USS Wisconsin
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USS Wisconsin is an Iowa-class U.S. Navy battleship that served in World War II and later conflicts, known for its heavy firepower and long operational history.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| USS Wisconsin (BB-64) | 11 |
| USS Wisconsin canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T603345 — 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 Wisconsin Context triple: [USS Missouri, sisterShip, USS Wisconsin]
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A.
USS Iowa
USS Iowa was the lead ship of the Iowa-class fast battleships of the United States Navy, renowned for its World War II service and later Cold War deployments.
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B.
USS Missouri
USS Missouri is a United States Navy Iowa-class battleship best known as the site of Japan’s formal surrender in World War II, marking the end of the conflict.
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C.
USS Milwaukee
USS Milwaukee was a United States Navy warship whose deep-sea sounding work contributed to the discovery of the Milwaukee Deep, one of the deepest points in the Atlantic Ocean.
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D.
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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E.
USS New Jersey
USS New Jersey is an Iowa-class United States Navy battleship that saw extensive service in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, and is now preserved as a museum ship.
- 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 Wisconsin Target entity description: USS Wisconsin is an Iowa-class U.S. Navy battleship that served in World War II and later conflicts, known for its heavy firepower and long operational history.
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A.
USS Iowa
USS Iowa was the lead ship of the Iowa-class fast battleships of the United States Navy, renowned for its World War II service and later Cold War deployments.
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B.
USS Missouri
USS Missouri is a United States Navy Iowa-class battleship best known as the site of Japan’s formal surrender in World War II, marking the end of the conflict.
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C.
USS Milwaukee
USS Milwaukee was a United States Navy warship whose deep-sea sounding work contributed to the discovery of the Milwaukee Deep, one of the deepest points in the Atlantic Ocean.
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D.
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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E.
USS New Jersey
USS New Jersey is an Iowa-class United States Navy battleship that saw extensive service in World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War, and is now preserved as a museum ship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iowa-class battleship
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United States Navy warship ⓘ battleship ⓘ |
| armament |
Harpoon anti-ship missiles (after modernization)
ⓘ
linked to:
UGM-84 Harpoon anti-ship missiles
Phalanx CIWS (after modernization) ⓘ
linked to:
Phalanx CIWS (modernization era)
Tomahawk cruise missiles (after modernization) ⓘ nine 16-inch/50 caliber Mark 7 guns ⓘ twenty 5-inch/38 caliber dual-purpose guns ⓘ various anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| awards |
Battle stars for Korean War
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Battle stars for World War II ⓘ Combat Action Ribbon ⓘ
linked to:
Combat Action Ribbon (Gulf War era)
Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ |
| beam | about 108 feet ⓘ |
| builder | Philadelphia Naval Shipyard ⓘ |
| callSign | November Bravo Sierra Echo ⓘ |
| category |
Cold War battleship
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World War II battleship ⓘ |
| class | Iowa-class battleship ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | 1944-04-16 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement |
around 1,600 after Cold War modernization
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around 1,900 in World War II ⓘ |
| decommissionedOn |
1948-07-01
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1958-03-08 ⓘ 1991-09-30 ⓘ |
| displacement |
about 45,000 long tons standard
ⓘ
about 57,000 long tons full load ⓘ |
| draft | about 37 feet ⓘ |
| homeportDuringService | various U.S. Navy bases in the Pacific ⓘ |
| hullNumber | BB-64 ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 1941-01-25 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 1943-12-07 ⓘ |
| length | about 887 feet ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 33 knots ⓘ |
| modernizationProgram | 600-ship Navy program ⓘ |
| modernizedDuring | 1980s ⓘ |
| museumLocation | Norfolk, Virginia ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
U.S. state of Wisconsin
ⓘ
linked to:
Wisconsin
|
| notableFor |
heavy naval gunfire support
ⓘ
long operational history ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| preservedAs | historic naval ship ⓘ |
| propulsion |
four propeller shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| recommissionedOn |
1951-03-03
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1988-10-22 ⓘ |
| servedInConflict |
Korean War
ⓘ
Operation Desert Storm ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| sisterShip |
USS Iowa
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USS Missouri ⓘ USS New Jersey ⓘ |
| status | museum ship ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Korean Peninsula waters
ⓘ
Pacific Theater of World War II ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific War
Persian Gulf ⓘ |
| visitorAccess | open to the public as a museum ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USS Wisconsin Description of subject: USS Wisconsin is an Iowa-class U.S. Navy battleship that served in World War II and later conflicts, known for its heavy firepower and long operational history.
Referenced by (15)
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