USS Forrestal (CV-59)
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USS Forrestal (CV-59) was the United States Navy’s first supercarrier, commissioned in 1955 and named in honor of the first U.S. Secretary of Defense, James V. Forrestal.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Forrestal (CV-59) canonical | 5 |
| USS Forrestal | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T373507 — 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: USS Forrestal (CV-59) Context triple: [James V. Forrestal, commemoratedBy, USS Forrestal (CV-59)]
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A.
USS Wasp
USS Wasp was a prominent warship of the American Revolutionary-era Continental Navy, known for its role in early naval engagements against British forces.
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B.
USS Bonhomme Richard
USS Bonhomme Richard was a famed Revolutionary War frigate commanded by John Paul Jones, best known for its victory over HMS Serapis in 1779 despite being heavily damaged.
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C.
USS Ranger
USS Ranger was a prominent sloop-of-war in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War, best known for its daring Atlantic operations under Captain John Paul Jones.
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D.
USS Lexington
USS Lexington was a prominent warship of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War, known for its early naval engagements against British forces.
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E.
USS Enterprise (CV-6)
USS Enterprise (CV-6) was a famed U.S. Navy Yorktown-class aircraft carrier and one of the most decorated American warships of World War II, playing a pivotal role in multiple Pacific Theater battles.
- 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: USS Forrestal (CV-59) Target entity description: USS Forrestal (CV-59) was the United States Navy’s first supercarrier, commissioned in 1955 and named in honor of the first U.S. Secretary of Defense, James V. Forrestal.
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A.
USS Wasp
USS Wasp was a prominent warship of the American Revolutionary-era Continental Navy, known for its role in early naval engagements against British forces.
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B.
USS Bonhomme Richard
USS Bonhomme Richard was a famed Revolutionary War frigate commanded by John Paul Jones, best known for its victory over HMS Serapis in 1779 despite being heavily damaged.
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C.
USS Ranger
USS Ranger was a prominent sloop-of-war in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War, best known for its daring Atlantic operations under Captain John Paul Jones.
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D.
USS Lexington
USS Lexington was a prominent warship of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War, known for its early naval engagements against British forces.
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E.
USS Enterprise (CV-6)
USS Enterprise (CV-6) was a famed U.S. Navy Yorktown-class aircraft carrier and one of the most decorated American warships of World War II, playing a pivotal role in multiple Pacific Theater battles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Forrestal-class aircraft carrier
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United States Navy ship ⓘ aircraft carrier ⓘ supercarrier ⓘ |
| airWingType | Carrier Air Wing ⓘ |
| armament |
anti-aircraft guns
ⓘ
surface-to-air missiles ⓘ |
| awards |
Battle Efficiency Award
ⓘ
Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ |
| builder | Newport News Shipbuilding ⓘ |
| casualtiesIn1967Fire | over 130 killed ⓘ |
| catapultType | steam catapults ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1955-10-01 ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn |
Cold War
ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | over 4000 personnel ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1993-09-11 ⓘ |
| displacement | about 60000 tons full load ⓘ |
| fate | scrapped ⓘ |
| flightDeckType | angled flight deck ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier
ⓘ
linked to:
USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)
|
| homeport |
Mayport, Florida
ⓘ
Norfolk, Virginia ⓘ |
| hullType | conventional (non-nuclear) carrier hull ⓘ |
| IMO | not applicable (naval vessel) ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1952-07-14 ⓘ |
| laidDownAt |
Newport News Shipbuilding
ⓘ
Newport News, Virginia ⓘ |
| launched | 1954-12-11 ⓘ |
| length | about 325 meters ⓘ |
| namedAfter | James V. Forrestal ⓘ |
| nickname | First in Defense ⓘ |
| notableEvent | 1967 fire in the Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ |
| notableEventDate | 1967-07-29 ⓘ |
| notableEventDescription | catastrophic flight deck fire and explosions during Vietnam War operations ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | CV-59 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Midway-class aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| propulsion |
conventional steam turbines
ⓘ
oil-fired boilers ⓘ |
| role |
attack aircraft carrier
ⓘ
fleet flagship ⓘ |
| scrappedAt |
Brownsville, Texas
ⓘ
linked to:
Brownsville
|
| scrappingBegan | 2014-02-08 ⓘ |
| shipClass | Forrestal class ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | Josephine Forrestal ⓘ |
| stricken | 1993-09-11 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USS Forrestal (CV-59) Description of subject: USS Forrestal (CV-59) was the United States Navy’s first supercarrier, commissioned in 1955 and named in honor of the first U.S. Secretary of Defense, James V. Forrestal.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: USS Forrestal (CV-59)