USS Pensacola (CA-24)
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USS Pensacola (CA-24) was a U.S. Navy Pensacola-class heavy cruiser that served prominently in the Pacific Theater during World War II, earning numerous battle stars for its combat operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| USS Pensacola (CA-24) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T781401 — 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 Pensacola (CA-24) Context triple: [Battle of Tassafaronga, USShipHeavilyDamaged, USS Pensacola (CA-24)]
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A.
USS New Orleans (CA-32)
USS New Orleans (CA-32) was a New Orleans-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy that saw extensive action in the Pacific during World War II, earning numerous battle stars for its service.
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B.
USS Northampton (CA-26)
USS Northampton (CA-26) was a U.S. Navy heavy cruiser of the Northampton class that served in the Pacific during World War II until she was lost in late 1942.
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C.
USS Minneapolis (CA-36)
USS Minneapolis (CA-36) was a New Orleans-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy that saw extensive combat in the Pacific during World War II, earning multiple battle stars for her service.
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D.
USS Pennsylvania (BB-38)
USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) was a Pennsylvania-class battleship of the United States Navy that served prominently in both World Wars, particularly in the Pacific Theater.
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E.
USS Portsmouth
USS Portsmouth was a 19th-century United States Navy sloop-of-war notable for its service during the Mexican–American War and in the Pacific.
- 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 Pensacola (CA-24) Target entity description: USS Pensacola (CA-24) was a U.S. Navy Pensacola-class heavy cruiser that served prominently in the Pacific Theater during World War II, earning numerous battle stars for its combat operations.
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A.
USS New Orleans (CA-32)
USS New Orleans (CA-32) was a New Orleans-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy that saw extensive action in the Pacific during World War II, earning numerous battle stars for its service.
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B.
USS Northampton (CA-26)
USS Northampton (CA-26) was a U.S. Navy heavy cruiser of the Northampton class that served in the Pacific during World War II until she was lost in late 1942.
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C.
USS Minneapolis (CA-36)
USS Minneapolis (CA-36) was a New Orleans-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy that saw extensive combat in the Pacific during World War II, earning multiple battle stars for her service.
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D.
USS Pennsylvania (BB-38)
USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) was a Pennsylvania-class battleship of the United States Navy that served prominently in both World Wars, particularly in the Pacific Theater.
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E.
USS Portsmouth
USS Portsmouth was a 19th-century United States Navy sloop-of-war notable for its service during the Mexican–American War and in the Pacific.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Pensacola-class cruiser
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United States Navy ship ⓘ heavy cruiser ⓘ |
| aircraftFacilities | catapults for floatplanes ⓘ |
| armament |
10 × 8-inch/55 caliber guns
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4 × 5-inch/25 caliber guns ⓘ anti-aircraft guns ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| awarded | 13 battle stars ⓘ |
| beam | 65 feet ⓘ |
| builder |
New York Navy Yard
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linked to:
New York Naval Shipyard
|
| commissionedOn | 1930-02-06 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 650 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| damagedIn | Battle of Tassafaronga ⓘ |
| decommissionedOn | 1946-08-26 ⓘ |
| designFeature | treaty cruiser built under Washington Naval Treaty limitations ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | 11800 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | 9100 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | 19 feet ⓘ |
| fate | expended as target in atomic bomb tests ⓘ |
| followedByClass |
Northampton-class cruisers
ⓘ
linked to:
Northampton-class cruiser
|
| hullNumber | CA-24 ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 1926-10-27 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 1929-04-25 ⓘ |
| length | 585 feet ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Pensacola, Florida ⓘ |
| notableFor | extensive service in Pacific during World War II ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | CA-24 ⓘ |
| precededByClass |
Northampton-class cruisers
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linked to:
Northampton-class cruiser
|
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| shipClass | Pensacola class ⓘ |
| strickenOn | 1946-12-19 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | naval history studies ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Pacific Theater of World War II
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linked to:
Pacific War
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| tookPartIn |
Battle of Leyte Gulf
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Battle of Midway ⓘ Battle of Tassafaronga ⓘ Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ Guadalcanal Campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Solomon Islands campaign
Iwo Jima operation ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Iwo Jima
Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ Okinawa campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Okinawa
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| topSpeed | 32.5 knots ⓘ |
| usedIn | Operation Crossroads ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: USS Pensacola (CA-24) Description of subject: USS Pensacola (CA-24) was a U.S. Navy Pensacola-class heavy cruiser that served prominently in the Pacific Theater during World War II, earning numerous battle stars for its combat operations.
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