HMS Ulysses
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HMS Ulysses is a 1955 naval war novel by Alistair MacLean that follows the harrowing Arctic convoy missions of a beleaguered British warship and its crew during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| HMS Ulysses canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10808522 — 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 Ulysses Context triple: [Alistair MacLean, notableWork, HMS Ulysses]
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A.
HMS Tenedos
HMS Tenedos was a British Royal Navy destroyer that served in the early years of World War II, including operations in the Pacific.
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B.
HMS Hogue
HMS Hogue was a British Cressy-class armored cruiser of the Royal Navy that served in the early 20th century and was sunk during World War I in the North Sea.
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C.
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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D.
HMS Eskimo
HMS Eskimo was a Royal Navy destroyer that saw extensive service during the Second World War, including major operations in the Arctic, Mediterranean, and Normandy landings.
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E.
HMS Arethusa
HMS Arethusa was a British Royal Navy light cruiser that served prominently during the early years of World War II, including North Sea operations and convoy escort duties.
- 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 Ulysses Target entity description: HMS Ulysses is a 1955 naval war novel by Alistair MacLean that follows the harrowing Arctic convoy missions of a beleaguered British warship and its crew during World War II.
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A.
HMS Tenedos
HMS Tenedos was a British Royal Navy destroyer that served in the early years of World War II, including operations in the Pacific.
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B.
HMS Hogue
HMS Hogue was a British Cressy-class armored cruiser of the Royal Navy that served in the early 20th century and was sunk during World War I in the North Sea.
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C.
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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D.
HMS Eskimo
HMS Eskimo was a Royal Navy destroyer that saw extensive service during the Second World War, including major operations in the Arctic, Mediterranean, and Normandy landings.
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E.
HMS Arethusa
HMS Arethusa was a British Royal Navy light cruiser that served prominently during the early years of World War II, including North Sea operations and convoy escort duties.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
naval war novel
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novel ⓘ war novel ⓘ |
| author | Alistair MacLean ⓘ |
| authorDebutNovel | true ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresConflict | Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ |
| featuresMilitaryBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| firstEditionPublicationYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| followsConvoyType | Arctic convoy to the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| genre |
historical novel
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naval fiction ⓘ war fiction ⓘ |
| hasFictionalShipName | HMS Ulysses ⓘ |
| hasFictionalShipType | Royal Navy light cruiser ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasKeyElement |
U-boat threat
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command decisions under pressure ⓘ convoy escort duty ⓘ enemy air attacks ⓘ heavy casualties ⓘ ice and freezing conditions ⓘ mutiny aboard the ship ⓘ progressive exhaustion of the crew ⓘ severe Arctic storms ⓘ |
| hasKeyLocation |
Murmansk convoy route
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Scapa Flow ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeStyle | third-person narration ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
courage under fire
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extreme conditions at sea ⓘ leadership in crisis ⓘ psychological strain of war ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ |
| hasTimeOfAction | early 1940s ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | author’s Royal Navy service in World War II ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | hardship and endurance of convoy escort crews ⓘ |
| notableFor | realistic depiction of Arctic convoy warfare ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| protagonistCollective | crew of the fictional warship HMS Ulysses ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1955 ⓘ |
| publisher | Collins ⓘ |
| settingEvent |
Arctic convoys of World War II
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linked to:
Arctic convoys to the Soviet Union
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| settingPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| settingRegion | Arctic Ocean ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: HMS Ulysses Description of subject: HMS Ulysses is a 1955 naval war novel by Alistair MacLean that follows the harrowing Arctic convoy missions of a beleaguered British warship and its crew during World War II.
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