Lady Lex
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Lady Lex is the famous nickname of USS Lexington (CV-2), a pioneering U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that served prominently in the early Pacific campaigns of World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lady Lex canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2374517 — 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: Lady Lex Context triple: [USS Lexington (CV-2), nickname, Lady Lex]
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A.
Lea
Lea is a given name used across various cultures, often as a variant of Leah or Léa.
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B.
Lady Jessica
Lady Jessica is a central figure in the Dune universe, a Bene Gesserit adept and Paul Atreides’ mother whose choices profoundly shape the political and spiritual fate of the galaxy.
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C.
Lady of Baza
The Lady of Baza is an ancient Iberian funerary sculpture of a seated female figure, notable for its detailed polychrome decoration and rich iconography reflecting Iberian religious and social practices.
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D.
Princess Love
Princess Love is an American reality television personality, model, and fashion designer best known for her appearances on VH1's "Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood."
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E.
Lady Ella
Lady Ella is the affectionate nickname of Ella Fitzgerald, the legendary American jazz singer renowned for her pure tone, impeccable diction, and virtuosic scat singing.
- 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: Lady Lex Target entity description: Lady Lex is the famous nickname of USS Lexington (CV-2), a pioneering U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that served prominently in the early Pacific campaigns of World War II.
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A.
Lea
Lea is a given name used across various cultures, often as a variant of Leah or Léa.
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B.
Lady Jessica
Lady Jessica is a central figure in the Dune universe, a Bene Gesserit adept and Paul Atreides’ mother whose choices profoundly shape the political and spiritual fate of the galaxy.
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C.
Lady of Baza
The Lady of Baza is an ancient Iberian funerary sculpture of a seated female figure, notable for its detailed polychrome decoration and rich iconography reflecting Iberian religious and social practices.
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D.
Princess Love
Princess Love is an American reality television personality, model, and fashion designer best known for her appearances on VH1's "Love & Hip Hop: Hollywood."
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E.
Lady Ella
Lady Ella is the affectionate nickname of Ella Fitzgerald, the legendary American jazz singer renowned for her pure tone, impeccable diction, and virtuosic scat singing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy ship
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aircraft carrier ⓘ nickname ⓘ |
| airGroupSize | approximately 70–90 aircraft ⓘ |
| armament |
5-inch anti-aircraft guns
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8 × 8-inch guns (original configuration) ⓘ light anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| builder |
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
ⓘ
Fore River Shipbuilding Company ⓘ
surface form:
Fore River Shipyard
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| category | World War II aircraft carrier of the United States ⓘ |
| causeOfLoss | scuttling after battle damage ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1927-12-14 ⓘ |
| conversionBasis |
Washington Naval Conference
ⓘ
surface form:
Washington Naval Treaty
|
| conversionFrom | battlecruiser hull ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 2,000 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1942-05-08 ⓘ |
| displacement | about 36000 long tons (standard) ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in battle ⓘ |
| flagshipRole | served at times as flagship for carrier task forces ⓘ |
| followedBy | USS Ranger (CV-4) ⓘ |
| homeport |
Pearl Harbor (interwar and early WWII)
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surface form:
Pearl Harbor (pre–World War II period)
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| hullNumber | CV-2 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1921-01-08 ⓘ |
| launched | 1925-10-03 ⓘ |
| locationOfWreck | Coral Sea ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 33 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Battles of Lexington and Concord
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surface form:
Battle of Lexington
|
| nickname | Lady Lex self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
one of the first operational U.S. Navy aircraft carriers
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pioneering U.S. Navy fleet carrier ⓘ |
| notableFor | contributing to development of U.S. carrier doctrine ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Coral Sea
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Coral Sea
early Pacific campaigns of World War II ⓘ operations around New Guinea ⓘ raid on Lae–Salamaua ⓘ |
| precededBy |
USS Langley
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surface form:
USS Langley (CV-1)
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| propulsion |
electric drive
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| refersTo | USS Lexington (CV-2) ⓘ |
| serviceEntryEra | interwar period ⓘ |
| shipClass | Lexington-class aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| sisterShip |
USS Saratoga
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surface form:
USS Saratoga (CV-3)
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| sunkAt |
Battle of Coral Sea
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surface form:
Battle of the Coral Sea
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| theater |
Pacific War
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surface form:
Pacific Theater of World War II
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| usedFor |
carrier air strikes
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fleet scouting ⓘ pilot training ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lady Lex Description of subject: Lady Lex is the famous nickname of USS Lexington (CV-2), a pioneering U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that served prominently in the early Pacific campaigns of World War II.
Referenced by (2)
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