USS Oregon
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USS Oregon was a United States Navy battleship famed for its dramatic high-speed voyage around South America and decisive role in the Spanish–American War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Oregon canonical | 3 |
| USS Oregon (BB-3) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4526603 — 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 Oregon Context triple: [Battle of Santiago de Cuba, involvedShip, USS Oregon]
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A.
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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B.
USS Dewey
USS Dewey is a United States Navy warship named in honor of Admiral George Dewey, famed for his victory at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War.
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C.
USS Boston
USS Boston was a protected cruiser of the United States Navy that gained prominence for its service in the late 19th century, including participation in the Spanish–American War and operations in the Pacific.
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D.
USS Utah
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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E.
USS Mount McKinley
USS Mount McKinley was a U.S. Navy amphibious force command ship that served as a key flagship and control center for major operations, including during the Korean War.
- 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 Oregon Target entity description: USS Oregon was a United States Navy battleship famed for its dramatic high-speed voyage around South America and decisive role in the Spanish–American War.
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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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B.
USS Dewey
USS Dewey is a United States Navy warship named in honor of Admiral George Dewey, famed for his victory at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War.
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C.
USS Boston
USS Boston was a protected cruiser of the United States Navy that gained prominence for its service in the late 19th century, including participation in the Spanish–American War and operations in the Pacific.
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D.
USS Utah
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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E.
USS Mount McKinley
USS Mount McKinley was a U.S. Navy amphibious force command ship that served as a key flagship and control center for major operations, including during the Korean War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indiana-class battleship
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United States Navy battleship ⓘ |
| armament |
4 × 13-inch/35 caliber guns in twin turrets
ⓘ
4 × 6-inch guns ⓘ 8 × 8-inch guns ⓘ smaller rapid-fire guns and torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| armor | belt armor up to about 18 inches thick ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 69 feet ⓘ |
| builder | Union Iron Works ⓘ |
| category | Pre-dreadnought battleship ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1896-07-15 ⓘ |
| conflictEra | Spanish–American War era ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 500 officers and men ⓘ |
| decommissioned |
1906-04-27
ⓘ
1919-10-04 ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 10,288 long tons (standard) ⓘ |
| fate | largely scrapped for salvage during World War II ⓘ |
| followedBy | USS Iowa (BB-4) ⓘ |
| homePort | San Francisco, California (various periods) ⓘ |
| hullNumber | BB-3 ⓘ |
| identifier | BB-3 ⓘ |
| influenced | support for construction of the Panama Canal ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1891-11-19 ⓘ |
| launched | 1893-10-26 ⓘ |
| legacy | voyage highlighted need for an isthmian canal ⓘ |
| length | approximately 351 feet ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
U.S. state of Oregon
ⓘ
linked to:
Oregon
|
| notableFor |
high-speed voyage from San Francisco to the Caribbean via Cape Horn in 1898
ⓘ
service in the Spanish–American War ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Santiago de Cuba
ⓘ
Spanish–American War ⓘ |
| placeBuilt |
San Francisco, California
ⓘ
linked to:
San Francisco
|
| precededBy | USS Massachusetts (BB-2) ⓘ |
| propulsion |
coal-fired boilers
ⓘ
vertical triple-expansion steam engines ⓘ |
| reclassifiedAs | IX-22 ⓘ |
| recommissioned | 1911-08-29 ⓘ |
| roleInConflict | pursuit and destruction of Spanish fleet off Santiago, Cuba ⓘ |
| serviceEntryEra | late 19th century ⓘ |
| shipClass | Indiana class ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | Daisy Ainsworth ⓘ |
| strickenFromNavalRegister | 1942-11-02 ⓘ |
| topSpeed | about 15 knots ⓘ |
| usedAs |
coastal defense ship
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museum ship ⓘ public monument in Portland, Oregon ⓘ training ship ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USS Oregon Description of subject: USS Oregon was a United States Navy battleship famed for its dramatic high-speed voyage around South America and decisive role in the Spanish–American War.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: USS Oregon