HMS Drake
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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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| HMS Drake canonical | 2 |
| HMS Leviathan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T277730 — 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 Drake Context triple: [Lord Jellicoe, notableCommand, HMS Drake]
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A.
HMS Ivanhoe
HMS Ivanhoe was a British Royal Navy I-class destroyer that served during the early years of World War II, notably participating in operations such as the Altmark Incident.
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B.
HMS Centurion
HMS Centurion was a British King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy that served during World War I and later as a target and decoy ship in World War II.
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C.
HMS Cossack
HMS Cossack was a British Royal Navy destroyer best known for its daring 1940 boarding of the German tanker Altmark in Norwegian waters to free hundreds of Allied prisoners.
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D.
HMS Arethusa
HMS Arethusa was a British Royal Navy light cruiser that served prominently during the early years of World War II, including North Sea operations and convoy escort duties.
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E.
HMS Sikh
HMS Sikh was a British Tribal-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that served prominently during the early years of World War II.
- 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 Drake Target entity description: 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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A.
HMS Ivanhoe
HMS Ivanhoe was a British Royal Navy I-class destroyer that served during the early years of World War II, notably participating in operations such as the Altmark Incident.
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B.
HMS Centurion
HMS Centurion was a British King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy that served during World War I and later as a target and decoy ship in World War II.
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C.
HMS Cossack
HMS Cossack was a British Royal Navy destroyer best known for its daring 1940 boarding of the German tanker Altmark in Norwegian waters to free hundreds of Allied prisoners.
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D.
HMS Arethusa
HMS Arethusa was a British Royal Navy light cruiser that served prominently during the early years of World War II, including North Sea operations and convoy escort duties.
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E.
HMS Sikh
HMS Sikh was a British Tribal-class destroyer of the Royal Navy that served prominently during the early years of World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy cruiser
ⓘ
armoured cruiser ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| armament |
16 × 6-inch guns
ⓘ
2 × 9.2-inch guns ⓘ smaller guns and torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| assignedTo |
1st Cruiser Squadron
ⓘ
Grand Fleet ⓘ |
| attacker | German submarine ⓘ |
| builder | Armstrong Whitworth ⓘ |
| casualties | loss of life among crew ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking | torpedo ⓘ |
| class | Drake-class cruiser ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1902 ⓘ |
| completed | 1902 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 2 October 1917 ⓘ |
| displacement | about 14,100 tons standard ⓘ |
| duty |
convoy escort
ⓘ
patrol service ⓘ trade protection ⓘ |
| era |
World War I
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pre-World War I ⓘ |
| fate | sunk ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1899 ⓘ |
| launchDate |
1901
ⓘ
5 March 1901 ⓘ |
| length | about 553 feet ⓘ |
| locationOfWreck | near Rathlin Island area ⓘ |
| namesake |
Sir Francis Drake
ⓘ
linked to:
Francis Drake
|
| navalEnsign | White Ensign ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
lead ship of the Drake-class armoured cruisers
ⓘ
served as a flagship in the Royal Navy ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| placeOfSinking | off the north coast of Ireland ⓘ |
| propulsion |
coal-fired boilers
ⓘ
steam engines ⓘ |
| role |
armoured cruiser
ⓘ
flagship ⓘ |
| service |
prominent service before World War I
ⓘ
prominent service during World War I ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | early 20th century ⓘ |
| shipyard |
Armstrong Whitworth, Elswick
ⓘ
linked to:
Armstrong Whitworth
|
| status | shipwreck ⓘ |
| topSpeed | about 23 knots ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMS Drake Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: HMS Drake