Swiftsure-class submarine
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The Swiftsure-class submarine was a class of British nuclear-powered fleet submarines that served with the Royal Navy during the Cold War and late 20th century.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Swiftsure-class submarine canonical | 4 |
| British submarine HMS Conqueror (S48) | 1 |
| Swiftsure-class submarines | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3291691 — 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: Swiftsure-class submarine Context triple: [Astute-class submarine, successorTo, Swiftsure-class submarine]
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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.
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B.
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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C.
Victor-class submarine
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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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- 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: Swiftsure-class submarine Target entity description: The Swiftsure-class submarine was a class of British nuclear-powered fleet submarines that served with the Royal Navy during the Cold War and late 20th century.
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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.
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B.
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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C.
Victor-class submarine
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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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy submarine class
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nuclear-powered submarine class ⓘ submarine class ⓘ |
| alliance | NATO ⓘ |
| armamentType |
anti-ship missiles
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torpedoes ⓘ |
| category |
Cold War submarines of the United Kingdom
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nuclear submarines of the Royal Navy ⓘ submarine classes ⓘ |
| classNameOrigin | HMS Swiftsure ⓘ |
| conflict | Cold War ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedFor |
NATO operations
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North Atlantic operations ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| navalBranch | Submarine Service ⓘ |
| navy | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| powerType | nuclear-powered ⓘ |
| precededBy | Valiant-class submarine ⓘ |
| propulsion | nuclear reactor ⓘ |
| propulsionType | pressurised water reactor ⓘ |
| role |
attack submarine
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hunter-killer submarine ⓘ |
| serviceEntryEra | Cold War ⓘ |
| servicePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| serviceStatus | retired ⓘ |
| submarineType | fleet submarine ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Trafalgar-class submarine ⓘ |
| technology |
quieting technology
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sonar systems ⓘ |
| usedFor |
anti-submarine warfare
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anti-surface warfare ⓘ intelligence gathering ⓘ patrol ⓘ surveillance ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Swiftsure-class submarine Description of subject: The Swiftsure-class submarine was a class of British nuclear-powered fleet submarines that served with the Royal Navy during the Cold War and late 20th century.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Swiftsure-class submarine
linked to: Swiftsure-class submarine
subject linked to:
Oberon-class submarine (Royal Navy)