British battlecruiser Tiger
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British battlecruiser Tiger was a Royal Navy capital ship of World War I, noted for its heavy armament, high speed, and service with the Grand Fleet in major North Sea engagements.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| British battlecruiser Tiger canonical | 1 |
| HMS Tiger-class battlecruiser | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3332638 — 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: British battlecruiser Tiger Context triple: [Battle of Dogger Bank, participant, British battlecruiser Tiger]
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British battlecruiser Lion
The British battlecruiser Lion was a World War I Royal Navy capital ship that served as Vice Admiral Beatty’s flagship in major North Sea engagements, including the Battle of Dogger Bank and the Battle of Jutland.
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British battleship Barham
The British battleship Barham was a Queen Elizabeth-class Royal Navy warship that served prominently in both World Wars before being sunk by a German U-boat in 1941.
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HMS Rodney
HMS Rodney was a British Royal Navy battleship of the Nelson class that served prominently during World War II, including in major Atlantic and Mediterranean operations and the destruction of the German battleship Bismarck.
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British battleship Valiant
The British battleship Valiant was a Queen Elizabeth-class Royal Navy warship that saw extensive service in both World Wars, notably in major Mediterranean engagements against the Italian fleet.
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HMS Goliath
HMS Goliath was a British Royal Navy ship of the line that played a significant role in Admiral Nelson’s victory over the French fleet at the Battle of the Nile in 1798.
- 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: British battlecruiser Tiger Target entity description: British battlecruiser Tiger was a Royal Navy capital ship of World War I, noted for its heavy armament, high speed, and service with the Grand Fleet in major North Sea engagements.
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A.
British battlecruiser Lion
The British battlecruiser Lion was a World War I Royal Navy capital ship that served as Vice Admiral Beatty’s flagship in major North Sea engagements, including the Battle of Dogger Bank and the Battle of Jutland.
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B.
British battleship Barham
The British battleship Barham was a Queen Elizabeth-class Royal Navy warship that served prominently in both World Wars before being sunk by a German U-boat in 1941.
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C.
HMS Rodney
HMS Rodney was a British Royal Navy battleship of the Nelson class that served prominently during World War II, including in major Atlantic and Mediterranean operations and the destruction of the German battleship Bismarck.
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D.
British battleship Valiant
The British battleship Valiant was a Queen Elizabeth-class Royal Navy warship that saw extensive service in both World Wars, notably in major Mediterranean engagements against the Italian fleet.
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E.
HMS Goliath
HMS Goliath was a British Royal Navy ship of the line that played a significant role in Admiral Nelson’s victory over the French fleet at the Battle of the Nile in 1798.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy warship
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battlecruiser ⓘ |
| armament |
6-inch (152 mm) secondary guns
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8 × 13.5-inch (343 mm) guns in four twin turrets ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| armour |
armoured decks
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armoured turrets ⓘ belt up to about 9 inches thick ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Dogger Bank
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Battle of Jutland ⓘ |
| beam | about 90 ft ⓘ |
| builder | John Brown & Company ⓘ |
| category |
Ships built on the River Clyde
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World War I battlecruisers of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1914-10-03 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 1,100 officers and men ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1931 ⓘ |
| designFeature |
flush deck and distinctive tripod masts
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improved fire control over earlier British battlecruisers ⓘ |
| displacement | about 28,500 long tons (deep load) ⓘ |
| era | World War I capital ship ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| fleet | Grand Fleet ⓘ |
| followedBy | Renown-class battlecruiser ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1912-06-20 ⓘ |
| launched | 1913-12-15 ⓘ |
| length | about 704 ft overall ⓘ |
| locationOfScrapping | Rosyth ⓘ |
| namedAfter | tiger ⓘ |
| notableAs | last British battlecruiser completed before World War I ⓘ |
| notableFor |
heavy armament
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high speed ⓘ service in major North Sea engagements ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | not commonly used; identified by name ⓘ |
| precededBy | Lion-class battlecruiser ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| roleAtJutland | served with the 1st Battlecruiser Squadron ⓘ |
| scrapped | 1932 ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
Battlecruiser Force, Grand Fleet
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linked to:
Battle Cruiser Fleet
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| shipClass |
HMS Tiger-class battlecruiser
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linked to:
British battlecruiser Tiger
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| shipyard | Clydebank ⓘ |
| statusAfterWWI | retained in service during the interwar period ⓘ |
| theatre | North Sea ⓘ |
| topSpeed | about 28 knots ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: British battlecruiser Tiger Description of subject: British battlecruiser Tiger was a Royal Navy capital ship of World War I, noted for its heavy armament, high speed, and service with the Grand Fleet in major North Sea engagements.
Referenced by (2)
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British battlecruiser Tiger
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