HMS Orion
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HMS Orion was a Royal Navy super-dreadnought battleship of the early 20th century that served during World War I, including at the Battle of Jutland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| HMS Orion canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8234907 — 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 Orion Context triple: [Orion-class battleship, ship, HMS Orion]
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A.
HMS Orion
HMS Orion was a British Royal Navy ship of the line that gained renown for her distinguished service under Admiral Nelson during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
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B.
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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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 Implacable
HMS Implacable was a British Royal Navy Implacable-class aircraft carrier that saw significant service during the latter part of World War II, particularly in operations against Japan.
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E.
HMS Glorious
HMS Glorious was a British Royal Navy aircraft carrier, originally built as a battlecruiser, that served during the interwar period and early World War II before being sunk in 1940.
- 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 Orion Target entity description: HMS Orion was a Royal Navy super-dreadnought battleship of the early 20th century that served during World War I, including at the Battle of Jutland.
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A.
HMS Orion
HMS Orion was a British Royal Navy ship of the line that gained renown for her distinguished service under Admiral Nelson during the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars.
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B.
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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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 Implacable
HMS Implacable was a British Royal Navy Implacable-class aircraft carrier that saw significant service during the latter part of World War II, particularly in operations against Japan.
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E.
HMS Glorious
HMS Glorious was a British Royal Navy aircraft carrier, originally built as a battlecruiser, that served during the interwar period and early World War II before being sunk in 1940.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy warship
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super-dreadnought battleship ⓘ |
| armament |
10 × 13.5-inch (343 mm) guns in five twin turrets
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16 × 4-inch (102 mm) secondary guns ⓘ 3 × 21-inch (533 mm) submerged torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| armour |
belt up to 12 inches thick
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turret faces up to 11 inches thick ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Dogger Bank (patrol/operations period)
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Dogger Bank
Battle of Jutland ⓘ |
| beam | about 88 feet ⓘ |
| builder | Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company ⓘ |
| builtAt | Jarrow, England ⓘ |
| class | Orion-class battleship ⓘ |
| commissioned | January 1912 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew |
about 750 officers and men (peacetime)
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about 900 officers and men (wartime) ⓘ |
| damageAtJutland | suffered no major damage at the Battle of Jutland ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1922 ⓘ |
| design | ‘super-dreadnought’ with 13.5-inch main battery ⓘ |
| displacement |
about 21,000 long tons (standard)
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about 25,000 long tons (deep load) ⓘ |
| draught | about 31 feet ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| JutlandRole | engaged German battlecruisers and battleships at the Battle of Jutland ⓘ |
| laidDown | 29 November 1909 ⓘ |
| launched | 20 August 1910 ⓘ |
| length | about 581 feet ⓘ |
| namesake | Orion (mythological hunter) ⓘ |
| navalFormation |
2nd Battle Squadron
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Home Fleet ⓘ |
| notableFeature | first British battleship with all main guns on the centreline ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Grand Fleet sorties against the German High Seas Fleet
ⓘ
North Sea patrols during World War I ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Grand Fleet
ⓘ
linked to:
Grand Fleet (Royal Navy)
|
| postwarStatus | placed in reserve after World War I ⓘ |
| powerOutput | about 27,000 shaft horsepower ⓘ |
| propulsion |
coal-fired boilers (later oil-sprayed)
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| role | fleet flagship at times within the Home Fleet ⓘ |
| scrapped | 1923 ⓘ |
| serviceEntryContext | entered service just before World War I ⓘ |
| shipType | battleship ⓘ |
| topSpeed | 21 knots ⓘ |
| treatyImpact | disposed of under the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMS Orion Description of subject: HMS Orion was a Royal Navy super-dreadnought battleship of the early 20th century that served during World War I, including at the Battle of Jutland.
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