HMS Daring (D32)

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Royal Navy warship Type 45 destroyer air-defence destroyer guided missile destroyer lead ship of a class

HMS Daring (D32) is a Royal Navy air-defence destroyer that serves as the lead ship of the advanced Type 45 (Daring-class) guided missile destroyers.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
HMS Daring (D32) canonical	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2070950 — 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 Daring (D32)
Context triple: [Type 45 destroyer, firstOfClass, HMS Daring (D32)]

A. 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.
B. HMS Vanguard
HMS Vanguard is a British Royal Navy ballistic missile submarine that serves as part of the United Kingdom’s strategic nuclear deterrent force.
C. HMS Indomitable
HMS Indomitable was a British Royal Navy aircraft carrier of the Illustrious class that saw extensive service in World War II, including major operations in the Mediterranean and Pacific theaters.
D. HMS Ajax
HMS Ajax was a British Leander-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy that gained fame for its role in early World War II naval actions, particularly in the South Atlantic.
E. HMS Intrepid
HMS Intrepid was a British Royal Navy destroyer that served during the early years of World War II, notably participating in operations against German naval forces.
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 Daring (D32)
Target entity description: HMS Daring (D32) is a Royal Navy air-defence destroyer that serves as the lead ship of the advanced Type 45 (Daring-class) guided missile destroyers.

A. 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.
B. HMS Vanguard
HMS Vanguard is a British Royal Navy ballistic missile submarine that serves as part of the United Kingdom’s strategic nuclear deterrent force.
C. HMS Indomitable
HMS Indomitable was a British Royal Navy aircraft carrier of the Illustrious class that saw extensive service in World War II, including major operations in the Mediterranean and Pacific theaters.
D. HMS Ajax
HMS Ajax was a British Leander-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy that gained fame for its role in early World War II naval actions, particularly in the South Atlantic.
E. HMS Intrepid
HMS Intrepid was a British Royal Navy destroyer that served during the early years of World War II, notably participating in operations against German naval forces.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Royal Navy warship ⓘ Type 45 destroyer ⓘ air-defence destroyer ⓘ guided missile destroyer ⓘ lead ship of a class ⓘ
airDefenceSystem	Sea Viper ⓘ linked to: Sea Viper missile system
allies	NATO ⓘ
armament	30 mm DS30M Mark 2 guns ⓘ machine guns ⓘ
beam	about 21.2 metres ⓘ
builder	BAE Systems Naval Ships ⓘ BAE Systems Surface Ships ⓘ linked to: BAE Systems Naval Ships
CIWS	Phalanx CIWS ⓘ linked to: Phalanx CIWS (modernization era)
class	Daring-class destroyer (Type 45) ⓘ linked to: Type 45 destroyers
commissioned	23 July 2009 ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
crewComplement	accommodation for about 235 including air group ⓘ around 190 ⓘ
displacement	approximately 8,000 tonnes full load ⓘ
embarkedAircraft	AgustaWestland Merlin HM1/HM2 ⓘ linked to: AgustaWestland helicopter family Lynx HMA8 (historical) ⓘ linked to: Lynx HMA8 Wildcat HMA2 ⓘ
flag	White Ensign ⓘ
gunArmament	4.5 inch Mark 8 naval gun ⓘ
helicopterFacility	flight deck ⓘ hangar ⓘ
laidDown	28 March 2003 ⓘ
launched	1 February 2006 ⓘ
length	about 152.4 metres ⓘ
maximumSpeed	in excess of 27 knots ⓘ
missile	Aster 15 ⓘ Aster 30 ⓘ
namedAfter	HMS Daring ⓘ the quality of daring ⓘ
notableDeployment	Gulf region operations ⓘ counter-piracy operations ⓘ
operator	Royal Navy ⓘ
partOf	Type 45 destroyer class ⓘ
pennantNumber	D32 ⓘ
primaryRadar	SAMPSON multi-function radar ⓘ linked to: SAMPSON radar
primaryRole	area air defence ⓘ fleet air defence ⓘ
propulsion	Rolls-Royce WR-21 gas turbines ⓘ linked to: Rolls-Royce WR-21 gas turbine diesel generators ⓘ integrated electric propulsion ⓘ
range	about 7,000 nautical miles at 18 knots ⓘ
secondaryRadar	S1850M long-range radar ⓘ
shipyard	River Clyde ⓘ Scotstoun shipyard ⓘ linked to: Govan shipyard
status	in active service ⓘ
verticalLaunchSystem	Sylver A50 VLS ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Type 45 destroyer → firstOfClass → HMS Daring (D32) ⓘ

subject linked to: Type 45 destroyers

Type 45 destroyer → shipOfClass → HMS Daring (D32) ⓘ