USS Indiana (BB-58)
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USS Indiana (BB-58) was a South Dakota-class fast battleship of the United States Navy that served prominently in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| USS Indiana (BB-58) canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5735734 — 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 Indiana (BB-58) Context triple: [USS Massachusetts (BB-59), sisterShip, USS Indiana (BB-58)]
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A.
USS Illinois (BB-65)
USS Illinois (BB-65) was a planned but never completed United States Navy battleship of the Iowa class intended for service in 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 Washington (BB-56)
USS Washington (BB-56) was a World War II-era U.S. Navy fast battleship renowned for its decisive nighttime surface combat performance in the Pacific Theater.
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D.
USS Idaho (BB-42)
USS Idaho (BB-42) was a United States Navy battleship that served in both World War I and World War II, providing shore bombardment and escort duties in the Pacific Theater.
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E.
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.
- 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 Indiana (BB-58) Target entity description: USS Indiana (BB-58) was a South Dakota-class fast battleship of the United States Navy that served prominently in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
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A.
USS Illinois (BB-65)
USS Illinois (BB-65) was a planned but never completed United States Navy battleship of the Iowa class intended for service in 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 Washington (BB-56)
USS Washington (BB-56) was a World War II-era U.S. Navy fast battleship renowned for its decisive nighttime surface combat performance in the Pacific Theater.
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D.
USS Idaho (BB-42)
USS Idaho (BB-42) was a United States Navy battleship that served in both World War I and World War II, providing shore bombardment and escort duties in the Pacific Theater.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
South Dakota-class battleship
ⓘ
United States Navy ship ⓘ battleship ⓘ |
| armamentAA |
20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns
ⓘ
40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| armamentMain | 9 × 16-inch/45 caliber guns ⓘ |
| armamentSecondary | 20 × 5-inch/38 caliber dual-purpose guns ⓘ |
| awarded | 9 battle stars for World War II service ⓘ |
| beam | about 108 feet ⓘ |
| builder |
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
ⓘ
linked to:
Newport News Shipbuilding
|
| builtAt | Newport News, Virginia ⓘ |
| category |
South Dakota-class battleships of the United States Navy
ⓘ
linked to:
South Dakota-class battleship
|
| commissioned | 30 April 1942 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 2,300 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 11 September 1947 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 44,500 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 35,000 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | about 36 feet ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| followedBy | USS Massachusetts (BB-59) ⓘ |
| hasPartPreserved |
anchor
ⓘ
bell ⓘ ship’s mast ⓘ |
| hullNumber | BB-58 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 20 November 1939 ⓘ |
| launched | 21 November 1941 ⓘ |
| length | about 680 feet ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 27 knots ⓘ |
| memorialLocation | Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis campus ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
State of Indiana
ⓘ
linked to:
Indiana
|
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of the Philippine Sea
ⓘ
Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ Guadalcanal Campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Solomon Islands campaign
Iwo Jima operation ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Iwo Jima
Marianas campaign ⓘ Okinawa campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Okinawa
Philippines campaign ⓘ
linked to:
World War II in the Philippines
|
| pennantNumber | BB-58 ⓘ |
| precededBy | USS South Dakota (BB-57) ⓘ |
| propulsion |
4 propeller shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
fast battleship escort for aircraft carriers
ⓘ
shore bombardment ⓘ |
| shipClass | South Dakota class ⓘ |
| soldForScrap | 1963 ⓘ |
| stricken | 1 June 1962 ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific Theater of Operations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USS Indiana (BB-58) Description of subject: USS Indiana (BB-58) was a South Dakota-class fast battleship of the United States Navy that served prominently in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.