CSS Arkansas-class ironclad
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The CSS Arkansas-class ironclad was a Confederate Civil War warship design centered on the powerful but short-lived ironclad ram CSS Arkansas, noted for its heavy armor and riverine combat role.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| CSS Arkansas-class ironclad canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23079466 — 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: CSS Arkansas-class ironclad Context triple: [CSS Arkansas, shipClass, CSS Arkansas-class ironclad]
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A.
Tennessee-class ironclad
The Tennessee-class ironclad was a group of Confederate armored warships built during the American Civil War, noted for their heavy armor and use in riverine and coastal engagements.
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B.
Warrior-class ironclad
The Warrior-class ironclad was a pioneering 19th-century British warship design that introduced large, seagoing, iron-hulled armored frigates to the Royal Navy, marking a major shift from wooden sailing ships to modern armored steam warships.
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C.
Virginia-class ironclad
The Virginia-class ironclad was a Confederate Civil War warship design featuring heavy iron armor and powerful guns, exemplified by the pioneering ironclad CSS Virginia.
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D.
USS Cumberland
USS Cumberland was a 19th-century United States Navy sailing frigate best known for her service in the Mexican–American War and her dramatic sinking by the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia during the American Civil War.
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E.
American gunboat Vicksburg
The American gunboat Vicksburg was a United States Navy vessel that served around the turn of the 20th century, notably present as a neutral observer during the Russo-Japanese War’s Battle of Chemulpo Bay.
- 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: CSS Arkansas-class ironclad Target entity description: The CSS Arkansas-class ironclad was a Confederate Civil War warship design centered on the powerful but short-lived ironclad ram CSS Arkansas, noted for its heavy armor and riverine combat role.
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A.
Tennessee-class ironclad
The Tennessee-class ironclad was a group of Confederate armored warships built during the American Civil War, noted for their heavy armor and use in riverine and coastal engagements.
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B.
Warrior-class ironclad
The Warrior-class ironclad was a pioneering 19th-century British warship design that introduced large, seagoing, iron-hulled armored frigates to the Royal Navy, marking a major shift from wooden sailing ships to modern armored steam warships.
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C.
Virginia-class ironclad
The Virginia-class ironclad was a Confederate Civil War warship design featuring heavy iron armor and powerful guns, exemplified by the pioneering ironclad CSS Virginia.
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D.
USS Cumberland
USS Cumberland was a 19th-century United States Navy sailing frigate best known for her service in the Mexican–American War and her dramatic sinking by the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia during the American Civil War.
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E.
American gunboat Vicksburg
The American gunboat Vicksburg was a United States Navy vessel that served around the turn of the 20th century, notably present as a neutral observer during the Russo-Japanese War’s Battle of Chemulpo Bay.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.