Orion-class battleship
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The Orion-class battleship was a class of early 20th-century British Royal Navy "super-dreadnoughts" that significantly advanced battleship design with heavier armament and improved armor.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Orion-class battleship canonical | 5 |
| Orion class | 2 |
| Orion-class ship of the line | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1648329 — 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: Orion-class battleship Context triple: [HMS Centurion, precededBy, Orion-class battleship]
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A.
Nevada-class battleship
The Nevada-class battleship was a pair of early 20th-century U.S. Navy dreadnoughts that introduced major design innovations such as the "all-or-nothing" armor scheme and oil-fired propulsion.
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B.
Kongō-class battlecruiser
The Kongō-class battlecruiser was a group of fast, heavily armed Imperial Japanese Navy capital ships built in the early 20th century that served prominently in both World Wars.
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C.
Florida-class battleship
The Florida-class battleship was an early 20th-century class of U.S. Navy dreadnoughts that marked a step forward in American capital ship design before World War I.
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D.
Colorado-class battleship
The Colorado-class battleship was a group of U.S. Navy dreadnoughts built in the early 20th century, notable for their heavy 16-inch guns and service around the World War II era.
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E.
New York-class battleship
The New York-class battleship was a class of early 20th-century U.S. Navy dreadnoughts that introduced 14-inch guns and served prominently through both World Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Orion-class battleship Target entity description: The Orion-class battleship was a class of early 20th-century British Royal Navy "super-dreadnoughts" that significantly advanced battleship design with heavier armament and improved armor.
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A.
Nevada-class battleship
The Nevada-class battleship was a pair of early 20th-century U.S. Navy dreadnoughts that introduced major design innovations such as the "all-or-nothing" armor scheme and oil-fired propulsion.
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B.
Kongō-class battlecruiser
The Kongō-class battlecruiser was a group of fast, heavily armed Imperial Japanese Navy capital ships built in the early 20th century that served prominently in both World Wars.
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C.
Florida-class battleship
The Florida-class battleship was an early 20th-century class of U.S. Navy dreadnoughts that marked a step forward in American capital ship design before World War I.
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D.
Colorado-class battleship
The Colorado-class battleship was a group of U.S. Navy dreadnoughts built in the early 20th century, notable for their heavy 16-inch guns and service around the World War II era.
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E.
New York-class battleship
The New York-class battleship was a class of early 20th-century U.S. Navy dreadnoughts that introduced 14-inch guns and served prominently through both World Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy ship class
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battleship class ⓘ dreadnought battleship class ⓘ |
| armourScheme |
armored deck and turrets
ⓘ
improved belt armor compared to Colossus class ⓘ |
| battleParticipation | Battle of Jutland ⓘ |
| builder | Royal Navy dockyards and British private shipyards ⓘ |
| classification | super-dreadnought ⓘ |
| commissionedPeriod | commissioned 1912 ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | laid down 1909–1910 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designAuthority |
British Admiralty
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linked to:
Admiralty (United Kingdom)
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| designFeature |
all-big-gun main battery on centerline
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heavier main armament than preceding British dreadnoughts ⓘ improved armor protection over previous classes ⓘ super-firing main turrets ⓘ |
| designImprovementOver | HMS Neptune and earlier dreadnoughts ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 22,000–25,000 tons (standard, depending on ship and period) ⓘ |
| fleetAssignment | Grand Fleet ⓘ |
| followedBy |
King George V-class battleship (1911)
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linked to:
King George V class
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| gunCalibreIncreaseOver | 12-inch to 13.5-inch main guns ⓘ |
| homePort |
Scapa Flow (Grand Fleet base)
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linked to:
Scapa Flow
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| hullMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| launchPeriod | launched 1910–1911 ⓘ |
| mainArmament | 10 × 13.5-inch (343 mm) guns ⓘ |
| mainArmamentLayout | 5 twin turrets on the centerline ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 21 knots ⓘ |
| navalEra | early 20th century ⓘ |
| notableAs | first British super-dreadnought class ⓘ |
| numberOfShips | 4 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| powerTransmission | turbine-driven propeller shafts ⓘ |
| precededBy | Colossus-class battleship ⓘ |
| propulsion |
coal- and oil-fired boilers (mixed firing)
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| scrappingPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| secondaryArmament | 4-inch guns (various numbers over career) ⓘ |
| serviceInConflict | World War I ⓘ |
| ship |
HMS Conqueror
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HMS Monarch ⓘ HMS Orion ⓘ HMS Thunderer ⓘ |
| shipRole | capital ship ⓘ |
| status | all ships scrapped ⓘ |
| technologicalSignificance | set pattern for subsequent British battleship designs ⓘ |
| typicalCrewComplement | approximately 900–1,100 officers and men ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Orion-class battleship Description of subject: The Orion-class battleship was a class of early 20th-century British Royal Navy "super-dreadnoughts" that significantly advanced battleship design with heavier armament and improved armor.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Orion-class battleship
subject linked to:
HMS Audacious sunk by mine in 1914
linked to: Orion-class battleship