Queen Elizabeth-class battleship
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The Queen Elizabeth-class battleships were a group of fast, heavily armed British dreadnoughts of World War I, noted for pioneering the use of 15-inch guns and oil-fired boilers in the Royal Navy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Queen Elizabeth-class battleship canonical | 5 |
| Queen Elizabeth class | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8343011 — 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 battleship Context triple: [Iron Duke-class battleship, followedBy, Queen Elizabeth-class battleship]
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Iron Duke-class battleship
The Iron Duke-class battleships were a group of British Royal Navy dreadnoughts built in the early 20th century, noted for their role in World War I, including participation in the Battle of Jutland.
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HMS King George V
HMS King George V was a British King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy that served as a flagship in World War II and played a key role in the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck.
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British battleship Valiant
The British battleship Valiant was a Queen Elizabeth-class Royal Navy warship that saw extensive service in both World Wars, notably in major Mediterranean engagements against the Italian fleet.
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British battleship Barham
The British battleship Barham was a Queen Elizabeth-class Royal Navy warship that served prominently in both World Wars before being sunk by a German U-boat in 1941.
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HMS Vanguard
HMS Vanguard is a British Royal Navy ballistic missile submarine that serves as part of the United Kingdom’s strategic nuclear deterrent force.
- 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 battleship Target entity description: The Queen Elizabeth-class battleships were a group of fast, heavily armed British dreadnoughts of World War I, noted for pioneering the use of 15-inch guns and oil-fired boilers in the Royal Navy.
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Iron Duke-class battleship
The Iron Duke-class battleships were a group of British Royal Navy dreadnoughts built in the early 20th century, noted for their role in World War I, including participation in the Battle of Jutland.
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B.
HMS King George V
HMS King George V was a British King George V-class battleship of the Royal Navy that served as a flagship in World War II and played a key role in the sinking of the German battleship Bismarck.
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C.
British battleship Valiant
The British battleship Valiant was a Queen Elizabeth-class Royal Navy warship that saw extensive service in both World Wars, notably in major Mediterranean engagements against the Italian fleet.
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D.
British battleship Barham
The British battleship Barham was a Queen Elizabeth-class Royal Navy warship that served prominently in both World Wars before being sunk by a German U-boat in 1941.
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E.
HMS Vanguard
HMS Vanguard is a British Royal Navy ballistic missile submarine that serves as part of the United Kingdom’s strategic nuclear deterrent force.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy warship class
ⓘ
battleship class ⓘ |
| armourBeltThickness | up to 13 inches ⓘ |
| beam | about 90 feet ⓘ |
| builder |
Clydebank shipyard
ⓘ
Devonport Dockyard ⓘ Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company ⓘ John Brown & Company ⓘ Portsmouth Dockyard ⓘ
linked to:
Portsmouth docks
|
| commissionedInPeriod | 1914–1916 ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 950–1200 officers and men ⓘ |
| deckArmour | up to about 3 inches ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Sir Eustace Tennyson d'Eyncourt
ⓘ
linked to:
Sir Eustace Tennyson d’Eyncourt
|
| designedFor | service with the battlecruiser fleet ⓘ |
| displacementDeepLoad | over 33000 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | about 27000 long tons ⓘ |
| fate | all ships eventually scrapped except those sunk in wartime ⓘ |
| followedBy | Revenge-class battleship ⓘ |
| laidDown |
1912
ⓘ
1913 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | about 643 feet ⓘ |
| mainArmament | 8 × 15-inch (381 mm) guns ⓘ |
| mainBatteryConfiguration | 4 twin turrets ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 24 knots ⓘ |
| modernisationFeature |
enhanced deck armour
ⓘ
improved anti-aircraft armament ⓘ reconstructed superstructure ⓘ upgraded fire-control systems ⓘ |
| modernised | interwar period ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Queen Elizabeth I
ⓘ
linked to:
Elizabeth I of England
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| navalArchitectureEra | dreadnought era ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
pioneered 15-inch guns in Royal Navy service
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pioneered all-oil-fired boilers in a British battleship class ⓘ |
| numberOfShipsBuilt | 5 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Battle of Jutland ⓘ |
| precededBy | Iron Duke-class battleship ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| propulsionInnovation | first Royal Navy battleship class designed for oil fuel only ⓘ |
| role | fast battleship ⓘ |
| secondaryArmament | 6-inch guns ⓘ |
| serviceLife | 1910s–1940s ⓘ |
| ship |
HMS Barham
ⓘ
linked to:
British battleship Barham
HMS Malaya ⓘ HMS Queen Elizabeth ⓘ HMS Valiant ⓘ HMS Warspite ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Queen Elizabeth-class battleship Description of subject: The Queen Elizabeth-class battleships were a group of fast, heavily armed British dreadnoughts of World War I, noted for pioneering the use of 15-inch guns and oil-fired boilers in the Royal Navy.
Referenced by (6)
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