Casablanca-class escort carrier
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The Casablanca-class escort carrier was a mass-produced class of small, fast-built U.S. Navy aircraft carriers used extensively for convoy protection, aircraft transport, and support operations during World War II.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Casablanca-class escort carriers | 4 |
| Casablanca-class escort carrier canonical | 3 |
| Casablanca-class escort carriers of the United States Navy | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11334097 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Casablanca-class escort carrier Context triple: [USS Guadalcanal, shipClass, Casablanca-class escort carrier]
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A.
Essex-class aircraft carrier
The Essex-class aircraft carrier was a highly successful and numerous class of U.S. Navy fleet carriers used extensively during World War II and into the early Cold War.
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B.
Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier
The Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier is a class of U.S. Navy conventionally powered supercarriers that served as a key predecessor to the nuclear-powered Nimitz-class.
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C.
Lexington-class aircraft carrier
The Lexington-class aircraft carrier was a class of early U.S. Navy fleet carriers originally designed as battlecruisers and later converted to pioneering large carriers that served prominently in the interwar period and early World War II.
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D.
Midway-class aircraft carrier
The Midway-class aircraft carrier was a class of large U.S. Navy carriers commissioned near the end of World War II that served for decades as key platforms for American naval air power.
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E.
USS Hornet (CV-8)
USS Hornet (CV-8) was a U.S. Navy Yorktown-class aircraft carrier of World War II best known for launching the Doolittle Raid and for its role in major Pacific battles before being sunk in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.
- 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: Casablanca-class escort carrier Target entity description: The Casablanca-class escort carrier was a mass-produced class of small, fast-built U.S. Navy aircraft carriers used extensively for convoy protection, aircraft transport, and support operations during World War II.
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A.
Essex-class aircraft carrier
The Essex-class aircraft carrier was a highly successful and numerous class of U.S. Navy fleet carriers used extensively during World War II and into the early Cold War.
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B.
Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier
The Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier is a class of U.S. Navy conventionally powered supercarriers that served as a key predecessor to the nuclear-powered Nimitz-class.
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C.
Lexington-class aircraft carrier
The Lexington-class aircraft carrier was a class of early U.S. Navy fleet carriers originally designed as battlecruisers and later converted to pioneering large carriers that served prominently in the interwar period and early World War II.
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D.
Midway-class aircraft carrier
The Midway-class aircraft carrier was a class of large U.S. Navy carriers commissioned near the end of World War II that served for decades as key platforms for American naval air power.
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E.
USS Hornet (CV-8)
USS Hornet (CV-8) was a U.S. Navy Yorktown-class aircraft carrier of World War II best known for launching the Doolittle Raid and for its role in major Pacific battles before being sunk in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II warship class
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escort aircraft carrier class ⓘ |
| aircraftTypesCarried |
Grumman FM Wildcat fighters
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Grumman TBM Avenger torpedo bombers ⓘ
linked to:
Grumman TBF Avenger
|
| airGroupSize | about 27 aircraft ⓘ |
| armament |
20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft guns
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40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns ⓘ one 5-inch/38 caliber dual-purpose gun ⓘ |
| beam | about 65 feet ⓘ |
| builder |
Kaiser Shipyards
ⓘ
linked to:
Kaiser Richmond Shipyards
|
| buildPeriodEnd | 1944 ⓘ |
| buildPeriodStart | 1942 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| constructionMethod |
assembly line shipbuilding
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prefabricated sections ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| designedBy | United States Navy Bureau of Ships ⓘ |
| designedFor | mass production ⓘ |
| draft | about 22 feet ⓘ |
| fate | most units scrapped after World War II ⓘ |
| flightDeckBeam | about 108 feet ⓘ |
| fullLoadDisplacement | about 10,400 long tons ⓘ |
| hullClassificationSymbol | CVE ⓘ |
| hullType | merchant-type hull ⓘ |
| installedPower | about 9,000 shaft horsepower ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | about 512 feet ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 19 knots ⓘ |
| navalService |
US Pacific Fleet
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Pacific Fleet
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| notableFeature |
largest class of aircraft carriers ever built
ⓘ
optimized for rapid wartime construction ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
Battle of Leyte Gulf
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Battle off Samar ⓘ Iwo Jima campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Iwo Jima
Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ Okinawa campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Okinawa
|
| notableShipOfClass |
USS Casablanca (CVE-55)
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USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70) ⓘ USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73) ⓘ USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71) ⓘ USS St. Lo (CVE-63) ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 50 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| precededBy | Bogue-class escort carrier ⓘ |
| primaryShipyard | Kaiser Shipyards, Vancouver, Washington ⓘ |
| propulsion |
single shaft
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steam turbines ⓘ two boilers ⓘ |
| role |
aircraft transport
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anti-submarine warfare platform ⓘ close air support platform ⓘ convoy escort ⓘ pilot training carrier ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1943 ⓘ |
| shipType |
aircraft carrier
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escort carrier ⓘ |
| someUnitsConvertedTo |
aircraft transport ships
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helicopter escort carriers ⓘ |
| standardDisplacement | about 7,800 long tons ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Commencement Bay-class escort carrier ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Pacific Theater of Operations ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aircraft ferrying
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amphibious assault support ⓘ convoy protection ⓘ logistical support ⓘ replacement aircraft delivery ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Casablanca-class escort carrier Description of subject: The Casablanca-class escort carrier was a mass-produced class of small, fast-built U.S. Navy aircraft carriers used extensively for convoy protection, aircraft transport, and support operations during World War II.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
escort carrier USS Fanshaw Bay
linked to: Casablanca-class escort carrier
subject linked to:
escort carrier USS White Plains
linked to: Casablanca-class escort carrier
subject linked to:
escort carrier USS Kalinin Bay
linked to: Casablanca-class escort carrier
linked to: Casablanca-class escort carrier
subject linked to:
escort carrier USS Kitkun Bay
linked to: Casablanca-class escort carrier
linked to: Casablanca-class escort carrier