USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71)
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Casablanca-class escort carrier
United States Navy ship
World War II aircraft carrier
escort aircraft carrier
USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71) was a U.S. Navy Casablanca-class escort carrier that saw significant combat service in the Pacific during World War II, including the Battle off Samar.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71) canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11324231 — 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: USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71) Context triple: [Action off Samar, notableShip, USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71)]
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USS Kalinin Bay (CVE-68)
USS Kalinin Bay (CVE-68) was a U.S. Navy Casablanca-class escort carrier renowned for her outgunned but pivotal role in the Battle off Samar during World War II.
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USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73)
USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73) was a U.S. Navy Casablanca-class escort carrier famed for her outgunned but heroic stand against a superior Japanese force during the Battle off Samar in World War II, where she became the only American aircraft carrier sunk by naval gunfire.
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C.
USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70)
USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70) was a U.S. Navy Casablanca-class escort carrier that played a key role in the Battle off Samar during World War II as part of the famed "Taffy" escort carrier groups.
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USS White Plains (CVE-66)
USS White Plains (CVE-66) 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.
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USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24)
USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) was an Independence-class light aircraft carrier of the United States Navy that saw extensive combat service in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
- 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: USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71) Target entity description: USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71) was a U.S. Navy Casablanca-class escort carrier that saw significant combat service in the Pacific during World War II, including the Battle off Samar.
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A.
USS Kalinin Bay (CVE-68)
USS Kalinin Bay (CVE-68) was a U.S. Navy Casablanca-class escort carrier renowned for her outgunned but pivotal role in the Battle off Samar during World War II.
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B.
USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73)
USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73) was a U.S. Navy Casablanca-class escort carrier famed for her outgunned but heroic stand against a superior Japanese force during the Battle off Samar in World War II, where she became the only American aircraft carrier sunk by naval gunfire.
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C.
USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70)
USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70) was a U.S. Navy Casablanca-class escort carrier that played a key role in the Battle off Samar during World War II as part of the famed "Taffy" escort carrier groups.
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D.
USS White Plains (CVE-66)
USS White Plains (CVE-66) 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.
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E.
USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24)
USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) was an Independence-class light aircraft carrier of the United States Navy that saw extensive combat service in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Casablanca-class escort carrier
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United States Navy ship ⓘ World War II aircraft carrier ⓘ escort aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| airGroupCapacity | about 28 aircraft ⓘ |
| armament |
1 × 5 in/38 caliber dual-purpose gun
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12 × 20 mm Oerlikon anti-aircraft cannons (initially, later increased) ⓘ 16 × 40 mm Bofors anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| battleHonors | received multiple battle stars for World War II service ⓘ |
| beam | 65 ft 2 in ⓘ |
| builder |
Kaiser Shipyards
ⓘ
linked to:
Kaiser Richmond Shipyards
Kaiser Shipyards, Vancouver, Washington ⓘ |
| category |
Casablanca-class escort carriers of the United States Navy
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linked to:
Casablanca-class escort carrier
World War II escort aircraft carriers of the United States ⓘ |
| class | Casablanca class ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1943-11-15 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 860 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1946-04-19 ⓘ |
| displacement |
about 10,400 tons full load
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about 7,800 tons standard ⓘ |
| draft | 22 ft 6 in (full load) ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| flightDeckBeam | 108 ft ⓘ |
| homeport | various Pacific bases including Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| hullNumber | CVE-71 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1943-04-17 ⓘ |
| launched | 1943-07-08 ⓘ |
| length | 512 ft 3 in ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Kitkun Bay, Alaska ⓘ |
| navalFleet |
United States Pacific Fleet
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Pacific Fleet
|
| notableEvent |
came under heavy attack by Japanese surface forces during Battle off Samar
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conducted anti-submarine and close air support operations in the Pacific ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Leyte Gulf
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Battle of the Philippine Sea ⓘ Battle off Samar ⓘ Invasion of Guam ⓘ Invasion of Leyte ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. invasion of Leyte
Invasion of Saipan ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Saipan
Invasion of Tinian ⓘ Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ |
| power | 9,000 shp ⓘ |
| propulsion |
2 Skinner Unaflow reciprocating steam engines
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2 shafts ⓘ 4 boilers ⓘ |
| soldForScrap | 1947-01-18 ⓘ |
| speed | 19 knots ⓘ |
| sponsor | Mrs. C. C. Baughman ⓘ |
| strickenFromNavalRegister | 1946-05-08 ⓘ |
| taskUnit | part of escort carrier groups (Taffy units) off Samar ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Pacific Theater of Operations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71) Description of subject: USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71) was a U.S. Navy Casablanca-class escort carrier that saw significant combat service in the Pacific during World War II, including the Battle off Samar.
Referenced by (4)
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