BB-47

E184639

South Dakota-class battleship United States Navy ship canceled warship

BB-47 was the hull number assigned to the canceled South Dakota–class battleship USS Washington, a U.S. Navy capital ship scrapped under the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty before completion.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
BB-47 canonical	3

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1581180 — 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: BB-47
Context triple: [USS Washington (BB-47), hullNumber, BB-47]

A. BB-44
BB-44 was the hull classification symbol for USS California, a Tennessee-class battleship of the United States Navy that served notably during World War II.
B. BB-43
BB-43 is the hull classification symbol for USS Tennessee, a Tennessee-class battleship of the United States Navy that served prominently during World War II.
C. BB-48
BB-48 is the hull classification symbol for USS West Virginia, a Colorado-class battleship of the United States Navy that was damaged at Pearl Harbor and later modernized for World War II service.
D. BB-46
BB-46 is the hull classification symbol for USS Maryland, a Colorado-class battleship of the United States Navy that served prominently during World War II.
E. BB-45
BB-45 is the hull classification symbol for USS Colorado, a Colorado-class battleship that served in the United States Navy during the early to mid-20th century, including 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: BB-47
Target entity description: BB-47 was the hull number assigned to the canceled South Dakota–class battleship USS Washington, a U.S. Navy capital ship scrapped under the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty before completion.

A. BB-44
BB-44 was the hull classification symbol for USS California, a Tennessee-class battleship of the United States Navy that served notably during World War II.
B. BB-43
BB-43 is the hull classification symbol for USS Tennessee, a Tennessee-class battleship of the United States Navy that served prominently during World War II.
C. BB-48
BB-48 is the hull classification symbol for USS West Virginia, a Colorado-class battleship of the United States Navy that was damaged at Pearl Harbor and later modernized for World War II service.
D. BB-46
BB-46 is the hull classification symbol for USS Maryland, a Colorado-class battleship of the United States Navy that served prominently during World War II.
E. BB-45
BB-45 is the hull classification symbol for USS Colorado, a Colorado-class battleship that served in the United States Navy during the early to mid-20th century, including World War II.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (40)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	South Dakota-class battleship ⓘ United States Navy ship ⓘ canceled warship ⓘ
armamentPlanned	12 × 16-inch/50 caliber guns ⓘ 16 × 6-inch/53 caliber guns ⓘ antiaircraft guns ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ
beamPlanned	106 feet ⓘ
cancellationReason	Washington Naval Treaty ⓘ linked to: Washington Naval Conference
category	Canceled ships of the United States Navy ⓘ South Dakota-class battleships (1920) ⓘ linked to: South Dakota-class battleship
constructionProgressAtCancellation	approximately 75 percent complete ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
designPurpose	capital ship for battle fleet ⓘ
displacementPlanned	43000 long tons (standard) ⓘ
era	interwar period ⓘ
hullNumber	BB-47 ⓘ
keelLaidFor	United States Navy ⓘ
laidDownAt	Camden, New Jersey ⓘ linked to: Camden New York Shipbuilding Corporation ⓘ
laidDownDate	30 June 1919 ⓘ
launchedDate	1 September 1921 ⓘ
lengthPlanned	684 feet ⓘ
name	USS Washington ⓘ linked to: USS Washington (BB-47)
namedAfter	Washington (U.S. state) ⓘ linked to: Washington
neverCommissioned	true ⓘ
neverCompleted	true ⓘ
operator	United States Navy ⓘ
partOf	South Dakota-class battleship program (canceled) ⓘ linked to: South Dakota-class battleship
propulsionPlanned	steam turbines ⓘ
scrappedBy	New York Shipbuilding Corporation ⓘ
scrappedUnder	Washington Naval Treaty ⓘ linked to: Washington Naval Conference
scrappingEndDate	1924 ⓘ
scrappingLocation	Camden, New Jersey ⓘ linked to: Camden
scrappingStartDate	1924 ⓘ
shipClass	South Dakota-class battleship (1920) ⓘ linked to: South Dakota-class battleship
shipType	battleship ⓘ
status	canceled ⓘ
successorNameReusedBy	USS Washington (BB-56) ⓘ
treatyLimitedBy	Washington Naval Conference naval limitations ⓘ linked to: Washington Naval Conference