Navy hull number BB-43
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Navy hull number BB-43 refers to USS Tennessee, a Tennessee-class battleship that served in the United States Navy during both World Wars.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Navy hull number BB-43 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2233890 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Navy hull number BB-43 Context triple: [USS Tennessee, callSign, Navy hull number BB-43]
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A.
DD-413
DD-413 was the hull number of USS Mustin, a United States Navy Sims-class destroyer that served during World War II.
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B.
USS South Dakota (BB-57)
USS South Dakota (BB-57) was a World War II-era U.S. Navy fast battleship that served prominently in the Pacific Theater, earning numerous battle stars for its combat service.
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C.
USS West Virginia (BB-48)
USS West Virginia (BB-48) was a Colorado-class battleship of the United States Navy that was sunk and later refloated and modernized after the Pearl Harbor attack, subsequently serving in major Pacific Theater operations during World War II.
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D.
USS New Mexico (BB-40)
USS New Mexico (BB-40) was the lead ship of her class of U.S. Navy battleships that served prominently during World War II in the Pacific Theater.
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E.
DD-415
DD-415 was the hull number of USS O’Brien, a Sims-class destroyer that served in the United States Navy during 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: Navy hull number BB-43 Target entity description: Navy hull number BB-43 refers to USS Tennessee, a Tennessee-class battleship that served in the United States Navy during both World Wars.
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A.
DD-413
DD-413 was the hull number of USS Mustin, a United States Navy Sims-class destroyer that served during World War II.
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B.
USS South Dakota (BB-57)
USS South Dakota (BB-57) was a World War II-era U.S. Navy fast battleship that served prominently in the Pacific Theater, earning numerous battle stars for its combat service.
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C.
USS West Virginia (BB-48)
USS West Virginia (BB-48) was a Colorado-class battleship of the United States Navy that was sunk and later refloated and modernized after the Pearl Harbor attack, subsequently serving in major Pacific Theater operations during World War II.
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D.
USS New Mexico (BB-40)
USS New Mexico (BB-40) was the lead ship of her class of U.S. Navy battleships that served prominently during World War II in the Pacific Theater.
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E.
DD-415
DD-415 was the hull number of USS O’Brien, a Sims-class destroyer that served in the United States Navy during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tennessee-class battleship
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United States Navy ship ⓘ battleship ⓘ |
| armament |
12 × 14-inch/50 caliber guns
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16 × 5-inch/51 caliber guns (as built) ⓘ anti-aircraft guns (various, after modernizations) ⓘ |
| armor |
belt up to 13.5 inches
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turrets up to 18 inches ⓘ |
| awards |
Battle stars for World War II service
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Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ |
| beam | 97 feet ⓘ |
| builder | New York Naval Shipyard ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1920-06-03 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement |
approximately 1,000 officers and enlisted (as built)
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over 2,000 officers and enlisted (World War II) ⓘ |
| damagedIn | attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1947-02-14 ⓘ |
| displacement |
approximately 32,300 long tons standard
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approximately 37,000 long tons full load ⓘ |
| event | present during the attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| followedBy | USS Colorado (BB-45) ⓘ |
| homeport |
Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii
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linked to:
Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, United States
|
| hullNumber | BB-43 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1917-05-14 ⓘ |
| launched | 1919-04-30 ⓘ |
| length | 624 feet ⓘ |
| locationOn7Dec1941 | Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | approximately 21 knots ⓘ |
| modernized |
extensively reconstructed in the 1930s
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further modernized during World War II ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
U.S. state of Tennessee
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linked to:
Tennessee
|
| notableFeature |
all-or-nothing armor scheme
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first U.S. battleship class designed for long-range 14-inch guns ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Aleutian Islands campaign
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Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ Battle of Okinawa ⓘ Battle of Surigao Strait ⓘ Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ |
| precededBy | USS New Mexico (BB-40) ⓘ |
| propulsion |
four propeller shafts
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| servedInConflict |
World War I
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World War II ⓘ |
| shipClass |
Tennessee class
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linked to:
Tennessee-class battleship
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| soldForScrap | 1959-07-10 ⓘ |
| sponsor | Miss Helen Lenore Roberts ⓘ |
| stricken | 1959-03-01 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Navy hull number BB-43 Description of subject: Navy hull number BB-43 refers to USS Tennessee, a Tennessee-class battleship that served in the United States Navy during both World Wars.
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