HMS Hero
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HMS Hero was a Royal Navy destroyer that served during World War II, taking part in several Mediterranean operations and convoy escorts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| HMS Hero canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3497905 — 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 Hero Context triple: [Battle of Cape Spada, shipInvolved, HMS Hero]
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A.
HMS Bellerophon
HMS Bellerophon was a British Royal Navy ship of the line famed for her prominent role in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, including the surrender of Napoleon Bonaparte aboard her in 1815.
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B.
HMS Captain
HMS Captain was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line in the Royal Navy, notable for serving as Admiral Horatio Nelson’s flagship during the Battle of Cape St Vincent in 1797.
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C.
HMS Ramillies
HMS Ramillies was a British Royal Navy ship of the line that served prominently during the mid-18th century, including early actions of the Seven Years' War.
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D.
HMS Elephant
HMS Elephant was a British Royal Navy ship of the line best known for serving as Admiral Horatio Nelson’s flagship at the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801.
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E.
HMS Raleigh
HMS Raleigh is a major Royal Navy shore establishment in Cornwall that serves as the primary basic training facility for new naval recruits.
- 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 Hero Target entity description: HMS Hero was a Royal Navy destroyer that served during World War II, taking part in several Mediterranean operations and convoy escorts.
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A.
HMS Bellerophon
HMS Bellerophon was a British Royal Navy ship of the line famed for her prominent role in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, including the surrender of Napoleon Bonaparte aboard her in 1815.
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B.
HMS Captain
HMS Captain was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line in the Royal Navy, notable for serving as Admiral Horatio Nelson’s flagship during the Battle of Cape St Vincent in 1797.
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C.
HMS Ramillies
HMS Ramillies was a British Royal Navy ship of the line that served prominently during the mid-18th century, including early actions of the Seven Years' War.
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D.
HMS Elephant
HMS Elephant was a British Royal Navy ship of the line best known for serving as Admiral Horatio Nelson’s flagship at the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801.
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E.
HMS Raleigh
HMS Raleigh is a major Royal Navy shore establishment in Cornwall that serves as the primary basic training facility for new naval recruits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
H-class destroyer
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Royal Navy destroyer ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| armament |
2 × quadruple 0.5-inch Vickers AA machine guns
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2 × quadruple 21-inch torpedo tubes ⓘ 4 × 4.7-inch (120 mm) guns ⓘ depth charges ⓘ |
| beam | 33.0 ft ⓘ |
| builder | Vickers-Armstrongs ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1937-01-09 ⓘ |
| conflict |
Second World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
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| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | 145 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | 1883 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | 1350 long tons ⓘ |
| draught | 12.5 ft ⓘ |
| fate | scrapped ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1935-03-28 ⓘ |
| launched | 1936-03-10 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | 323.0 ft ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 36 knots ⓘ |
| navalFleet |
British Mediterranean Fleet
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linked to:
Mediterranean Fleet
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| notableEvent | rescued survivors from other Allied ships during Mediterranean operations ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Atlantic convoy escort duties
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Battle of Calabria ⓘ Battle of Cape Matapan ⓘ Battle of Crete ⓘ Malta convoy operations ⓘ Operation Halberd ⓘ Operation Vigorous ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | H99 ⓘ |
| propellerShafts | 2 ⓘ |
| propulsion |
steam turbines
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three Admiralty 3-drum boilers ⓘ |
| range | 5530 nmi at 15 knots ⓘ |
| renamed | HMCS Chaudière ⓘ |
| role |
anti-submarine warfare
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convoy escort ⓘ fleet screening ⓘ |
| scrappedYear | 1950s ⓘ |
| shaftHorsepower | 34000 shp ⓘ |
| shipClass | H-class destroyer ⓘ |
| shipyard |
Vickers-Armstrongs, Barrow-in-Furness
ⓘ
linked to:
Vickers-Armstrongs
|
| theatreOfWar |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| transferredTo | Royal Canadian Navy ⓘ |
| transferredYear | 1943 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMS Hero Description of subject: HMS Hero was a Royal Navy destroyer that served during World War II, taking part in several Mediterranean operations and convoy escorts.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.