USS Housatonic
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USS Housatonic was a Union Navy sloop-of-war best known for being the first ship in history sunk by a submarine, the Confederate vessel CSS Hunley, during the American Civil War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| USS Housatonic canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23079497 — 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 Housatonic Context triple: [CSS Hunley, victimShip, USS Housatonic]
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A.
USS United States
USS United States was one of the original six frigates of the U.S. Navy, a heavy frigate launched in the 1790s that saw notable service in the early 19th century, including the War of 1812.
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B.
USS Somers
USS Somers was a United States Navy brig most famous as the site of the 1842 "Somers Mutiny," a controversial incident that influenced the founding of the U.S. Naval Academy.
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C.
USS Vestal
USS Vestal was a U.S. Navy repair ship best known for her service at Pearl Harbor, where she was heavily damaged while moored alongside the battleship USS Arizona during the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941.
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D.
USS Terror
USS Terror was a United States Navy monitor warship that served in the late 19th century, notably participating in the Spanish–American War.
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E.
USS Cairo
USS Cairo was a Union ironclad gunboat of the American Civil War, best known for being one of the first armored warships sunk by a naval mine.
- 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 Housatonic Target entity description: USS Housatonic was a Union Navy sloop-of-war best known for being the first ship in history sunk by a submarine, the Confederate vessel CSS Hunley, during the American Civil War.
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A.
USS United States
USS United States was one of the original six frigates of the U.S. Navy, a heavy frigate launched in the 1790s that saw notable service in the early 19th century, including the War of 1812.
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B.
USS Somers
USS Somers was a United States Navy brig most famous as the site of the 1842 "Somers Mutiny," a controversial incident that influenced the founding of the U.S. Naval Academy.
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C.
USS Vestal
USS Vestal was a U.S. Navy repair ship best known for her service at Pearl Harbor, where she was heavily damaged while moored alongside the battleship USS Arizona during the Japanese attack on December 7, 1941.
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D.
USS Terror
USS Terror was a United States Navy monitor warship that served in the late 19th century, notably participating in the Spanish–American War.
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E.
USS Cairo
USS Cairo was a Union ironclad gunboat of the American Civil War, best known for being one of the first armored warships sunk by a naval mine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.