USS Chester (CA-27)
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USS Chester (CA-27) was a U.S. Navy heavy cruiser that served prominently in the Pacific during World War II, participating in major operations and engagements against Japanese forces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| USS Chester (CA-27) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13285387 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: USS Chester (CA-27) Context triple: [Northampton-class cruiser, hasShip, USS Chester (CA-27)]
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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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USS Louisville (CA-28)
USS Louisville (CA-28) was a Northampton-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy that saw extensive combat service in the Pacific during World War II.
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C.
USS Wichita (CA-45)
USS Wichita (CA-45) was a U.S. Navy heavy cruiser of the late 1930s and World War II that saw extensive combat service in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters.
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USS Portland (CA-33)
USS Portland (CA-33) was a U.S. Navy Portland-class heavy cruiser that saw extensive action in the Pacific Theater during World War II, including major engagements such as the Battles of Coral Sea, Midway, and Guadalcanal.
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USS Vincennes (CA-44)
USS Vincennes (CA-44) was a New Orleans-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy that served in the early years of World War II before being sunk during the Battle of Savo Island in 1942.
- 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 Chester (CA-27) Target entity description: USS Chester (CA-27) was a U.S. Navy heavy cruiser that served prominently in the Pacific during World War II, participating in major operations and engagements against Japanese forces.
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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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B.
USS Louisville (CA-28)
USS Louisville (CA-28) was a Northampton-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy that saw extensive combat service in the Pacific during World War II.
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C.
USS Wichita (CA-45)
USS Wichita (CA-45) was a U.S. Navy heavy cruiser of the late 1930s and World War II that saw extensive combat service in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters.
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D.
USS Portland (CA-33)
USS Portland (CA-33) was a U.S. Navy Portland-class heavy cruiser that saw extensive action in the Pacific Theater during World War II, including major engagements such as the Battles of Coral Sea, Midway, and Guadalcanal.
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USS Vincennes (CA-44)
USS Vincennes (CA-44) was a New Orleans-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy that served in the early years of World War II before being sunk during the Battle of Savo Island in 1942.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Northampton-class cruiser
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U.S. Navy ship ⓘ heavy cruiser ⓘ |
| aircraftFacilities | catapults for floatplanes ⓘ |
| armament |
4 × 5-inch/25 caliber guns
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9 × 8-inch/55 caliber guns ⓘ anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| awards | 11 battle stars ⓘ |
| beam | 66 feet ⓘ |
| commissionedDate | 1930-06-24 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 700 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| damagedBy | Japanese submarine torpedo ⓘ |
| dateDamaged | 1942-10-20 ⓘ |
| decommissionedDate | 1946-06-10 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | 12200 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | 9100 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | 24 feet ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| hullNumber | CA-27 ⓘ |
| laidDownAt |
Camden, New Jersey
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New York Shipbuilding Corporation ⓘ |
| laidDownDate | 1926-09-06 ⓘ |
| launchedBy | New York Shipbuilding Corporation ⓘ |
| launchedDate | 1929-07-03 ⓘ |
| length | 600 feet ⓘ |
| locationDamaged | near the Solomon Islands ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 32.5 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
City of Chester, Pennsylvania
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linked to:
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
|
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Aleutian Islands campaign
ⓘ
Battle of the Coral Sea operations ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Coral Sea
Doolittle Raid support operations ⓘ Guadalcanal campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Solomon Islands campaign
Marshall Islands operations ⓘ Okinawa campaign support ⓘ Philippines campaign (World War II) ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945)
|
| prewarServiceArea |
Atlantic Fleet
ⓘ
Pacific Fleet ⓘ |
| propulsion |
four propeller shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| scrappedAt |
Baltimore, Maryland
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linked to:
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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| servedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| shipClass | Northampton-class cruiser ⓘ |
| soldForScrapDate | 1959-08-11 ⓘ |
| soldTo |
Boston Metals Company
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linked to:
Union Minerals and Alloys Corporation
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| sponsor | Miss J. T. Parker ⓘ |
| strickenDate | 1947-07-01 ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Pacific Theater
ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific Theater of Operations
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USS Chester (CA-27) Description of subject: USS Chester (CA-27) was a U.S. Navy heavy cruiser that served prominently in the Pacific during World War II, participating in major operations and engagements against Japanese forces.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Northampton-class cruisers of the United States Navy