Rodger Young (starship)
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Rodger Young is a fictional starship from the "Starship Troopers" universe, prominently featured in the 1997 film adaptation as a Federation troop transport and combat vessel.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rodger Young (starship) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17666053 — 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: Rodger Young (starship) Context triple: [Carmen Ibanez, notableShip, Rodger Young (starship)]
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A.
Greg Aldering
Greg Aldering is an American astrophysicist known for his work on observational cosmology and supernovae, particularly in studies of the accelerating expansion of the universe.
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B.
James Van Fleet
James Van Fleet was a prominent U.S. Army general best known for his leadership in major World War II and Korean War campaigns.
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C.
John W. Young
John W. Young was a NASA astronaut, naval officer, and test pilot who flew on six space missions, walked on the Moon during Apollo 16, and later commanded the first Space Shuttle flight.
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D.
Frank Mauro
Frank Mauro is a musician known for being a member of the influential New York punk band Richard Hell and the Voidoids.
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E.
Frank Shepard
Frank Shepard was an American legal publisher and innovator best known for developing the Shepard's Citations system used to track the subsequent history and treatment of legal cases.
- 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: Rodger Young (starship) Target entity description: Rodger Young is a fictional starship from the "Starship Troopers" universe, prominently featured in the 1997 film adaptation as a Federation troop transport and combat vessel.
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A.
Greg Aldering
Greg Aldering is an American astrophysicist known for his work on observational cosmology and supernovae, particularly in studies of the accelerating expansion of the universe.
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B.
James Van Fleet
James Van Fleet was a prominent U.S. Army general best known for his leadership in major World War II and Korean War campaigns.
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C.
John W. Young
John W. Young was a NASA astronaut, naval officer, and test pilot who flew on six space missions, walked on the Moon during Apollo 16, and later commanded the first Space Shuttle flight.
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D.
Frank Mauro
Frank Mauro is a musician known for being a member of the influential New York punk band Richard Hell and the Voidoids.
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E.
Frank Shepard
Frank Shepard was an American legal publisher and innovator best known for developing the Shepard's Citations system used to track the subsequent history and treatment of legal cases.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.