escort carrier USS White Plains
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The escort carrier USS White Plains (CVE-66) was a U.S. Navy Casablanca-class escort aircraft carrier best known for its role in the Battle off Samar during World War II, where it helped repel a superior Japanese surface force.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| escort carrier USS White Plains canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11324133 — 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)
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Target entity: escort carrier USS White Plains Context triple: [U.S. Task Unit 77.4.3, associatedWith, escort carrier USS White Plains]
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USS Enterprise-B
The USS Enterprise-B is a 23rd-century Excelsior-class Federation starship in the Star Trek universe, known for its ill-fated maiden voyage during which Captain Kirk is presumed lost.
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USS Intrepid
USS Intrepid was a U.S. Navy vessel best known for its daring role in the First Barbary War, including the covert mission to destroy the captured frigate USS Philadelphia in Tripoli harbor.
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USS Intrepid
USS Intrepid was a World War II-era Essex-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy that saw extensive combat in the Pacific Theater and later served through the Cold War before becoming a museum ship in New York City.
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USS Wasp
USS Wasp was a United States Navy aircraft carrier that served prominently during the mid-20th century, supporting both combat operations and space mission recoveries.
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USS Wasp
USS Wasp was a prominent warship of the American Revolutionary-era Continental Navy, known for its role in early naval engagements against British forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: escort carrier USS White Plains Target entity description: The escort carrier USS White Plains (CVE-66) was a U.S. Navy Casablanca-class escort aircraft carrier best known for its role in the Battle off Samar during World War II, where it helped repel a superior Japanese surface force.
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A.
USS Enterprise-B
The USS Enterprise-B is a 23rd-century Excelsior-class Federation starship in the Star Trek universe, known for its ill-fated maiden voyage during which Captain Kirk is presumed lost.
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B.
USS Intrepid
USS Intrepid was a U.S. Navy vessel best known for its daring role in the First Barbary War, including the covert mission to destroy the captured frigate USS Philadelphia in Tripoli harbor.
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C.
USS Intrepid
USS Intrepid was a World War II-era Essex-class aircraft carrier of the United States Navy that saw extensive combat in the Pacific Theater and later served through the Cold War before becoming a museum ship in New York City.
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USS Wasp
USS Wasp was a prominent warship of the American Revolutionary-era Continental Navy, known for its role in early naval engagements against British forces.
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E.
USS Wasp
USS Wasp was a United States Navy aircraft carrier that served prominently during the mid-20th century, supporting both combat operations and space mission recoveries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Casablanca-class escort carrier
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United States Navy aircraft carrier ⓘ World War II escort carrier ⓘ |
| airGroupSize | about 28 aircraft ⓘ |
| armament |
1 × 5 in/38 caliber dual-purpose gun
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Bofors 40 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ Oerlikon 20 mm anti-aircraft cannons ⓘ |
| awards |
Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal
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Presidential Unit Citation ⓘ
linked to:
Presidential Unit Citation (United States)
World War II Victory Medal ⓘ |
| battleHonors |
Battle of Leyte Gulf
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Battle off Samar ⓘ |
| beam | 65 feet 2 inches ⓘ |
| builder |
Kaiser Shipyards
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linked to:
Kaiser Richmond Shipyards
Kaiser Shipyards, Vancouver, Washington ⓘ |
| category |
Casablanca-class escort carriers
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linked to:
Casablanca-class escort carrier
Escort aircraft carriers of the United States Navy ⓘ World War II naval ships of the United States ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | 15 November 1943 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 860 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissionedOn | 10 July 1946 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | about 10,400 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | about 7,800 tons ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| flightDeckBeam | 108 feet 1 inch ⓘ |
| homeportDuringWWII | Pacific Theater of Operations ⓘ |
| hullNumber | CVE-66 ⓘ |
| installedPower | 9,000 shaft horsepower ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 11 February 1943 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 27 July 1943 ⓘ |
| length | 512 feet 3 inches ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 19 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Battle of White Plains ⓘ |
| nicknameOfUnit | Taffy 3 ⓘ |
| notableEngagement | Battle off Samar ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | Task Unit 77.4.3 ⓘ |
| propulsion |
2 Skinner Unaflow reciprocating steam engines
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2 shafts ⓘ |
| roleAtBattleOffSamar |
helped repel superior Japanese surface force
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launched aircraft against Japanese Center Force ⓘ |
| serviceEntryEra | World War II era ⓘ |
| shipClass | Casablanca class ⓘ |
| soldForScrapOn | 27 April 1959 ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy |
Mrs. Marc A. Mitscher
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linked to:
Marc A. Mitscher
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| strickenFromNavalRegisterOn | 1 April 1958 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: escort carrier USS White Plains Description of subject: The escort carrier USS White Plains (CVE-66) was a U.S. Navy Casablanca-class escort aircraft carrier best known for its role in the Battle off Samar during World War II, where it helped repel a superior Japanese surface force.
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