HMS Ilex
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HMS Ilex was a British Royal Navy I-class destroyer that served prominently in the Mediterranean during the Second World War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| HMS Ilex canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3497907 — 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 Ilex Context triple: [Battle of Cape Spada, shipInvolved, HMS Ilex]
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A.
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.
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B.
HMS Venerable
HMS Venerable was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy that served prominently during the French Revolutionary Wars under Admiral Adam Duncan.
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C.
HMS Cornwall
HMS Cornwall was a British Royal Navy County-class heavy cruiser that served during World War II, notably in the Indian Ocean before being sunk by Japanese aircraft in 1942.
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D.
HMS Agincourt
HMS Agincourt is a Royal Navy nuclear-powered attack submarine of the Astute class, designed for stealthy intelligence gathering, anti-ship and anti-submarine warfare, and precision land-attack missions.
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E.
HMS Ambush
HMS Ambush is a British Royal Navy nuclear-powered attack submarine of the Astute class, designed for stealth, intelligence gathering, and precision strike capabilities.
- 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 Ilex Target entity description: HMS Ilex was a British Royal Navy I-class destroyer that served prominently in the Mediterranean during the Second World War.
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A.
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.
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B.
HMS Venerable
HMS Venerable was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy that served prominently during the French Revolutionary Wars under Admiral Adam Duncan.
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C.
HMS Cornwall
HMS Cornwall was a British Royal Navy County-class heavy cruiser that served during World War II, notably in the Indian Ocean before being sunk by Japanese aircraft in 1942.
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D.
HMS Agincourt
HMS Agincourt is a Royal Navy nuclear-powered attack submarine of the Astute class, designed for stealthy intelligence gathering, anti-ship and anti-submarine warfare, and precision land-attack missions.
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E.
HMS Ambush
HMS Ambush is a British Royal Navy nuclear-powered attack submarine of the Astute class, designed for stealth, intelligence gathering, and precision strike capabilities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
I-class destroyer
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Royal Navy destroyer ⓘ |
| armamentInitial |
2 × quadruple 0.5-inch machine guns
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2 × quadruple 21-inch torpedo tubes ⓘ 4 × 4.7-inch (120 mm) guns ⓘ depth charges ⓘ |
| beam | 33 feet ⓘ |
| builder |
J. Samuel White & Company, Limited
ⓘ
linked to:
J. Samuel White & Co. Ltd
|
| category |
I-class destroyers of the Royal Navy
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World War II destroyers of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| commissionedDate | 9 June 1938 ⓘ |
| conflict |
Second World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 145 officers and ratings ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 1,880 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 1,370 tons ⓘ |
| draught | 12 feet ⓘ |
| era |
World War II era
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interwar period ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| laidDownBy |
J. Samuel White & Company, Limited
ⓘ
linked to:
J. Samuel White & Co. Ltd
|
| laidDownDate | 30 March 1936 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 28 September 1937 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | 323 feet ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 35.5 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | ilex (holly) tree ⓘ |
| navalEnsign | White Ensign ⓘ |
| notableAction |
engaged Italian naval forces in the Mediterranean
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escorted convoys to and from North Africa and the Middle East ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Calabria
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Battle of Cape Matapan ⓘ operations off Crete ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | D61 ⓘ |
| powerOutput | approximately 34,000 shp ⓘ |
| propulsion |
2 shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
anti-submarine warfare
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convoy escort ⓘ fleet destroyer ⓘ |
| scrappedInCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| serviceEntryPeriod | pre–Second World War ⓘ |
| shipClass | I-class destroyer ⓘ |
| shipyard |
Cowes, Isle of Wight
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linked to:
Cowes
|
| theatreOfOperations |
Home Waters
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ Red Sea ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMS Ilex Description of subject: HMS Ilex was a British Royal Navy I-class destroyer that served prominently in the Mediterranean during the Second World War.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.