USS Bennington (CV-20)
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USS Bennington (CV-20) was a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that served in World War II and the Cold War, earning distinction for its combat operations in the Pacific and later as an attack carrier.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| USS Bennington (CV-20) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14319061 — 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: USS Bennington (CV-20) Context triple: [Essex-class aircraft carrier, notableShip, USS Bennington (CV-20)]
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A.
USS America (CV-66)
USS America (CV-66) was a U.S. Navy supercarrier that served from the 1960s through the early 1990s, participating in major Cold War and post–Vietnam operations before being intentionally sunk in 2005 as a live-fire test platform.
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B.
USS Randolph (CVS-15)
USS Randolph (CVS-15) was an Essex-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy that notably served as the primary recovery ship for John Glenn’s historic Mercury-Atlas 6 orbital spaceflight.
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C.
USS Constellation (CV-64)
USS Constellation (CV-64) was a U.S. Navy supercarrier that served extensively during the Cold War and Vietnam War as part of the Kitty Hawk-class of aircraft carriers.
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D.
USS Ranger (CV-61)
USS Ranger (CV-61) was a U.S. Navy supercarrier that served from the late 1950s through the early 1990s, participating in Cold War operations and the Vietnam War.
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E.
USS Wasp (CV-18)
USS Wasp (CV-18) was an Essex-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy that saw significant action in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
- 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: USS Bennington (CV-20) Target entity description: USS Bennington (CV-20) was a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that served in World War II and the Cold War, earning distinction for its combat operations in the Pacific and later as an attack carrier.
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A.
USS America (CV-66)
USS America (CV-66) was a U.S. Navy supercarrier that served from the 1960s through the early 1990s, participating in major Cold War and post–Vietnam operations before being intentionally sunk in 2005 as a live-fire test platform.
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B.
USS Randolph (CVS-15)
USS Randolph (CVS-15) was an Essex-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy that notably served as the primary recovery ship for John Glenn’s historic Mercury-Atlas 6 orbital spaceflight.
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C.
USS Constellation (CV-64)
USS Constellation (CV-64) was a U.S. Navy supercarrier that served extensively during the Cold War and Vietnam War as part of the Kitty Hawk-class of aircraft carriers.
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D.
USS Ranger (CV-61)
USS Ranger (CV-61) was a U.S. Navy supercarrier that served from the late 1950s through the early 1990s, participating in Cold War operations and the Vietnam War.
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E.
USS Wasp (CV-18)
USS Wasp (CV-18) was an Essex-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy that saw significant action in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Essex class