HMS Antelope
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HMS Antelope was a Royal Navy Type 21 frigate best known for her role and subsequent loss during the Falklands War in 1982.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HMS Antelope canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11184407 — 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 Antelope Context triple: [Battle of San Carlos, notableShip, HMS Antelope]
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A.
HMS Minotaur
HMS Minotaur was a British Royal Navy ship of the line best known for her distinguished service in major late 18th-century naval battles against France, including the Battle of the Nile.
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B.
HMS Elephant
HMS Elephant was a British Royal Navy ship of the line best known for serving as Admiral Horatio Nelson’s flagship at the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801.
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C.
HMS Benbow
HMS Benbow was a British Royal Navy dreadnought battleship of the early 20th century that served during World War I, including with the Grand Fleet.
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D.
HMS Glatton
HMS Glatton was a Royal Navy warship of the late 18th century, notable as one of the vessels commanded by Captain William Bligh during his post-Bounty naval career.
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E.
HMS Onslow
HMS Onslow was a British Royal Navy destroyer that served with distinction during World War II, notably in Arctic convoy operations.
- 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 Antelope Target entity description: HMS Antelope was a Royal Navy Type 21 frigate best known for her role and subsequent loss during the Falklands War in 1982.
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A.
HMS Minotaur
HMS Minotaur was a British Royal Navy ship of the line best known for her distinguished service in major late 18th-century naval battles against France, including the Battle of the Nile.
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B.
HMS Elephant
HMS Elephant was a British Royal Navy ship of the line best known for serving as Admiral Horatio Nelson’s flagship at the Battle of Copenhagen in 1801.
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C.
HMS Benbow
HMS Benbow was a British Royal Navy dreadnought battleship of the early 20th century that served during World War I, including with the Grand Fleet.
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D.
HMS Glatton
HMS Glatton was a Royal Navy warship of the late 18th century, notable as one of the vessels commanded by Captain William Bligh during his post-Bounty naval career.
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E.
HMS Onslow
HMS Onslow was a British Royal Navy destroyer that served with distinction during World War II, notably in Arctic convoy operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Navy frigate
ⓘ
Type 21 frigate ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| aircraftCarried |
Westland Lynx helicopter
ⓘ
linked to:
Westland Lynx
|
| armament |
1 × 4.5 inch Mark 8 gun
ⓘ
Exocet anti-ship missiles ⓘ
linked to:
Exocet anti-ship missile
Sea Cat surface-to-air missiles ⓘ
linked to:
Sea Cat missile system (early service)
torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| attackedBy | Argentine Air Force ⓘ |
| beam | 12.7 metres ⓘ |
| bombType | 1,000 lb bombs ⓘ |
| builder | Vosper Thornycroft ⓘ |
| casualties | 2 bomb-disposal personnel killed ⓘ |
| causeOfLoss | bomb explosions ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1975-07-17 ⓘ |
| conflict | Falklands War ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 177 ⓘ |
| dateOfExplosion | 1982-05-23 ⓘ |
| displacement | 3250 tons (full load) ⓘ |
| draught | 5.8 metres ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in combat ⓘ |
| flag | White Ensign ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1969-03-23 ⓘ |
| launched | 1972-03-16 ⓘ |
| length | 117 metres ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 32 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | antelope ⓘ |
| NATOReportingName | Type 21 ⓘ |
| notableEvent | catastrophic explosion during bomb disposal attempt ⓘ |
| notableFor | televised sinking during Falklands War ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | F170 ⓘ |
| propulsion | COGOG gas turbines ⓘ |
| resultOfExplosion | broke back and later sank ⓘ |
| roleInFalklandsWar | air-defence and escort duties ⓘ |
| serviceEntryDecade | 1970s ⓘ |
| shipClass | Amazon-class frigate ⓘ |
| shipyard | Woolston, Southampton ⓘ |
| successorRole | replaced by newer Type 23 frigates in Royal Navy service (class role) ⓘ |
| sunkInArea | San Carlos Water ⓘ |
| sunkOffCoastOf | East Falkland ⓘ |
| sunkOnDate | 1982-05-24 ⓘ |
| survivorsRescuedBy | other Royal Navy ships in San Carlos Water ⓘ |
| tookPartIn | Operation Corporate ⓘ |
| warTheatre |
South Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
linked to:
South Atlantic
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HMS Antelope Description of subject: HMS Antelope was a Royal Navy Type 21 frigate best known for her role and subsequent loss during the Falklands War in 1982.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.