Victor-class submarine

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Soviet submarine class nuclear-powered attack submarine class

The Victor-class submarine was a series of Soviet nuclear-powered attack submarines developed during the Cold War for high-speed, deep-diving anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Victor-class submarine canonical	6
Project 671RTM submarine	2
Victor I-class submarine	2
Victor III-class submarine	2
Victor-class	2
Victor II-class submarine	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1947811 — 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: Victor-class submarine
Context triple: [Soviet Navy, notableShipClass, Victor-class submarine]

A. Oscar-class submarine
The Oscar-class submarine is a Soviet-designed nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine class built during the Cold War to attack NATO carrier battle groups and strategic targets at sea.
B. Victoria-class submarine
The Victoria-class submarine is a class of diesel-electric attack submarines originally built for the Royal Navy as the Upholder class and later modernized and operated by the Royal Canadian Navy for coastal defense, surveillance, and training.
C. Astute-class submarine
The Astute-class submarine is a fleet of advanced nuclear-powered attack submarines built for the Royal Navy, known for their stealth, endurance, and sophisticated weapons and sensor systems.
D. Delta-class submarine
The Delta-class submarine is a series of Soviet nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines developed during the Cold War to enhance the USSR’s strategic nuclear deterrent.
E. Dreadnought-class submarine
The Dreadnought-class submarine is a new generation of British nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines designed to replace the Royal Navy’s Vanguard class as the backbone of the UK’s sea-based nuclear deterrent.
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: Victor-class submarine
Target entity description: The Victor-class submarine was a series of Soviet nuclear-powered attack submarines developed during the Cold War for high-speed, deep-diving anti-submarine and anti-surface warfare.

A. Oscar-class submarine
The Oscar-class submarine is a Soviet-designed nuclear-powered cruise missile submarine class built during the Cold War to attack NATO carrier battle groups and strategic targets at sea.
B. Victoria-class submarine
The Victoria-class submarine is a class of diesel-electric attack submarines originally built for the Royal Navy as the Upholder class and later modernized and operated by the Royal Canadian Navy for coastal defense, surveillance, and training.
C. Astute-class submarine
The Astute-class submarine is a fleet of advanced nuclear-powered attack submarines built for the Royal Navy, known for their stealth, endurance, and sophisticated weapons and sensor systems.
D. Delta-class submarine
The Delta-class submarine is a series of Soviet nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines developed during the Cold War to enhance the USSR’s strategic nuclear deterrent.
E. Dreadnought-class submarine
The Dreadnought-class submarine is a new generation of British nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines designed to replace the Royal Navy’s Vanguard class as the backbone of the UK’s sea-based nuclear deterrent.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Soviet submarine class ⓘ nuclear-powered attack submarine class ⓘ
armament	anti-ship missiles ⓘ mines ⓘ torpedoes ⓘ
category	Attack submarines of the Soviet Union ⓘ Cold War submarines of the Soviet Union ⓘ Nuclear submarines of the Soviet Navy ⓘ
conflict	Cold War ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Soviet Union ⓘ
crewType	mixed officers and enlisted sailors ⓘ
designedFor	anti-submarine warfare ⓘ anti-surface warfare ⓘ deep-diving capability ⓘ high-speed operations ⓘ
designedToCounter	NATO surface ships ⓘ United States Navy submarines ⓘ
developedBy	Soviet Union ⓘ
era	Cold War ⓘ
feature	sail-mounted diving planes ⓘ torpedo tubes in bow ⓘ
hasNATOClassification	SSN ⓘ
hasVariant	Victor I-class submarine ⓘ linked to: Victor-class submarine Victor II-class submarine ⓘ linked to: Victor-class submarine Victor III-class submarine ⓘ linked to: Victor-class submarine
hullType	teardrop hull ⓘ
material	steel hull ⓘ
nativeName	Проект 671 ⓘ Проект 671РТ ⓘ linked to: Проект 671 Проект 671РТМ ⓘ linked to: Проект 671
NATOReportingName	Victor ⓘ
navigationSystem	inertial navigation system ⓘ
operator	Russian Navy ⓘ Soviet Navy ⓘ
powerplant	pressurized-water nuclear reactor ⓘ
primaryRole	hunter-killer submarine ⓘ
propulsion	nuclear reactor ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ
propulsionType	single-shaft ⓘ
sensor	radar masts ⓘ sonar ⓘ
serviceEntryPeriod	late 1960s ⓘ
subclassOf	attack submarine ⓘ
successor	Akula-class submarine ⓘ Sierra-class submarine ⓘ
type	fast attack submarine ⓘ
usedBy	Russian Navy ⓘ Soviet Navy ⓘ

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