USS Nautilus
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USS Nautilus was the world’s first operational nuclear-powered submarine, renowned for completing the first under-ice transit to the North Pole in 1958.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T408763 — 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: USS Nautilus Context triple: [North Pole, hasFirstConfirmedSubmarineArrivalVessel, USS Nautilus]
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bathyscaphe Trieste
The bathyscaphe Trieste was a deep-diving research submersible that in 1960 carried Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh on the first crewed descent to the deepest known point in Earth’s oceans.
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B.
U-505 submarine
The U-505 submarine is a captured German World War II U-boat preserved as a historic naval artifact and war prize.
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C.
USS Pampanito
USS Pampanito is a World War II-era Balao-class submarine preserved as a museum ship and memorial in San Francisco.
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ROV Kaikō
ROV Kaikō was a Japanese remotely operated deep-sea research vehicle renowned for reaching and studying the deepest parts of the world’s oceans.
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E.
SS Jeremiah O’Brien
SS Jeremiah O’Brien is a preserved World War II Liberty ship now serving as a museum vessel and historic attraction in San Francisco.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: USS Nautilus Target entity description: USS Nautilus was the world’s first operational nuclear-powered submarine, renowned for completing the first under-ice transit to the North Pole in 1958.
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A.
bathyscaphe Trieste
The bathyscaphe Trieste was a deep-diving research submersible that in 1960 carried Jacques Piccard and Don Walsh on the first crewed descent to the deepest known point in Earth’s oceans.
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B.
U-505 submarine
The U-505 submarine is a captured German World War II U-boat preserved as a historic naval artifact and war prize.
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C.
USS Pampanito
USS Pampanito is a World War II-era Balao-class submarine preserved as a museum ship and memorial in San Francisco.
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D.
ROV Kaikō
ROV Kaikō was a Japanese remotely operated deep-sea research vehicle renowned for reaching and studying the deepest parts of the world’s oceans.
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E.
SS Jeremiah O’Brien
SS Jeremiah O’Brien is a preserved World War II Liberty ship now serving as a museum vessel and historic attraction in San Francisco.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy submarine
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museum ship ⓘ nuclear-powered submarine ⓘ |
| armament | torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| awarded |
National Historic Landmark status
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Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ Presidential Unit Citation ⓘ
linked to:
Presidential Unit Citation (United States)
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| beam | about 8.5 meters ⓘ |
| branch |
United States Navy Submarine Force
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linked to:
Submarine Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet
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| builder |
Electric Boat Company
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General Dynamics Electric Boat ⓘ
linked to:
Electric Boat Company
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| class | Nautilus-class submarine ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1954-09-30 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| crewComplement | around 100 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1980-03-03 ⓘ |
| designatedNationalHistoricLandmark | 1982 ⓘ |
| displacement |
approximately 3,180 tons surfaced
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approximately 3,500 tons submerged ⓘ |
| draft | about 7.6 meters ⓘ |
| expedition | Operation Sunshine ⓘ |
| homeport |
Groton, Connecticut
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linked to:
Groton, Connecticut Colony
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| hullNumber | SSN-571 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1952-06-14 ⓘ |
| launched | 1954-01-21 ⓘ |
| length | about 98.7 meters ⓘ |
| locationAfterDecommissioning |
Groton, Connecticut
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linked to:
Groton, Connecticut Colony
|
| maximumSpeed | over 20 knots submerged ⓘ |
| museumLocation |
Groton, Connecticut
ⓘ
linked to:
Groton, Connecticut Colony
Submarine Force Library and Museum ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Nautilus (fictional submarine in Jules Verne’s novels)
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linked to:
Nautilus (fictional submarine)
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| namesake |
Nautilus (marine mollusk)
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linked to:
Monoplacophora
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| NorthPoleTransitDate | 1958-08-03 ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
first operational nuclear-powered submarine
ⓘ
first submarine to complete an under-ice transit to the North Pole ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| powerplant | S2W nuclear reactor ⓘ |
| precededBy | conventionally powered submarines of the U.S. Navy ⓘ |
| primaryRole | attack submarine ⓘ |
| propulsion |
nuclear reactor
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| route |
Pacific Ocean to Atlantic Ocean via Arctic under the polar ice cap
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linked to:
Arctic Ocean
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| serviceEntryEra | Cold War ⓘ |
| significance |
demonstrated strategic value of under-ice Arctic transits
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pioneered practical naval nuclear propulsion ⓘ |
| sponsor | Mamie Eisenhower ⓘ |
| status | museum ship ⓘ |
| successor | Skipjack-class nuclear submarines ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USS Nautilus Description of subject: USS Nautilus was the world’s first operational nuclear-powered submarine, renowned for completing the first under-ice transit to the North Pole in 1958.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Submarine Force Library and Museum
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historic nuclear-powered submarine USS Nautilus (SSN-571)
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linked to: USS Nautilus
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subject linked to:
“Preble’s Boys” (group of officers he mentored)
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USS Nautilus (SS-168)
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first nuclear-powered submarine USS Nautilus (SSN-571)
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linked to: USS Nautilus
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