Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers

E44153

aircraft carrier class warship class

The Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers are the Royal Navy’s largest and most advanced warships, designed as modern flagship vessels capable of deploying fixed-wing jets and helicopters for global power projection.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Queen Elizabeth class	5
Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers canonical	5
Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier	3
Queen Elizabeth-class carrier programme	2
Royal Navy aircraft carriers	2
Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier blocks	1
Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier programme	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T348169 — 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: Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers
Context triple: [British Armed Forces, usesEquipment, Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers]

A. HMS Prince of Wales
HMS Prince of Wales was a British King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy that saw significant action in World War II, including engagements against the German battleship Bismarck and service in the Pacific before being sunk by Japanese aircraft in 1941.
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.
C. HMS Intrepid
HMS Intrepid was a British Royal Navy destroyer that served during the early years of World War II, notably participating in operations against German naval forces.
D. Kaga-class aircraft carrier
The Kaga-class aircraft carrier was a planned class of Japanese aircraft carriers derived from the Izumo-class helicopter destroyers, intended to operate fixed-wing STOVL jets like the F-35B.
E. 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.
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: Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers
Target entity description: The Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers are the Royal Navy’s largest and most advanced warships, designed as modern flagship vessels capable of deploying fixed-wing jets and helicopters for global power projection.

A. HMS Prince of Wales
HMS Prince of Wales was a British King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy that saw significant action in World War II, including engagements against the German battleship Bismarck and service in the Pacific before being sunk by Japanese aircraft in 1941.
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.
C. HMS Intrepid
HMS Intrepid was a British Royal Navy destroyer that served during the early years of World War II, notably participating in operations against German naval forces.
D. Kaga-class aircraft carrier
The Kaga-class aircraft carrier was a planned class of Japanese aircraft carriers derived from the Izumo-class helicopter destroyers, intended to operate fixed-wing STOVL jets like the F-35B.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	aircraft carrier class ⓘ warship class ⓘ
aircraftTypeSupported	Merlin helicopters ⓘ linked to: NH90 helicopter STOVL jets ⓘ Wildcat helicopters ⓘ linked to: Wildcat helicopter
airGroupCapacity	up to around 40 aircraft in surge ⓘ
allianceRole	NATO operations ⓘ
arrestorWires	none ⓘ
beam	about 70 metres over flight deck ⓘ
builder	BAE Systems ⓘ Babcock International ⓘ
catapults	none ⓘ
constructionMethod	modular block construction ⓘ
constructionSite	Rosyth Dockyard ⓘ linked to: Rosyth
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
crewComplement	around 1600 with air group embarked ⓘ around 700 ship’s company ⓘ
defensiveSystems	30 mm DS30M Mark 2 guns ⓘ Phalanx CIWS ⓘ linked to: Phalanx CIWS (modernization era) miniguns ⓘ
designedAirWing	F-35B Lightning II ⓘ
designedFor	amphibious support ⓘ carrier strike ⓘ disaster relief ⓘ fixed-wing aircraft operations ⓘ helicopter operations ⓘ humanitarian assistance ⓘ
displacement	about 65000 tonnes full load ⓘ
flagState	United Kingdom ⓘ
flightDeckFeature	ski-jump ramp ⓘ
isSTOVLCarrier	true ⓘ
length	about 280 metres ⓘ
maximumSpeed	over 25 knots ⓘ
namedAfter	Queen Elizabeth I ⓘ linked to: Elizabeth I of England
numberOfShipsPlanned	2 ⓘ
operator	Royal Navy ⓘ
primaryMission	Carrier Strike Group operations ⓘ
programmeName	Queen Elizabeth-class carrier programme ⓘ linked to: Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers
propulsion	gas turbines and diesel generators ⓘ integrated full electric propulsion ⓘ
role	aircraft carrier ⓘ fleet flagship ⓘ power projection ⓘ
secondaryMission	Joint Expeditionary Force operations ⓘ Littoral manoeuvre support ⓘ
sensorSuite	Artisan 3D radar ⓘ S1850M long-range radar ⓘ
serviceEntry	2017s decade ⓘ
ship	HMS Prince of Wales (R09) ⓘ linked to: HMS Prince of Wales HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) ⓘ linked to: HMS Queen Elizabeth

How these facts were elicited