HMS Monmouth
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HMS Monmouth was a British armoured cruiser of the Monmouth class that served in the Royal Navy in the early 20th century and was sunk with all hands during World War I.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| HMS Monmouth canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10187554 — 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 Monmouth Context triple: [Battle of Coronel, shipInvolved, HMS Monmouth]
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A.
HMS Monarch
HMS Monarch was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy that served in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, participating in several major naval engagements of the era.
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B.
HMS Jamaica
HMS Jamaica was a British Crown Colony-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy that served with distinction during World War II, including Arctic convoy and North Atlantic operations.
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C.
HMS Conway
HMS Conway was a British naval training ship and later shore-based establishment that prepared young men for service in the Merchant and Royal Navies.
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D.
HMS Tagus
HMS Tagus was a Royal Navy frigate active in the early 19th century, known for its service during the Napoleonic Wars and related maritime operations.
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E.
HMS Levant
HMS Levant was a British Royal Navy warship of the Age of Sail, best known as one of the vessels captured by the American frigate USS Constitution during the War of 1812.
- 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 Monmouth Target entity description: HMS Monmouth was a British armoured cruiser of the Monmouth class that served in the Royal Navy in the early 20th century and was sunk with all hands during World War I.
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A.
HMS Monarch
HMS Monarch was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy that served in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, participating in several major naval engagements of the era.
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B.
HMS Jamaica
HMS Jamaica was a British Crown Colony-class light cruiser of the Royal Navy that served with distinction during World War II, including Arctic convoy and North Atlantic operations.
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C.
HMS Conway
HMS Conway was a British naval training ship and later shore-based establishment that prepared young men for service in the Merchant and Royal Navies.
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D.
HMS Tagus
HMS Tagus was a Royal Navy frigate active in the early 19th century, known for its service during the Napoleonic Wars and related maritime operations.
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E.
HMS Levant
HMS Levant was a British Royal Navy warship of the Age of Sail, best known as one of the vessels captured by the American frigate USS Constitution during the War of 1812.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy cruiser
ⓘ
armoured cruiser ⓘ |
| armament |
10 × 12-pounder (3-inch) guns
ⓘ
14 × 6-inch (152 mm) guns ⓘ 2 × 18-inch (450 mm) submerged torpedo tubes ⓘ 3 × 3-pounder guns ⓘ |
| armour |
2-inch deck
ⓘ
4-inch barbettes ⓘ 4-inch belt ⓘ 4-inch casemates ⓘ 4-inch gun turrets ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Coronel ⓘ |
| beam | 66 feet ⓘ |
| builder |
London and Glasgow Shipbuilding Company
ⓘ
linked to:
Scotts Shipbuilding and Engineering Company
|
| casualties | all hands lost ⓘ |
| class | Monmouth-class armoured cruiser ⓘ |
| commissioned | 2 December 1903 ⓘ |
| completed | December 1903 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War I ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 678 officers and men (approximate) ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1 November 1914 ⓘ |
| displacement | 9800 long tons (normal) ⓘ |
| draught | 24 feet 7 inches ⓘ |
| era | pre-dreadnought era ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in battle ⓘ |
| laidDown | 28 August 1901 ⓘ |
| launched | 13 November 1901 ⓘ |
| length | 463 feet overall ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Duke of Monmouth
ⓘ
linked to:
James Scott, 1st Duke of Monmouth
Monmouth ⓘ |
| navalEnsign | White Ensign ⓘ |
| notableEvent | lost with all hands at the Battle of Coronel ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| partOfClass | Monmouth-class cruiser ⓘ |
| peacetimeRole | service on foreign stations ⓘ |
| placeOfSinking | off Coronel, Chile ⓘ |
| power | 22000 indicated horsepower ⓘ |
| propulsion |
2 shafts
ⓘ
31 Belleville boilers ⓘ triple-expansion steam engines ⓘ |
| range | 7000 nautical miles at 10 knots ⓘ |
| scrapped | no, sunk in action ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | early 20th century ⓘ |
| shipyard | London and Glasgow Shipbuilding Company, Govan ⓘ |
| speed | 23 knots ⓘ |
| successorInName | Type 23 frigate HMS Monmouth (F235) ⓘ |
| sunkBy |
German armoured cruiser SMS Gneisenau
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linked to:
Scharnhorst-class armored cruiser
German armoured cruiser SMS Scharnhorst ⓘ
linked to:
SMS Scharnhorst
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMS Monmouth Description of subject: HMS Monmouth was a British armoured cruiser of the Monmouth class that served in the Royal Navy in the early 20th century and was sunk with all hands during World War I.
Referenced by (3)
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