Iowa-class battleship
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The Iowa-class battleship is a class of fast, heavily armed U.S. Navy battleships built during World War II, renowned for their large 16-inch guns, thick armor, and long service lives extending into the late 20th century.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Iowa-class battleship canonical | 10 |
| Iowa class | 7 |
| Iowa-class | 1 |
| Iowa-class battleship group | 1 |
| Iowa-class battleships | 1 |
| Iowa-class battleships group of the U.S. Navy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T777174 — 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: Iowa-class battleship Context triple: [Battleship Missouri Memorial, shipClass, Iowa-class battleship]
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A.
New York-class battleship
The New York-class battleship was a class of early 20th-century U.S. Navy dreadnoughts that introduced 14-inch guns and served prominently through both World Wars.
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B.
Nevada-class battleship
The Nevada-class battleship was a pair of early 20th-century U.S. Navy dreadnoughts that introduced major design innovations such as the "all-or-nothing" armor scheme and oil-fired propulsion.
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C.
Pennsylvania-class battleship
The Pennsylvania-class battleship was a pair of powerful U.S. Navy dreadnoughts built during World War I that later served prominently in World War II, including at Pearl Harbor and in major Pacific campaigns.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Iowa-class battleship Target entity description: The Iowa-class battleship is a class of fast, heavily armed U.S. Navy battleships built during World War II, renowned for their large 16-inch guns, thick armor, and long service lives extending into the late 20th century.
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A.
New York-class battleship
The New York-class battleship was a class of early 20th-century U.S. Navy dreadnoughts that introduced 14-inch guns and served prominently through both World Wars.
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B.
Nevada-class battleship
The Nevada-class battleship was a pair of early 20th-century U.S. Navy dreadnoughts that introduced major design innovations such as the "all-or-nothing" armor scheme and oil-fired propulsion.
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C.
Pennsylvania-class battleship
The Pennsylvania-class battleship was a pair of powerful U.S. Navy dreadnoughts built during World War I that later served prominently in World War II, including at Pearl Harbor and in major Pacific campaigns.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy ship class
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battleship class ⓘ |
| armorBeltThickness | up to 12.1 inches ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1943 ⓘ |
| conflict |
Cold War
ⓘ
Gulf War ⓘ Korean War ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| deckArmorThickness | up to 6 inches ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1992 ⓘ |
| designedAs | fast battleship ⓘ |
| designedFor | Pacific Theater operations ⓘ |
| displacement |
about 45,000 long tons standard
ⓘ
over 57,000 long tons full load ⓘ |
| event | site of Japanese Instrument of Surrender in World War II ⓘ |
| hasPart |
USS Illinois (BB-65)
ⓘ
USS Iowa (BB-61) ⓘ
linked to:
USS Iowa
USS Kentucky (BB-66) ⓘ
linked to:
USS Illinois (BB-65)
USS Missouri (BB-63) ⓘ
linked to:
USS Missouri
USS New Jersey (BB-62) ⓘ
linked to:
USS New Jersey
USS Wisconsin (BB-64) ⓘ
linked to:
USS Wisconsin
|
| hullMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1940 ⓘ |
| mainBatteryConfiguration | three triple turrets ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 33 knots ⓘ |
| modernizationIncluded |
Harpoon anti-ship missiles
ⓘ
Phalanx CIWS ⓘ
linked to:
Phalanx CIWS (modernization era)
Tomahawk cruise missiles ⓘ
linked to:
Tomahawk cruise missile
|
| modernized | 1980s ⓘ |
| namedAfter | U.S. states ⓘ |
| notableShip |
USS Missouri (BB-63)
ⓘ
linked to:
USS Missouri
|
| numberBuilt | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfMainGuns | 9 ⓘ |
| numberPlanned | 6 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| precededBy | South Dakota-class battleship ⓘ |
| primaryArmament | 16-inch/50 caliber Mark 7 gun ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
carrier task force escort
ⓘ
fleet flagship ⓘ shore bombardment ⓘ |
| secondaryArmament | 5-inch/38 caliber dual-purpose gun ⓘ |
| servicePeriod | 1943–1992 ⓘ |
| status | all completed ships preserved as museum ships ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Montana-class battleship ⓘ |
| turretFaceArmorThickness | up to 19 inches ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Iowa-class battleship Description of subject: The Iowa-class battleship is a class of fast, heavily armed U.S. Navy battleships built during World War II, renowned for their large 16-inch guns, thick armor, and long service lives extending into the late 20th century.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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USS Alabama
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