USS Randolph (CVS-15)
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USS Randolph (CVS-15) was an Essex-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy that notably served as the primary recovery ship for John Glenn’s historic Mercury-Atlas 6 orbital spaceflight.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| USS Randolph (CVS-15) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6104389 — 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 Randolph (CVS-15) Context triple: [Mercury-Atlas 6, recoveryShip, USS Randolph (CVS-15)]
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A.
USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)
USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) was a U.S. Navy Kitty Hawk–class supercarrier that served as a key conventionally powered aircraft carrier from the early 1960s until its decommissioning in 2009.
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B.
USS Independence (CV-62)
USS Independence (CV-62) was a Forrestal-class U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that served from the late 1950s through the Cold War and into the 1990s, participating in major operations including the Vietnam War and Operation Desert Storm.
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C.
USS Yorktown (CV-10)
USS Yorktown (CV-10) was an Essex-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy that saw extensive service in the Pacific Theater during World War II and is now preserved as a museum ship in Charleston, South Carolina.
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D.
USS Lexington (CV-16)
USS Lexington (CV-16) was an Essex-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy that served prominently in the Pacific Theater of World War II and later as a training carrier.
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E.
USS Hornet (CV-12)
USS Hornet (CV-12) is an Essex-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy that saw extensive service in World War II and is now preserved as a museum ship in Alameda, California.
- 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 Randolph (CVS-15) Target entity description: USS Randolph (CVS-15) was an Essex-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy that notably served as the primary recovery ship for John Glenn’s historic Mercury-Atlas 6 orbital spaceflight.
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A.
USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)
USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) was a U.S. Navy Kitty Hawk–class supercarrier that served as a key conventionally powered aircraft carrier from the early 1960s until its decommissioning in 2009.
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B.
USS Independence (CV-62)
USS Independence (CV-62) was a Forrestal-class U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that served from the late 1950s through the Cold War and into the 1990s, participating in major operations including the Vietnam War and Operation Desert Storm.
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C.
USS Yorktown (CV-10)
USS Yorktown (CV-10) was an Essex-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy that saw extensive service in the Pacific Theater during World War II and is now preserved as a museum ship in Charleston, South Carolina.
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D.
USS Lexington (CV-16)
USS Lexington (CV-16) was an Essex-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy that served prominently in the Pacific Theater of World War II and later as a training carrier.
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E.
USS Hornet (CV-12)
USS Hornet (CV-12) is an Essex-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy that saw extensive service in World War II and is now preserved as a museum ship in Alameda, California.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Essex-class aircraft carrier
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United States Navy aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| aircraftCarried | carrier air wing ⓘ |
| armament |
20 mm anti-aircraft guns
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40 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ 5 in guns ⓘ |
| awarded | Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ |
| battleStar | 3 battle stars for World War II service ⓘ |
| beam | 93 ft waterline ⓘ |
| builder | Newport News Shipbuilding ⓘ |
| category |
Cold War aircraft carriers of the United States
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Essex-class aircraft carriers of the United States Navy ⓘ Ships built in Newport News, Virginia ⓘ World War II aircraft carriers of the United States ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1944-10-09 ⓘ |
| convertedTo | anti-submarine warfare carrier ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| decommissioned | 1948-02-25 ⓘ |
| displacement | about 27,100 tons standard ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| finalDecommissioning | 1969-02-13 ⓘ |
| flightDeckBeam | 147 ft ⓘ |
| homeport | Norfolk, Virginia ⓘ |
| hullNumber | CV-15 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1943-05-10 ⓘ |
| laterDesignation | CVS-15 ⓘ |
| launched | 1944-06-28 ⓘ |
| length | 872 ft overall ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 33 knots ⓘ |
| modernizedAs | angled-deck carrier ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Peyton Randolph ⓘ |
| notableEvent | primary recovery ship for Mercury-Atlas 6 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Iwo Jima
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World War II ⓘ attacks on Okinawa ⓘ attacks on the Japanese home islands ⓘ |
| propulsion |
4 shafts
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| recommissioned | 1951-07-01 ⓘ |
| recoveredAstronaut | John Glenn ⓘ |
| recoveredSpacecraft | Friendship 7 ⓘ |
| recoveryDate | 1962-02-20 ⓘ |
| shipClass | Essex class ⓘ |
| soldForScrap | 1975-05-24 ⓘ |
| sponsor | Mrs. James J. Waller ⓘ |
| strickenFromNavalRegister | 1969-06-01 ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Pacific Theater of World War II
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linked to:
Pacific Theater of Operations
|
| tookPartIn |
Cold War operations
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NATO exercises ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USS Randolph (CVS-15) Description of subject: USS Randolph (CVS-15) was an Essex-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy that notably served as the primary recovery ship for John Glenn’s historic Mercury-Atlas 6 orbital spaceflight.
Referenced by (1)
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