CA-24
E432873
CA-24 was a U.S. Navy Pensacola-class heavy cruiser that served prominently in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CA-24 canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4364176 — 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: CA-24 Context triple: [USS Pensacola (CA-24), hullNumber, CA-24]
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A.
CA-29
CA-29 was a U.S. Navy heavy cruiser named USS Chicago that served primarily in the Pacific during the interwar period and early World War II.
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B.
CA-26
CA-26 was the hull classification symbol for USS Northampton, a U.S. Navy heavy cruiser that served prominently in the Pacific during the early years of World War II.
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C.
CA28
CA28 is a UK postcode district covering parts of the coastal town of Whitehaven in Cumbria, England.
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D.
CA-MB
CA-MB is the ISO 3166-2 subdivision code that uniquely identifies the Canadian province of Manitoba in international standards.
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E.
CA-13
CA-13 is a United States congressional district in California represented in the U.S. House of Representatives.
- 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: CA-24 Target entity description: CA-24 was a U.S. Navy Pensacola-class heavy cruiser that served prominently in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
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A.
CA-29
CA-29 was a U.S. Navy heavy cruiser named USS Chicago that served primarily in the Pacific during the interwar period and early World War II.
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B.
CA-26
CA-26 was the hull classification symbol for USS Northampton, a U.S. Navy heavy cruiser that served prominently in the Pacific during the early years of World War II.
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C.
CA28
CA28 is a UK postcode district covering parts of the coastal town of Whitehaven in Cumbria, England.
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D.
CA-MB
CA-MB is the ISO 3166-2 subdivision code that uniquely identifies the Canadian province of Manitoba in international standards.
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E.
CA-13
CA-13 is a United States congressional district in California represented in the U.S. House of Representatives.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pensacola-class heavy cruiser
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United States Navy warship ⓘ heavy cruiser ⓘ |
| aircraftCarried | floatplanes ⓘ |
| aircraftFacilities | 2 catapults ⓘ |
| armament |
10 × 8 in/55 caliber guns
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8 × 5 in/25 caliber guns ⓘ anti-aircraft guns ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| awards | 13 battle stars ⓘ |
| battle |
Aleutian Islands Campaign
ⓘ
linked to:
Aleutian Islands campaign
Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ Battle of Midway ⓘ Battle of Tassafaronga ⓘ Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ Guadalcanal Campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Guadalcanal
Iwo Jima operation ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Iwo Jima
Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ Okinawa campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Okinawa
|
| beam | 65 ft (19.8 m) ⓘ |
| builder |
New York Navy Yard
ⓘ
linked to:
New York Naval Shipyard
|
| class | Pensacola class ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1930-02-06 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| damage | severe torpedo damage in 1942 ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1948-11-10 ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1946-04-26 ⓘ |
| displacement | 9100 long tons (standard) ⓘ |
| draft | 19 ft 5 in (5.9 m) ⓘ |
| fate | sunk as target ⓘ |
| flag | United States Navy ensign ⓘ |
| homeport | various Pacific bases ⓘ |
| hullNumber | CA-24 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1926-10-27 ⓘ |
| launched | 1929-04-25 ⓘ |
| length | 585 ft (178.3 m) ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 32.5 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Pensacola, Florida ⓘ |
| notableEvent | torpedoed at Battle of Tassafaronga ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| propulsion |
4 propeller shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
convoy escort
ⓘ
escort for aircraft carriers ⓘ shore bombardment ⓘ |
| service |
Pacific Theater of World War II
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linked to:
Pacific Theater of Operations
|
| usedIn | Operation Crossroads target tests planning (later replaced) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: CA-24 Description of subject: CA-24 was a U.S. Navy Pensacola-class heavy cruiser that served prominently in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.