CV-5
E71561
CV-5 was the hull classification and pennant number of USS Yorktown, a famed U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that played a crucial role in early World War II Pacific battles before being sunk at Midway.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| CV-5 canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T571248 — 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: CV-5 Context triple: [USS Yorktown (CV-5), pennantNumber, CV-5]
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A.
F/A-18 Hornet
The F/A-18 Hornet is a twin-engine, supersonic, multirole combat jet used by the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps and several allied air forces for both fighter and attack missions.
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B.
CF-18 Hornet
The CF-18 Hornet is a Canadian variant of the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 fighter aircraft, used as a multirole combat jet for air defense and ground attack missions.
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C.
MH-60 Black Hawk
The MH-60 Black Hawk is a special operations variant of the UH-60 helicopter, optimized for low-level, night, and covert missions with advanced avionics and mission equipment.
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D.
Sikorsky VH-3D Sea King
The Sikorsky VH-3D Sea King is a twin-engine, medium-lift helicopter used by the United States Marine Corps as a presidential transport aircraft.
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E.
AV-8B Harrier II
The AV-8B Harrier II is a second-generation, carrier-capable ground-attack aircraft known for its vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) capability, used primarily by the U.S. Marine Corps and allied forces.
- 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: CV-5 Target entity description: CV-5 was the hull classification and pennant number of USS Yorktown, a famed U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that played a crucial role in early World War II Pacific battles before being sunk at Midway.
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A.
F/A-18 Hornet
The F/A-18 Hornet is a twin-engine, supersonic, multirole combat jet used by the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps and several allied air forces for both fighter and attack missions.
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B.
CF-18 Hornet
The CF-18 Hornet is a Canadian variant of the McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 fighter aircraft, used as a multirole combat jet for air defense and ground attack missions.
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C.
MH-60 Black Hawk
The MH-60 Black Hawk is a special operations variant of the UH-60 helicopter, optimized for low-level, night, and covert missions with advanced avionics and mission equipment.
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D.
Sikorsky VH-3D Sea King
The Sikorsky VH-3D Sea King is a twin-engine, medium-lift helicopter used by the United States Marine Corps as a presidential transport aircraft.
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E.
AV-8B Harrier II
The AV-8B Harrier II is a second-generation, carrier-capable ground-attack aircraft known for its vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) capability, used primarily by the U.S. Marine Corps and allied forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy ship
ⓘ
Yorktown-class aircraft carrier ⓘ aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| airGroupSize | about 80–90 aircraft ⓘ |
| armament |
0.50 in machine guns
ⓘ
1.1 in anti-aircraft guns ⓘ 8 × 5 in/38 caliber guns ⓘ |
| awards |
3 battle stars for World War II service
ⓘ
Presidential Unit Citation ⓘ |
| builder | Newport News Shipbuilding ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking | torpedoes from Japanese submarine I-168 ⓘ |
| commanderDuring |
Rear Admiral Frank Jack Fletcher
ⓘ
linked to:
Frank Jack Fletcher
|
| commissioned | 1937-09-30 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 2,200 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| damagedIn |
Battle of the Coral Sea
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Coral Sea
|
| dateSunk | 1942-06-07 ⓘ |
| displacement |
about 19,800 long tons (standard)
ⓘ
about 25,500 long tons (full load) ⓘ |
| fate | sunk ⓘ |
| flagshipOf | Task Force 17 ⓘ |
| homeport | Norfolk, Virginia ⓘ |
| hullNumber | CV-5 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1934-05-21 ⓘ |
| launched | 1936-04-04 ⓘ |
| length | about 809 feet ⓘ |
| locationOfSinking | northwest of Midway Atoll ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 32.5 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Battle of Yorktown
ⓘ
linked to:
Siege of Yorktown
|
| notableFor | role in early Pacific carrier warfare ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Midway
ⓘ
Battle of the Coral Sea ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Coral Sea
Doolittle Raid support operations ⓘ Marshall and Gilbert Islands raids ⓘ
linked to:
Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign
World War II ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | CV-5 ⓘ |
| propulsion |
4 shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| repairedAt | Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard ⓘ |
| repairedDuration | about 72 hours before Midway ⓘ |
| shipClass | Yorktown class ⓘ |
| status | war grave ⓘ |
| successor | USS Yorktown (CV-10) ⓘ |
| sunkIn | Battle of Midway ⓘ |
| wreckDiscovered | 1998 ⓘ |
| wreckLocation |
Pacific Ocean near Midway Atoll
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Pacific Ocean
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: CV-5 Description of subject: CV-5 was the hull classification and pennant number of USS Yorktown, a famed U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that played a crucial role in early World War II Pacific battles before being sunk at Midway.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.