CA-39
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CA-39 was the hull classification symbol of USS Quincy, a New Orleans-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy that served prominently during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| CA-39 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2946359 — 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: CA-39 Context triple: [USS Quincy (CA-39), hullNumber, CA-39]
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CA-34
CA-34 was the hull number of USS Astoria, a New Orleans-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy that served in the Pacific during World War II and was sunk at the Battle of Savo Island in 1942.
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CA-35
CA-35 is the hull classification symbol for USS Indianapolis, a U.S. Navy Portland-class heavy cruiser best known for its World War II service and tragic sinking after delivering components of the first atomic bomb.
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CA-13
CA-13 is a United States congressional district in California represented in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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C-9
C-9 is a mountain railway line of Madrid’s Cercanías commuter rail network that connects the city with the Sierra de Guadarrama, including the Puerto de Navacerrada and Cotos areas.
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E.
CA 41
CA 41 is a major California state highway that runs from the Central Coast near Morro Bay through the San Joaquin Valley to Yosemite National Park.
- 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: CA-39 Target entity description: CA-39 was the hull classification symbol of USS Quincy, a New Orleans-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy that served prominently during World War II.
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A.
CA-34
CA-34 was the hull number of USS Astoria, a New Orleans-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy that served in the Pacific during World War II and was sunk at the Battle of Savo Island in 1942.
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B.
CA-35
CA-35 is the hull classification symbol for USS Indianapolis, a U.S. Navy Portland-class heavy cruiser best known for its World War II service and tragic sinking after delivering components of the first atomic bomb.
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C.
CA-13
CA-13 is a United States congressional district in California represented in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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C-9
C-9 is a mountain railway line of Madrid’s Cercanías commuter rail network that connects the city with the Sierra de Guadarrama, including the Puerto de Navacerrada and Cotos areas.
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E.
CA 41
CA 41 is a major California state highway that runs from the Central Coast near Morro Bay through the San Joaquin Valley to Yosemite National Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | hull classification symbol ⓘ |
| appliesToShipClass |
New Orleans-class cruiser
ⓘ
heavy cruiser ⓘ |
| armament |
8 × 5-inch/25 caliber guns
ⓘ
9 × 8-inch/55 caliber guns ⓘ anti-aircraft guns ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Battle of Savo Island ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheater |
Pacific Theater of Operations
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Theater of World War II
|
| beam | 61 feet 9 inches ⓘ |
| builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation ⓘ |
| callSign | USS Quincy (CA-39) ⓘ |
| commissionedDate | 1936-06-09 ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfOperator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 1,200 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1942-08-09 ⓘ |
| displacement |
approximately 12,463 long tons (full load)
ⓘ
approximately 9,950 long tons (standard) ⓘ |
| draft | 19 feet 4 inches ⓘ |
| fate | sunk at the Battle of Savo Island ⓘ |
| hasNameSuffix | (CA-39) ⓘ |
| hullNumber | 39 ⓘ |
| laidDownDate | 1933-11-15 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1935-06-19 ⓘ |
| length | 588 feet ⓘ |
| locationOfSinking | off Savo Island, Solomon Islands ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | approximately 32.7 knots ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
John Quincy Adams Birthplace
ⓘ
surface form:
John Quincy Adams (indirectly, via Quincy, Massachusetts)
Quincy, Massachusetts ⓘ
surface form:
city of Quincy, Massachusetts
|
| namedShip | USS Quincy ⓘ |
| navalFleet | United States Navy ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| partOf |
New Orleans-class cruiser
ⓘ
surface form:
New Orleans-class cruisers
|
| placeBuilt | Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| propulsion |
geared turbines
ⓘ
oil-fired boilers ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ |
| refersTo | USS Quincy (CA-39) ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| serviceEra |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
World War II era
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| shipCategory |
Heavy cruisers of the United States Navy
ⓘ
New Orleans-class cruiser ⓘ
surface form:
New Orleans-class cruisers of the United States Navy
World War II cruisers of the United States ⓘ |
| shipClass |
New Orleans-class cruiser
ⓘ
surface form:
New Orleans-class heavy cruiser
|
| shipRole |
convoy protection
ⓘ
escort ⓘ shore bombardment ⓘ surface combatant ⓘ |
| shipType | heavy cruiser ⓘ |
| status | sunk in combat ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: CA-39 Description of subject: CA-39 was the hull classification symbol of USS Quincy, a New Orleans-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy that served prominently during World War II.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
USS Quincy (CA-39)