Battleship USS Iowa Museum
E20564
Iowa-class battleship
United States Navy battleship
historic site
maritime museum
museum ship
nonprofit organization
The Battleship USS Iowa Museum is a historic World War II-era U.S. Navy battleship preserved as a maritime museum and educational attraction in Los Angeles.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battleship USS Iowa Museum canonical | 2 |
| Pacific Battleship Center | 2 |
| USS Iowa Museum | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T138417 — 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 USS Iowa Museum Context triple: [Port of Los Angeles, hasAttraction, Battleship USS Iowa Museum]
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A.
Battleship Missouri Memorial
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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B.
USS Oklahoma Memorial at Pearl Harbor
The USS Oklahoma Memorial at Pearl Harbor is a solemn World War II monument on Ford Island honoring the 429 sailors and Marines who died when the battleship USS Oklahoma capsized during the attack on December 7, 1941.
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C.
Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum
The Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum is a naval history museum in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, dedicated to the heritage, technology, and operations of the U.S. Navy’s submarine force.
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D.
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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E.
Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard is a major U.S. Navy industrial facility in Hawaii that provides maintenance, repair, and modernization services for naval vessels and submarines.
- 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 USS Iowa Museum Target entity description: The Battleship USS Iowa Museum is a historic World War II-era U.S. Navy battleship preserved as a maritime museum and educational attraction in Los Angeles.
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A.
Battleship Missouri Memorial
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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B.
USS Oklahoma Memorial at Pearl Harbor
The USS Oklahoma Memorial at Pearl Harbor is a solemn World War II monument on Ford Island honoring the 429 sailors and Marines who died when the battleship USS Oklahoma capsized during the attack on December 7, 1941.
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C.
Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum
The Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum is a naval history museum in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, dedicated to the heritage, technology, and operations of the U.S. Navy’s submarine force.
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D.
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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E.
Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard is a major U.S. Navy industrial facility in Hawaii that provides maintenance, repair, and modernization services for naval vessels and submarines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iowa-class battleship
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United States Navy battleship ⓘ historic site ⓘ maritime museum ⓘ museum ship ⓘ nonprofit organization ⓘ |
| accessibleFrom |
Los Angeles metropolitan area
ⓘ
linked to:
Greater Los Angeles Area
|
| category |
museum ships in California
ⓘ
naval museums in the United States ⓘ tourist attractions in Los Angeles ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dedicatedTo |
USS Iowa (BB-61) crew
ⓘ
United States Navy veterans ⓘ
linked to:
United States Navy
|
| focusesOnPeriod |
Cold War
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Korean War ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| function |
educational attraction
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ veterans memorial ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Pacific Battleship Center
ⓘ
linked to:
Battleship USS Iowa Museum
|
| hasExhibit |
16-inch gun turrets
ⓘ
captain’s cabin ⓘ combat information center ⓘ crew living spaces ⓘ museum galleries ⓘ ship’s main deck ⓘ |
| hasOnlinePresence | official website ⓘ |
| hasStatus | permanently moored museum ship ⓘ |
| heritage | World War II-era naval vessel ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage | English ⓘ |
| locatedInArea | San Pedro ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| locatedInContinent | North America ⓘ |
| locatedInPort | Port of Los Angeles ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Southern California ⓘ |
| locatedInState |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| name | Battleship USS Iowa Museum ⓘ |
| offers |
STEM education activities
ⓘ
educational programs ⓘ event rentals ⓘ group tours ⓘ guided tours ⓘ self-guided tours ⓘ youth programs ⓘ |
| openedToPublicAsMuseum | 2012 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2012-07-07 ⓘ |
| operatesOnVessel |
USS Iowa (BB-61)
ⓘ
linked to:
USS Iowa
|
| theme |
maritime history
ⓘ
military history ⓘ naval history ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battleship USS Iowa Museum Description of subject: The Battleship USS Iowa Museum is a historic World War II-era U.S. Navy battleship preserved as a maritime museum and educational attraction in Los Angeles.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Battleship USS Iowa Museum
linked to: Battleship USS Iowa Museum
linked to: Battleship USS Iowa Museum