland during World War I.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| HMS Iron Duke canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1648258 — 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 Iron Duke Context triple: [Grand Fleet, flagship, HMS Iron Duke]
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A.
HMS Invincible
HMS Invincible was a pioneering British battlecruiser of the early 20th century, best known for her dramatic loss during World War I at the Battle of Jutland.
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B.
HMS Vanguard
HMS Vanguard was a British Royal Navy ship of the line best known for serving as Admiral Horatio Nelson’s flagship during the decisive 1798 Battle of the Nile in the French Revolutionary Wars.
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C.
HMS Warspite
HMS Warspite was a renowned British Royal Navy battleship celebrated for its distinguished combat service in both World Wars.
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D.
HMS Indefatigable
HMS Indefatigable was a British battlecruiser of the early 20th century Royal Navy, best known for her catastrophic loss during the First World War.
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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
- 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 Iron Duke Target entity description: HMS Iron Duke was a British Iron Duke-class battleship that served as Admiral Sir John Jellicoe’s flagship at the Battle of Jutland during World War I.
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A.
HMS Invincible
HMS Invincible was a pioneering British battlecruiser of the early 20th century, best known for her dramatic loss during World War I at the Battle of Jutland.
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B.
HMS Vanguard
HMS Vanguard was a British Royal Navy ship of the line best known for serving as Admiral Horatio Nelson’s flagship during the decisive 1798 Battle of the Nile in the French Revolutionary Wars.
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C.
HMS Warspite
HMS Warspite was a renowned British Royal Navy battleship celebrated for its distinguished combat service in both World Wars.
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D.
HMS Indefatigable
HMS Indefatigable was a British battlecruiser of the early 20th century Royal Navy, best known for her catastrophic loss during the First World War.
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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 (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iron Duke-class battleship
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Royal Navy battleship ⓘ |
| armament |
10 × 13.5-inch (343 mm) guns in five twin turrets
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12 × 6-inch (152 mm) guns ⓘ 2 × 3-inch (76 mm) anti-aircraft guns ⓘ 4 × 21-inch (533 mm) submerged torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| armour |
12-inch belt armour
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up to 10-inch turret armour ⓘ up to 2.5-inch deck armour ⓘ |
| assignedTo |
Grand Fleet
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Home Fleet ⓘ |
| battleOfJutlandDate | 1916-05-31 ⓘ |
| beachedAt |
Ore Bay, Orkney
ⓘ
linked to:
Bay of Orphir
|
| beam | 90 feet ⓘ |
| builder |
Portsmouth Dockyard
ⓘ
linked to:
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
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| class |
Iron Duke class
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linked to:
Iron Duke-class battleship
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| commissioned | 1914-03-09 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement |
approximately 925 officers and men
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up to 1100 in wartime ⓘ |
| damagedBy | Luftwaffe air attack in 1939 ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1929-10-16 ⓘ |
| disarmed | in accordance with Washington Naval Treaty ⓘ |
| displacement |
25000 long tons (standard)
ⓘ
29000 long tons (deep load) ⓘ |
| draught | 29 feet 6 inches ⓘ |
| fate | scrapped ⓘ |
| firedAt |
German High Seas Fleet at the Battle of Jutland
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linked to:
Battle of Jutland
|
| flagshipCommander |
Admiral Sir John Jellicoe
ⓘ
linked to:
John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe
|
| flagshipOf | Grand Fleet ⓘ |
| flagshipPeriod | 1914–1916 ⓘ |
| homePort | Scapa Flow ⓘ |
| hulked | 1929 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1912-01-12 ⓘ |
| launched | 1912-10-12 ⓘ |
| length | 622 feet 9 inches ⓘ |
| locationWhenDamaged | Scapa Flow ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 21.25 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Jutland
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World War I ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | F234 ⓘ |
| postwarRole |
depot ship
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gunnery training ship ⓘ |
| powerOutput | 29000 shaft horsepower ⓘ |
| propulsion |
coal-fired boilers
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oil-fired boilers ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ |
| range | 7800 nautical miles at 10 knots ⓘ |
| roleAtJutland | flagship of Admiral Sir John Jellicoe ⓘ |
| scrappedAt | Faslane ⓘ |
| scrappedIn | 1932 ⓘ |
| treatyLimitation |
Washington Naval Treaty
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linked to:
Washington Naval Conference
|
| usedAs |
accommodation ship
ⓘ
base ship at Scapa Flow ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMS Iron Duke Description of subject: HMS Iron Duke was a British Iron Duke-class battleship that served as Admiral Sir John Jellicoe’s flagship at the Battle of Jutland during World War I.
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