HMS Astute
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HMS Astute is the lead nuclear-powered attack submarine of the Royal Navy’s Astute class, known for its advanced stealth, endurance, and weapons systems.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| HMS Astute canonical | 4 |
| Astute-class programme | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3291692 — 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 Astute Context triple: [Astute-class submarine, firstBoat, HMS Astute]
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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.
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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 Hermes
HMS Hermes was a British Royal Navy aircraft carrier, notable as one of the world’s first purpose-built carriers and for being sunk by Japanese aircraft in the Indian Ocean during World War II.
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D.
Collins-class submarine
The Collins-class submarine is a class of diesel-electric attack submarines designed for long-range patrols and operated as the primary undersea warfare asset of the Royal Australian Navy.
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E.
Type 45 destroyers
Type 45 destroyers are advanced British Royal Navy air-defence warships designed primarily to protect fleets from aerial and missile threats using sophisticated radar and missile systems.
- 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 Astute Target entity description: HMS Astute is the lead nuclear-powered attack submarine of the Royal Navy’s Astute class, known for its advanced stealth, endurance, and weapons systems.
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A.
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.
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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 Hermes
HMS Hermes was a British Royal Navy aircraft carrier, notable as one of the world’s first purpose-built carriers and for being sunk by Japanese aircraft in the Indian Ocean during World War II.
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D.
Collins-class submarine
The Collins-class submarine is a class of diesel-electric attack submarines designed for long-range patrols and operated as the primary undersea warfare asset of the Royal Australian Navy.
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E.
Type 45 destroyers
Type 45 destroyers are advanced British Royal Navy air-defence warships designed primarily to protect fleets from aerial and missile threats using sophisticated radar and missile systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Astute-class submarine
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Royal Navy submarine ⓘ nuclear-powered attack submarine ⓘ |
| armament |
Spearfish heavyweight torpedoes
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Tomahawk land-attack cruise missiles ⓘ
linked to:
Tomahawk cruise missile
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| beam | about 11.3 metres ⓘ |
| builder | BAE Systems Submarines ⓘ |
| class | Astute class ⓘ |
| commissioned | 2010-08-27 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement |
approximately 100
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approximately 98 ⓘ |
| displacementSubmerged | approximately 7800 tonnes ⓘ |
| displacementSurfaced | approximately 7000 tonnes ⓘ |
| draught | about 10 metres ⓘ |
| endurance | limited mainly by food supplies ⓘ |
| generation | post-Cold War attack submarine ⓘ |
| homeport | HMNB Clyde ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| laidDown | 2001-01-31 ⓘ |
| launched | 2007-06-08 ⓘ |
| leadShipOfClass | Astute class ⓘ |
| length | about 97 metres ⓘ |
| maximumSpeedSubmerged | over 29 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Astute ⓘ |
| navalService | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
advanced stealth technology
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integrated sonar suite ⓘ long endurance without refuelling ⓘ modern combat management system ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | S119 ⓘ |
| powerPlantFeature | reactor designed to last the boat’s service life without refuelling ⓘ |
| precededByClass | Trafalgar class ⓘ |
| propulsion |
nuclear reactor
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pump-jet propulsor ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ |
| reactorType | PWR2 nuclear reactor ⓘ |
| role |
anti-submarine warfare
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anti-surface warfare ⓘ attack submarine ⓘ intelligence gathering ⓘ land-attack missions ⓘ |
| shipType | submarine ⓘ |
| shipyard | Barrow-in-Furness ⓘ |
| status | in service ⓘ |
| successorClass | Astute class ⓘ |
| torpedoTubes | 6 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMS Astute Description of subject: HMS Astute is the lead nuclear-powered attack submarine of the Royal Navy’s Astute class, known for its advanced stealth, endurance, and weapons systems.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: HMS Astute
linked to: HMS Astute