USS Utah (BB-31)
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USS Utah (BB-31) was a United States Navy battleship later converted to a target ship that was sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| USS Utah (BB-31) canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5709800 — 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 Utah (BB-31) Context triple: [Florida-class battleship, hasPart, USS Utah (BB-31)]
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A.
USS Washington (BB-47)
USS Washington (BB-47) was an American Colorado-class battleship whose construction was halted and hull scrapped under the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty before it could be completed or commissioned.
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B.
USS New York (BB-34)
USS New York (BB-34) was a United States Navy battleship that served in both World War I and World War II, participating in major Atlantic and Pacific operations before being used as a target in atomic bomb tests.
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C.
USS Nevada (BB-36)
USS Nevada (BB-36) was a United States Navy battleship notable for its World War I and World War II service, including being the only battleship to get underway during the attack on Pearl Harbor and later supporting major Allied amphibious operations in Europe and the Pacific.
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D.
USS Pennsylvania (BB-38)
USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) was a Pennsylvania-class battleship of the United States Navy that served prominently in both World Wars, particularly in the Pacific Theater.
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E.
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.
- 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 Utah (BB-31) Target entity description: USS Utah (BB-31) was a United States Navy battleship later converted to a target ship that was sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
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A.
USS Washington (BB-47)
USS Washington (BB-47) was an American Colorado-class battleship whose construction was halted and hull scrapped under the terms of the Washington Naval Treaty before it could be completed or commissioned.
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B.
USS New York (BB-34)
USS New York (BB-34) was a United States Navy battleship that served in both World War I and World War II, participating in major Atlantic and Pacific operations before being used as a target in atomic bomb tests.
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C.
USS Nevada (BB-36)
USS Nevada (BB-36) was a United States Navy battleship notable for its World War I and World War II service, including being the only battleship to get underway during the attack on Pearl Harbor and later supporting major Allied amphibious operations in Europe and the Pacific.
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D.
USS Pennsylvania (BB-38)
USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) was a Pennsylvania-class battleship of the United States Navy that served prominently in both World Wars, particularly in the Pacific Theater.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Florida-class battleship
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United States Navy battleship ⓘ target ship ⓘ |
| armament |
10 × 12-inch/45 caliber guns
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16 × 5-inch/51 caliber guns ⓘ 2 × 21-inch torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| awards |
American Campaign Medal
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American Defense Service Medal ⓘ Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal ⓘ Mexican Service Medal ⓘ World War I Victory Medal ⓘ World War II Victory Medal ⓘ |
| beam | 88 feet 3 inches ⓘ |
| builder | New York Shipbuilding Corporation ⓘ |
| builtAt |
Camden, New Jersey
ⓘ
linked to:
Camden
|
| casualties | 58 killed ⓘ |
| commissionedDate | 1911-08-31 ⓘ |
| conversionDate | 1931 ⓘ |
| convertedRole | target ship ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | 1001 officers and enlisted (as battleship) ⓘ |
| decommissionedDate | 1944-09-05 ⓘ |
| displacement |
21925 long tons (standard)
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23500 long tons (full load) ⓘ |
| draft | 28 feet 6 inches ⓘ |
| flagshipFor | U.S. detachment at Veracruz in 1914 ⓘ |
| hullNumber | BB-31 ⓘ |
| laidDownDate | 1909-03-15 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1909-12-23 ⓘ |
| length | 521 feet 6 inches ⓘ |
| locationOfSinking |
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
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linked to:
Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, United States
|
| maximumSpeed | 20.75 knots ⓘ |
| memorial |
USS Utah Memorial at Pearl Harbor
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linked to:
USS Utah Memorial
|
| namedAfter |
U.S. state of Utah
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linked to:
Utah
|
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
United States occupation of Veracruz
ⓘ
linked to:
United States occupation of Veracruz in 1914
World War I ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | AG-16 ⓘ |
| propulsion |
12 coal-fired Babcock & Wilcox boilers (as built)
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| reclassifiedAs | AG-16 ⓘ |
| shipClass |
Florida class
ⓘ
linked to:
Wyoming class
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| shipType | dreadnought battleship ⓘ |
| sinkingDate | 1941-12-07 ⓘ |
| sisterShip | USS Florida (BB-30) ⓘ |
| status | war grave ⓘ |
| sunkBy | Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft ⓘ |
| sunkIn |
Attack on Pearl Harbor
ⓘ
linked to:
attack on Pearl Harbor
|
| WorldWarIRole | convoy escort in Atlantic ⓘ |
| wreckLocation | Ford Island, Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USS Utah (BB-31) Description of subject: USS Utah (BB-31) was a United States Navy battleship later converted to a target ship that was sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.