HMS Howe
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HMS Howe was a British King George V-class battleship that served prominently with the Royal Navy during World War II, including operations in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| HMS Howe canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6224363 — 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 Howe Context triple: [British Pacific Fleet, flagship, HMS Howe]
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A.
HMS Havock
HMS Havock was an H-class Royal Navy destroyer that saw active service in the Mediterranean during the early years of World War II.
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B.
HMS Attack
HMS Attack was a Royal Navy warship that served during the Napoleonic Wars and took part in major naval actions such as the Battle of San Domingo.
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C.
HMS Orwell
HMS Orwell was a Royal Navy destroyer that served during World War II, notably participating in Arctic convoy operations and engagements against German naval forces.
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D.
HMS Valiant
HMS Valiant was a British Royal Navy nuclear-powered fleet submarine of the Valiant class that served during the Cold War.
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E.
HMS Berwick
HMS Berwick was a Royal Navy ship of the line that served in the 18th century and is notably associated with the early career of Admiral Edward Hawke.
- 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 Howe Target entity description: HMS Howe was a British King George V-class battleship that served prominently with the Royal Navy during World War II, including operations in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters.
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A.
HMS Havock
HMS Havock was an H-class Royal Navy destroyer that saw active service in the Mediterranean during the early years of World War II.
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B.
HMS Attack
HMS Attack was a Royal Navy warship that served during the Napoleonic Wars and took part in major naval actions such as the Battle of San Domingo.
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C.
HMS Orwell
HMS Orwell was a Royal Navy destroyer that served during World War II, notably participating in Arctic convoy operations and engagements against German naval forces.
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D.
HMS Valiant
HMS Valiant was a British Royal Navy nuclear-powered fleet submarine of the Valiant class that served during the Cold War.
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E.
HMS Berwick
HMS Berwick was a Royal Navy ship of the line that served in the 18th century and is notably associated with the early career of Admiral Edward Hawke.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
King George V-class battleship
ⓘ
Royal Navy warship ⓘ |
| armamentAA | multiple 40 mm and 20 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| armamentPrimary | 10 × 14-inch (356 mm) guns ⓘ |
| armamentSecondary | 16 × 5.25-inch (133 mm) dual-purpose guns ⓘ |
| armourBelt | up to 15 inches ⓘ |
| armourDeck | up to 6 inches ⓘ |
| armourTurrets | up to 13 inches ⓘ |
| beam | 31.5 metres ⓘ |
| builtAt | Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company ⓘ |
| class | King George V class ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1942-08-29 ⓘ |
| conflict |
Second World War
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 1,500 officers and ratings ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1950-08-01 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | about 42,000 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | about 36,700 long tons ⓘ |
| draught | 10.4 metres ⓘ |
| fate | scrapped ⓘ |
| followedBy |
HMS Vanguard (different class, later battleship)
ⓘ
linked to:
HMS Vanguard
|
| laidDown | 1937-06-01 ⓘ |
| launched | 1940-04-09 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | 227.1 metres ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 28 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Arctic convoys to the Soviet Union
ⓘ
British Pacific Fleet operations ⓘ Operation Avalanche ⓘ Operation Husky ⓘ
linked to:
Allied invasion of Sicily
bombardment of Salerno ⓘ bombardment of Sicily ⓘ operations off Okinawa ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | 32 ⓘ |
| powerOutput | about 110,000 shaft horsepower ⓘ |
| precededBy | HMS Anson ⓘ |
| propulsion |
4 shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| role | fleet flagship at various times ⓘ |
| scrapped | 1958 ⓘ |
| scrappedAt |
Inverkeithing, Scotland
ⓘ
linked to:
Inverkeithing
|
| shipType | battleship ⓘ |
| shipyardLocation | Govan, Scotland ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMS Howe Description of subject: HMS Howe was a British King George V-class battleship that served prominently with the Royal Navy during World War II, including operations in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters.
Referenced by (3)
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