USS Boise
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USS Boise was a Brooklyn-class light cruiser of the United States Navy that saw notable action in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Boise canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1153461 — 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 Boise Context triple: [Battle of Cape Esperance, shipInvolved, USS Boise]
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A.
USS Providence
USS Providence was a prominent warship of the Continental Navy that served during the American Revolutionary War, participating in several key naval operations against British forces.
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B.
USS Alfred
USS Alfred was a prominent warship of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War, known for serving as one of its earliest flagships.
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C.
USS Astoria
USS Astoria was a U.S. Navy New Orleans-class heavy cruiser that served in the Pacific during World War II before being lost early in the Guadalcanal campaign.
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D.
USS Portsmouth
USS Portsmouth was a 19th-century United States Navy sloop-of-war notable for its service during the Mexican–American War and in the Pacific.
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E.
USS Utah
USS Utah was a Florida-class battleship of the United States Navy that later served as a target ship and was sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
- 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 Boise Target entity description: USS Boise was a Brooklyn-class light cruiser of the United States Navy that saw notable action in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
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A.
USS Providence
USS Providence was a prominent warship of the Continental Navy that served during the American Revolutionary War, participating in several key naval operations against British forces.
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B.
USS Alfred
USS Alfred was a prominent warship of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War, known for serving as one of its earliest flagships.
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C.
USS Astoria
USS Astoria was a U.S. Navy New Orleans-class heavy cruiser that served in the Pacific during World War II before being lost early in the Guadalcanal campaign.
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D.
USS Portsmouth
USS Portsmouth was a 19th-century United States Navy sloop-of-war notable for its service during the Mexican–American War and in the Pacific.
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E.
USS Utah
USS Utah was a Florida-class battleship of the United States Navy that later served as a target ship and was sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brooklyn-class light cruiser
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United States Navy cruiser ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Argentine Navy ⓘ |
| ArgentineName | ARA Nueve de Julio ⓘ |
| armament |
15 × 6 in/47 caliber guns
ⓘ
8 × 5 in/38 caliber dual-purpose guns ⓘ light anti-aircraft guns ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| awards | 11 battle stars ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Cape Esperance
ⓘ
Battle of the Philippine Sea ⓘ Invasion of Sicily ⓘ
linked to:
Allied invasion of Sicily
New Georgia campaign ⓘ
linked to:
New Georgia Campaign
|
| beam | 61 ft 9 in ⓘ |
| builder | Newport News Shipbuilding ⓘ |
| classSisterShipOf |
USS Brooklyn
ⓘ
USS Nashville ⓘ USS Philadelphia ⓘ USS Phoenix ⓘ USS Savannah ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1938-08-12 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crewComplement | approximately 868 ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1946-07-01 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | 12107 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | 9700 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | 19 ft 5 in ⓘ |
| era |
World War II era
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| fate | sold to Argentina ⓘ |
| flag | United States flag ⓘ |
| hullNumber | CL-47 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1935-04-01 ⓘ |
| launched | 1936-12-03 ⓘ |
| length | 608 ft ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 32.5 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Boise, Idaho
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linked to:
Boise, Idaho, United States
|
| navalArchitectureFeature | all-forward main battery arrangement ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | CL-47 ⓘ |
| propulsion |
four propeller shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
naval gunfire support
ⓘ
surface combat operations ⓘ |
| scrapped | 1970s ⓘ |
| shipClass |
Brooklyn class
ⓘ
linked to:
Brooklyn-class cruiser
|
| shipType | light cruiser ⓘ |
| sold | 1951-01-11 ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Pacific Theater of World War II
ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific Theater of Operations
|
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USS Boise Description of subject: USS Boise was a Brooklyn-class light cruiser of the United States Navy that saw notable action in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
Referenced by (6)
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