HMS Devonshire (D02)
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HMS Devonshire (D02) was a County-class guided missile destroyer of the Royal Navy that served during the Cold War era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| HMS Devonshire (D02) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8121029 — 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 Devonshire (D02) Context triple: [Cammell Laird, built, HMS Devonshire (D02)]
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A.
HMS Defender (D36)
HMS Defender (D36) is a Royal Navy air-defence destroyer commissioned in the early 2010s and equipped with advanced radar and missile systems for fleet protection and maritime security operations.
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B.
HMS Daring (D32)
HMS Daring (D32) is a Royal Navy air-defence destroyer that serves as the lead ship of the advanced Type 45 (Daring-class) guided missile destroyers.
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C.
HMS Cardiff (D108)
HMS Cardiff (D108) was a Royal Navy Type 42 guided-missile destroyer that saw notable service during the Falklands War and other late 20th-century operations.
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D.
HMS Devonshire
HMS Devonshire was a Royal Navy ship of the line that served in the 18th century, notably associated with Admiral Edward Hawke’s early naval career.
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E.
HMS Coventry (D118)
HMS Coventry (D118) was a British Royal Navy Type 42 destroyer best known for her service and sinking during the Falklands War in 1982.
- 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 Devonshire (D02) Target entity description: HMS Devonshire (D02) was a County-class guided missile destroyer of the Royal Navy that served during the Cold War era.
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A.
HMS Defender (D36)
HMS Defender (D36) is a Royal Navy air-defence destroyer commissioned in the early 2010s and equipped with advanced radar and missile systems for fleet protection and maritime security operations.
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B.
HMS Daring (D32)
HMS Daring (D32) is a Royal Navy air-defence destroyer that serves as the lead ship of the advanced Type 45 (Daring-class) guided missile destroyers.
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C.
HMS Cardiff (D108)
HMS Cardiff (D108) was a Royal Navy Type 42 guided-missile destroyer that saw notable service during the Falklands War and other late 20th-century operations.
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D.
HMS Devonshire
HMS Devonshire was a Royal Navy ship of the line that served in the 18th century, notably associated with Admiral Edward Hawke’s early naval career.
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E.
HMS Coventry (D118)
HMS Coventry (D118) was a British Royal Navy Type 42 destroyer best known for her service and sinking during the Falklands War in 1982.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
County-class destroyer
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Royal Navy warship ⓘ guided missile destroyer ⓘ |
| armament |
4.5-inch naval guns
ⓘ
Sea Cat surface-to-air missile system ⓘ
linked to:
Sea Cat missile system (early service)
Sea Slug surface-to-air missile system ⓘ anti-submarine mortars ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 54 feet ⓘ |
| builder | Cammell Laird ⓘ |
| category | County-class destroyers of the Royal Navy ⓘ |
| class | County-class destroyer ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1962 ⓘ |
| conflict | Cold War ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | around 470 ⓘ |
| decommissioned | late 1970s ⓘ |
| displacement |
approximately 6,200 tons standard
ⓘ
approximately 6,700 tons full load ⓘ |
| draught | approximately 20 feet ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| hullNumber | D02 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1959 ⓘ |
| launched | 1960 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 521 feet ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
County of Devon
ⓘ
linked to:
Devon
Devonshire ⓘ |
| navy | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | D02 ⓘ |
| primaryMission | area air defence ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbine ⓘ |
| role |
air-defence destroyer
ⓘ
fleet escort ⓘ |
| secondaryMission |
anti-submarine warfare
ⓘ
surface warfare ⓘ |
| serviceEndPeriod | late 1970s ⓘ |
| serviceEntryPeriod | early 1960s ⓘ |
| shipType | destroyer ⓘ |
| shipyard |
Cammell Laird, Birkenhead
ⓘ
linked to:
Cammell Laird shipyard, Birkenhead
|
| speed | about 30 knots ⓘ |
| status | scrapped ⓘ |
| successorClass | Type 42 destroyer ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMS Devonshire (D02) Description of subject: HMS Devonshire (D02) was a County-class guided missile destroyer of the Royal Navy that served during the Cold War era.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.