New Mexico class
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The New Mexico class was a group of early 20th-century U.S. Navy battleships that introduced improved firepower and armor over preceding designs and served prominently through World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| New Mexico class canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T221656 — 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: New Mexico class Context triple: [BB-39, successorClass, New Mexico class]
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A.
Pennsylvania-class battleship
The Pennsylvania-class battleship was a pair of powerful U.S. Navy dreadnoughts built during World War I that later served prominently in World War II, including at Pearl Harbor and in major Pacific campaigns.
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B.
Sims-class destroyers
Sims-class destroyers were a group of U.S. Navy warships built just before World War II that featured improved machinery and armament over earlier destroyer classes and saw extensive wartime service.
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C.
Amagi-class battlecruiser
The Amagi-class battlecruiser was a planned class of fast capital ships for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the early 20th century, whose members were ultimately cancelled or converted following the Washington Naval Treaty and the Great Kantō earthquake.
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D.
USS Missouri
USS Missouri is a United States Navy Iowa-class battleship best known as the site of Japan’s formal surrender in World War II, marking the end of the conflict.
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E.
USS Nevada (BB-36)
USS Nevada (BB-36) was a United States Navy battleship notable for its World War I and World War II service, including being the only battleship to get underway during the attack on Pearl Harbor and later supporting major Allied amphibious operations in Europe and 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: New Mexico class Target entity description: The New Mexico class was a group of early 20th-century U.S. Navy battleships that introduced improved firepower and armor over preceding designs and served prominently through World War II.
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A.
Pennsylvania-class battleship
The Pennsylvania-class battleship was a pair of powerful U.S. Navy dreadnoughts built during World War I that later served prominently in World War II, including at Pearl Harbor and in major Pacific campaigns.
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B.
Sims-class destroyers
Sims-class destroyers were a group of U.S. Navy warships built just before World War II that featured improved machinery and armament over earlier destroyer classes and saw extensive wartime service.
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C.
Amagi-class battlecruiser
The Amagi-class battlecruiser was a planned class of fast capital ships for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the early 20th century, whose members were ultimately cancelled or converted following the Washington Naval Treaty and the Great Kantō earthquake.
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D.
USS Missouri
USS Missouri is a United States Navy Iowa-class battleship best known as the site of Japan’s formal surrender in World War II, marking the end of the conflict.
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E.
USS Nevada (BB-36)
USS Nevada (BB-36) was a United States Navy battleship notable for its World War I and World War II service, including being the only battleship to get underway during the attack on Pearl Harbor and later supporting major Allied amphibious operations in Europe and the Pacific.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy ship class
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battleship class ⓘ |
| activeInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| armorBeltThickness | up to 13.5 inches ⓘ |
| armorDeckThickness | up to 3.5 inches ⓘ |
| armorTurretFaceThickness | up to 18 inches ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 97 feet ⓘ |
| builtAt |
Brooklyn Navy Yard
ⓘ
surface form:
New York Navy Yard
New York Shipbuilding Corporation ⓘ Newport News Shipbuilding ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | 1915–1919 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 1,000 officers and enlisted (varied by ship and period) ⓘ |
| designedForRole |
fleet battleship
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line-of-battle ship ⓘ |
| designedSpeed | 21 knots ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 32,000 long tons (full load) ⓘ |
| draft | approximately 30 feet ⓘ |
| fate | all ships scrapped after World War II ⓘ |
| followedBy | Tennessee class ⓘ |
| hasMember |
USS Idaho (BB-42)
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USS Mississippi (BB-41) ⓘ USS New Mexico (BB-40) ⓘ |
| introducedFeature |
clipper bow on USS New Mexico (BB-40)
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improved armor protection over Pennsylvania class ⓘ improved fire control systems ⓘ |
| length | approximately 624 feet ⓘ |
| mainBattery | 12 × 14-inch/50 caliber guns ⓘ |
| mainBatteryConfiguration | 4 triple turrets ⓘ |
| modernizationFeature |
improved torpedo protection
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new superstructures ⓘ upgraded anti-aircraft armament ⓘ |
| modernizedInPeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| navalStandardType | U.S. Navy standard-type battleship concept ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic | transition design between early U.S. dreadnoughts and later standard-type battleships ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Pennsylvania-class battleship
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surface form:
Pennsylvania class
|
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| range | approximately 8,000 nautical miles at 10 knots ⓘ |
| secondaryBattery | 5-inch guns (various numbers over career) ⓘ |
| serviceEntryPeriod | World War I era ⓘ |
| shipType | dreadnought battleship ⓘ |
| standardDisplacement | approximately 29,000 long tons ⓘ |
| typicalOperations |
convoy escort
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fleet screening ⓘ shore bombardment ⓘ |
| usedInTheater |
Pacific War
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surface form:
Pacific Theater of World War II
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How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: New Mexico class Description of subject: The New Mexico class was a group of early 20th-century U.S. Navy battleships that introduced improved firepower and armor over preceding designs and served prominently through World War II.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.