HMS Dragon (D35)
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HMS Dragon (D35) is a Royal Navy air-defence destroyer known for its advanced radar and missile systems and distinctive red Welsh dragon emblem on its bow.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMS Dragon (D35) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2070954 — 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 Dragon (D35) Context triple: [Type 45 destroyer, shipOfClass, HMS Dragon (D35)]
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A.
HMS Daring (D32)
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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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 Rainbow
HMS Rainbow was a British Royal Navy warship active during the Age of Sail, noted for capturing the American vessel USS Hancock in the American Revolutionary War.
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E.
HMS Dauntless (D33)
HMS Dauntless (D33) is a modern Royal Navy air-defence destroyer equipped with advanced radar and missile systems for fleet protection and maritime operations.
- 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 Dragon (D35) Target entity description: HMS Dragon (D35) is a Royal Navy air-defence destroyer known for its advanced radar and missile systems and distinctive red Welsh dragon emblem on its bow.
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A.
HMS Daring (D32)
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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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 Rainbow
HMS Rainbow was a British Royal Navy warship active during the Age of Sail, noted for capturing the American vessel USS Hancock in the American Revolutionary War.
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E.
HMS Dauntless (D33)
HMS Dauntless (D33) is a modern Royal Navy air-defence destroyer equipped with advanced radar and missile systems for fleet protection and maritime operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy warship
ⓘ
Type 45 destroyer ⓘ air-defence destroyer ⓘ |
| aircraftFacility |
flight deck
ⓘ
hangar ⓘ |
| armament |
30 mm DS30M Mark 2 guns
ⓘ
4.5-inch Mark 8 naval gun ⓘ 48-cell Sylver vertical launch system ⓘ Aster 15 surface-to-air missiles ⓘ Aster 30 surface-to-air missiles ⓘ
linked to:
Aster 30 missile
Phalanx CIWS ⓘ
linked to:
Phalanx CIWS (modernization era)
Sea Viper missile system ⓘ machine guns ⓘ |
| beam | about 21.2 metres ⓘ |
| builder |
BAE Systems Naval Ships
ⓘ
BAE Systems Surface Ships ⓘ
linked to:
BAE Systems Naval Ships
|
| commissioned | 2012-04-20 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | around 190 ⓘ |
| deployment |
NATO maritime operations
ⓘ
linked to:
NATO naval exercises
Persian Gulf operations ⓘ counter-piracy missions ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 8000 tonnes ⓘ |
| embarkedAircraft |
Merlin helicopter capable
ⓘ
Wildcat helicopter capable ⓘ |
| emblem | red Welsh dragon on bow ⓘ |
| homeport | HMNB Portsmouth ⓘ |
| laidDown | 2005-12-19 ⓘ |
| launched | 2008-11-17 ⓘ |
| length | about 152.4 metres ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | in excess of 27 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Welsh heraldic dragon
ⓘ
dragon ⓘ |
| notableCapability |
ballistic missile defence trials participation
ⓘ
long-range air surveillance ⓘ |
| notableFeature | distinctive red dragon motif on the bow ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Royal Navy Surface Fleet
ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Navy surface flotillas
Type 45 destroyer flotilla ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | D35 ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
area air defence
ⓘ
fleet air defence ⓘ |
| propulsion |
WR-21 gas turbines
ⓘ
diesel generators ⓘ integrated electric propulsion ⓘ |
| sensor |
S1850M long-range radar
ⓘ
SAMPSON multi-function radar ⓘ
linked to:
SAMPSON radar
bow-mounted sonar ⓘ |
| shipClass | Daring-class destroyer ⓘ |
| shipyard |
River Clyde
ⓘ
Scotstoun shipyard ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMS Dragon (D35) Description of subject: HMS Dragon (D35) is a Royal Navy air-defence destroyer known for its advanced radar and missile systems and distinctive red Welsh dragon emblem on its bow.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Type 45 destroyers