Battleship Missouri Memorial
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The Battleship Missouri Memorial is a historic museum ship in Hawaii, best known as the site of Japan’s formal surrender in World War II, now preserved as a major naval and World War II memorial.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battleship Missouri Memorial canonical | 9 |
| USS Missouri Memorial | 2 |
| USS Missouri Memorial Association | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T86377 — 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: Battleship Missouri Memorial Context triple: [Pearl Harbor, contains, Battleship Missouri Memorial]
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A.
USS Arizona Memorial
The USS Arizona Memorial is a World War II monument in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, honoring the sailors and Marines who died aboard the battleship USS Arizona during the 1941 Japanese attack.
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B.
Marine Corps War Memorial
The Marine Corps War Memorial is a monumental bronze sculpture near Arlington National Cemetery that depicts the iconic World War II flag-raising on Iwo Jima, honoring all U.S. Marine Corps personnel who have died in defense of the United States.
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C.
Pentagon Memorial
The Pentagon Memorial is a national memorial in Arlington, Virginia, honoring the 184 victims who died in the September 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon.
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D.
Air Force Memorial
The Air Force Memorial is a national monument in Arlington, Virginia, honoring the service and sacrifice of members of the United States Air Force through three soaring stainless-steel spires that evoke the flight of the Air Force Thunderbirds.
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E.
Battleship Row, Pearl Harbor
Battleship Row, Pearl Harbor was the mooring area for U.S. Navy battleships that became the focal point of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 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: Battleship Missouri Memorial Target entity description: The Battleship Missouri Memorial is a historic museum ship in Hawaii, best known as the site of Japan’s formal surrender in World War II, now preserved as a major naval and World War II memorial.
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A.
USS Arizona Memorial
The USS Arizona Memorial is a World War II monument in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, honoring the sailors and Marines who died aboard the battleship USS Arizona during the 1941 Japanese attack.
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B.
Marine Corps War Memorial
The Marine Corps War Memorial is a monumental bronze sculpture near Arlington National Cemetery that depicts the iconic World War II flag-raising on Iwo Jima, honoring all U.S. Marine Corps personnel who have died in defense of the United States.
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C.
Pentagon Memorial
The Pentagon Memorial is a national memorial in Arlington, Virginia, honoring the 184 victims who died in the September 11, 2001 attack on the Pentagon.
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D.
Air Force Memorial
The Air Force Memorial is a national monument in Arlington, Virginia, honoring the service and sacrifice of members of the United States Air Force through three soaring stainless-steel spires that evoke the flight of the Air Force Thunderbirds.
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E.
Battleship Row, Pearl Harbor
Battleship Row, Pearl Harbor was the mooring area for U.S. Navy battleships that became the focal point of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II memorial
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museum ship ⓘ naval memorial ⓘ |
| armament |
nine 16-inch/50 caliber Mark 7 guns
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twenty 5-inch/38 caliber guns ⓘ |
| basedOn |
USS Missouri (BB-63)
ⓘ
linked to:
USS Missouri
|
| beam | 33 meters ⓘ |
| builder | Brooklyn Navy Yard ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1944-06-11 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| decommissioned | 1992-03-31 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
United States Navy personnel
ⓘ
service members of World War II ⓘ |
| displacement | about 58000 long tons (full load) ⓘ |
| hasExhibit |
crew living quarters
ⓘ
engine rooms ⓘ surrender deck ⓘ weapons systems ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
World War II in the Pacific
ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific War
end of World War II ⓘ naval history ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| launched | 1944-01-29 ⓘ |
| length | 270.4 meters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Ford Island
ⓘ
linked to:
Ford Island, Pearl Harbor
Hawaii ⓘ Honolulu ⓘ
linked to:
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Oahu ⓘ Pearl Harbor ⓘ
linked to:
Pearl Harbor (interwar and early WWII)
|
| nearbyAttraction |
Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum
ⓘ
USS Arizona Memorial ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Japanese Instrument of Surrender signing
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linked to:
Japanese Instrument of Surrender
|
| notableEventDate | 1945-09-02 ⓘ |
| notableEventLocation | Tokyo Bay ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1999-01-29 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operator |
USS Missouri Memorial Association
ⓘ
linked to:
Battleship Missouri Memorial
|
| partOf | Pearl Harbor Historic Sites ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| servedInConflict |
Gulf War
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Korean War ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| shipClass | Iowa-class battleship ⓘ |
| shipCommissionedAs |
USS Missouri (BB-63)
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linked to:
USS Missouri
|
| tourType |
guided tours
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self-guided tours ⓘ |
| website | https://ussmissouri.org/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battleship Missouri Memorial Description of subject: The Battleship Missouri Memorial is a historic museum ship in Hawaii, best known as the site of Japan’s formal surrender in World War II, now preserved as a major naval and World War II memorial.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, United States
linked to: Battleship Missouri Memorial
linked to: Battleship Missouri Memorial
subject linked to:
Ford Island, Pearl Harbor
linked to: Battleship Missouri Memorial
subject linked to:
Ford Island bridge