USS Utah
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USS Utah was a Florida-class battleship of the United States Navy that later served as a target ship and was sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Utah canonical | 3 |
| USS Utah (BB-31) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1097851 — 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: USS Utah Context triple: [BB-31, designates, USS Utah]
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A.
USS Providence
USS Providence was a prominent warship of the Continental Navy that served during the American Revolutionary War, participating in several key naval operations against British forces.
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B.
USS Alfred
USS Alfred was a prominent warship of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War, known for serving as one of its earliest flagships.
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C.
USS Astoria
USS Astoria was a U.S. Navy New Orleans-class heavy cruiser that served in the Pacific during World War II before being lost early in the Guadalcanal campaign.
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D.
USS Arkansas
USS Arkansas was a Wyoming-class battleship of the United States Navy that served in both World Wars before being used as a target and sunk during postwar atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll.
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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.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: USS Utah Target entity description: USS Utah was a Florida-class battleship of the United States Navy that later served as a target ship and was sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
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A.
USS Providence
USS Providence was a prominent warship of the Continental Navy that served during the American Revolutionary War, participating in several key naval operations against British forces.
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B.
USS Alfred
USS Alfred was a prominent warship of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War, known for serving as one of its earliest flagships.
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C.
USS Astoria
USS Astoria was a U.S. Navy New Orleans-class heavy cruiser that served in the Pacific during World War II before being lost early in the Guadalcanal campaign.
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D.
USS Arkansas
USS Arkansas was a Wyoming-class battleship of the United States Navy that served in both World Wars before being used as a target and sunk during postwar atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll.
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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 |
Florida-class battleship
ⓘ
United States Navy ship ⓘ target ship ⓘ |
| armament |
10 × 12-inch/45 caliber guns
ⓘ
16 × 5-inch/51 caliber guns ⓘ 2 × 21-inch torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| armorBelt | 11 inches ⓘ |
| armorDeck | 1.5 inches to 3 inches ⓘ |
| attackedBy | Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft ⓘ |
| beam | 88 feet 3 inches ⓘ |
| builder | New York Shipbuilding Corporation ⓘ |
| builtAt |
Camden
ⓘ
surface form:
Camden, New Jersey
|
| casualties | over 50 killed ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking | torpedo hits during Pearl Harbor attack ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | 1911-08-31 ⓘ |
| conversionCompletedOn | 1931-07-01 ⓘ |
| convertedTo | target ship ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | over 1,000 officers and enlisted (as battleship) ⓘ |
| decommissionedOn | 1944-09-05 ⓘ |
| displacement | 21925 long tons (standard) ⓘ |
| draft | 28 feet 6 inches ⓘ |
| fate | sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| hasMemorial |
USS Utah Memorial
ⓘ
surface form:
USS Utah Memorial at Pearl Harbor
|
| hullNumber | BB-31 ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 1909-03-15 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 1909-12-23 ⓘ |
| length | 521 feet ⓘ |
| locationOfWreck |
Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, United States
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surface form:
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
|
| maximumSpeed | 20.75 knots ⓘ |
| memorialStatus | war grave ⓘ |
| nameAfter |
Utah
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. state of Utah
|
| notRaisedAfterSinking | true ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
United States occupation of Veracruz in 1914
ⓘ
surface form:
United States occupation of Veracruz
World War I ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | AG-16 ⓘ |
| propulsion |
12 coal-fired Babcock & Wilcox boilers (as built)
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| reclassifiedAs | AG-16 ⓘ |
| roleInWorldWarI | convoy escort and training ship ⓘ |
| shipClass |
Florida-class battleship
ⓘ
surface form:
Florida class
|
| sisterShip |
USS Florida (BB-30)
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surface form:
USS Florida
|
| sponsoredBy | Mary Alice Spry ⓘ |
| sunkAt |
Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
|
| sunkOn | 1941-12-07 ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aerial bombing practice
ⓘ
anti-aircraft gunnery training ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USS Utah Description of subject: USS Utah was a Florida-class battleship of the United States Navy that later served as a target ship and was sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.