escort carrier USS Kitkun Bay
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The escort carrier USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71) was a U.S. Navy Casablanca-class escort aircraft carrier that saw significant action in the Pacific Theater during World War II, including the Battle off Samar.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| escort carrier USS Kitkun Bay canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11324135 — 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 Kitkun Bay Context triple: [U.S. Task Unit 77.4.3, associatedWith, escort carrier USS Kitkun Bay]
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escort carrier USS Kalinin Bay
The escort carrier USS Kalinin Bay (CVE-68) was a U.S. Navy Casablanca-class escort aircraft carrier best known for her fierce defense and damage sustained during the Battle off Samar in World War II.
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escort carrier USS Fanshaw Bay
The escort carrier USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70) was a U.S. Navy Casablanca-class escort aircraft carrier that saw significant action in the Pacific during World War II, including the Battle off Samar as part of "Taffy 3."
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escort carrier USS Gambier Bay
The escort carrier USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73) was a U.S. Navy Casablanca-class escort aircraft carrier famed for her outgunned but heroic stand and sinking during the Battle off Samar in World War II.
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escort carrier USS White Plains
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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escort carrier USS St. Lo
The escort carrier USS St. Lo (CVE-63) was a U.S. Navy Casablanca-class aircraft carrier in World War II, notable as the first major warship sunk by a Japanese kamikaze attack during the Battle off Samar in 1944.
- 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)
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Target entity: escort carrier USS Kitkun Bay Target entity description: The escort carrier USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71) was a U.S. Navy Casablanca-class escort aircraft carrier that saw significant action in the Pacific Theater during World War II, including the Battle off Samar.
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A.
escort carrier USS Kalinin Bay
The escort carrier USS Kalinin Bay (CVE-68) was a U.S. Navy Casablanca-class escort aircraft carrier best known for her fierce defense and damage sustained during the Battle off Samar in World War II.
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B.
escort carrier USS Fanshaw Bay
The escort carrier USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70) was a U.S. Navy Casablanca-class escort aircraft carrier that saw significant action in the Pacific during World War II, including the Battle off Samar as part of "Taffy 3."
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escort carrier USS Gambier Bay
The escort carrier USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73) was a U.S. Navy Casablanca-class escort aircraft carrier famed for her outgunned but heroic stand and sinking during the Battle off Samar in World War II.
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escort carrier USS White Plains
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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escort carrier USS St. Lo
The escort carrier USS St. Lo (CVE-63) was a U.S. Navy Casablanca-class aircraft carrier in World War II, notable as the first major warship sunk by a Japanese kamikaze attack during the Battle off Samar in 1944.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Casablanca-class escort carrier
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United States Navy ship ⓘ World War II escort carrier ⓘ |
| aircraftCarried | carrier-based aircraft ⓘ |
| armament | anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| builtAt | Vancouver, Washington ⓘ |
| builtBy |
Kaiser Shipyards
ⓘ
linked to:
Kaiser Richmond Shipyards
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| category |
Escort carriers of the United States Navy
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World War II aircraft carriers of the United States ⓘ |
| classDisplacement | about 7,800 tons standard ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| era |
World War II era
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linked to:
World War II
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| hullNumber | CVE-71 ⓘ |
| launchedBy |
Kaiser Shipyards
ⓘ
linked to:
Kaiser Richmond Shipyards
|
| namedAfter | Kitkun Bay, Alaska ⓘ |
| navalFleet |
United States Pacific Fleet
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linked to:
U.S. Pacific Fleet
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| notableEngagement |
Battle off Samar in October 1944
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linked to:
Battle of Leyte Gulf
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| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle off Samar
ⓘ
Iwo Jima operations ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Iwo Jima
Leyte Gulf operations ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Leyte Gulf
Okinawa operations ⓘ Philippine Sea operations ⓘ |
| partOf |
Casablanca-class escort carriers
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linked to:
Casablanca-class escort carrier
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| propulsion |
single shaft
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steam turbine ⓘ |
| role |
air support for amphibious operations
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convoy escort ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
U.S. Navy
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linked to:
United States Navy
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| shipClass | Casablanca class ⓘ |
| shipType | escort aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Pacific Theater
ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific Theater of Operations
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: escort carrier USS Kitkun Bay Description of subject: The escort carrier USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71) was a U.S. Navy Casablanca-class escort aircraft carrier that saw significant action in the Pacific Theater during World War II, including the Battle off Samar.
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