USS West Virginia (BB-48)
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USS West Virginia (BB-48) was a Colorado-class battleship of the United States Navy that was sunk and later refloated and modernized after the Pearl Harbor attack, subsequently serving in major Pacific Theater operations during World War II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS West Virginia (BB-48) canonical | 6 |
| USS West Virginia | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7008 — 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.
Target entity: USS West Virginia (BB-48) Context triple: [attack on Pearl Harbor, battleshipsDamaged, USS West Virginia (BB-48)]
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USS Oklahoma (BB-37)
USS Oklahoma (BB-37) was a Nevada-class battleship of the United States Navy that capsized and was lost during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
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B.
USS Arizona (BB-39)
USS Arizona (BB-39) was a Pennsylvania-class U.S. Navy battleship whose catastrophic destruction and loss of life during the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor made it one of the most iconic symbols of the United States’ entry into World War II.
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C.
USS Utah (AG-16)
USS Utah (AG-16) was a former U.S. battleship converted to a target and training ship that was sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
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D.
Kaga
Kaga was a Japanese aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that played a major role in early Pacific War operations before being sunk at the Battle of Midway in 1942.
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E.
Akagi
Akagi was a prominent Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier that played a major role in early Pacific War operations before being sunk during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: USS West Virginia (BB-48) Target entity description: USS West Virginia (BB-48) was a Colorado-class battleship of the United States Navy that was sunk and later refloated and modernized after the Pearl Harbor attack, subsequently serving in major Pacific Theater operations during World War II.
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A.
USS Oklahoma (BB-37)
USS Oklahoma (BB-37) was a Nevada-class battleship of the United States Navy that capsized and was lost during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
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B.
USS Arizona (BB-39)
USS Arizona (BB-39) was a Pennsylvania-class U.S. Navy battleship whose catastrophic destruction and loss of life during the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor made it one of the most iconic symbols of the United States’ entry into World War II.
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C.
USS Utah (AG-16)
USS Utah (AG-16) was a former U.S. battleship converted to a target and training ship that was sunk during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
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D.
Sōryū
Sōryū was a Japanese aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that played a major role in early Pacific War operations before being sunk during World War II.
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E.
Kaga
Kaga was a Japanese aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that played a major role in early Pacific War operations before being sunk at the Battle of Midway in 1942.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Colorado-class battleship
ⓘ
United States Navy warship ⓘ dreadnought battleship ⓘ |
| armament |
anti-aircraft guns
ⓘ
torpedo blisters ⓘ |
| armorBelt | up to 13.5 inches ⓘ |
| armorDeck | up to 3.5 inches ⓘ |
| armorTurrets | up to 18 inches ⓘ |
| awards |
Navy Unit Commendation
ⓘ
multiple battle stars for World War II service ⓘ |
| beam | 97.3 feet ⓘ |
| builder | Newport News Shipbuilding ⓘ |
| casualties | over 100 killed ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1 December 1923 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 1400 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 7 December 1941 ⓘ |
| dateOfTokyoBayPresence | 2 September 1945 ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 9 January 1947 ⓘ |
| draft | 30.5 feet ⓘ |
| event | attacked at Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| fullLoadDisplacement | 33000+ long tons ⓘ |
| hitBy |
armor-piercing bombs
ⓘ
multiple torpedoes ⓘ |
| homeport |
Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Pearl Harbor, Territory of Hawaii
|
| hullNumber | BB-48 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 12 April 1920 ⓘ |
| launched | 17 November 1921 ⓘ |
| length | 624 feet ⓘ |
| locationOfEvent |
Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
|
| mainBattery | 8 × 16-inch/45 caliber guns ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 21 knots ⓘ |
| memorials | artifacts preserved in West Virginia ⓘ |
| missionType |
carrier escort
ⓘ
shore bombardment ⓘ |
| modernizationFeatures |
enhanced anti-aircraft armament
ⓘ
improved fire-control systems ⓘ new superstructure ⓘ |
| modernizedAt | Puget Sound Navy Yard ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
West Virginia
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. state of West Virginia
|
| notableAction | fired first American battleship salvo at Surigao Strait ⓘ |
| notableFor | surviving Pearl Harbor sinking and returning to combat ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Iwo Jima
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Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ Battle of Okinawa ⓘ Battle of Surigao Strait ⓘ |
| presentAt |
Japanese Instrument of Surrender
ⓘ
surface form:
Tokyo Bay surrender ceremonies
|
| propulsion |
electric drive
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| refloated | 1942 ⓘ |
| repairedAt |
Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard
ⓘ
surface form:
Pearl Harbor Navy Yard
|
| returnedToService | 1944 ⓘ |
| roleInBattle | line-of-battle ship at Surigao Strait ⓘ |
| scrapped | 1961 ⓘ |
| secondaryBattery | 5-inch guns ⓘ |
| shipClass | Colorado class ⓘ |
| sisterShip |
USS Colorado (BB-45)
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USS Maryland (BB-46) ⓘ USS Washington (BB-47) (canceled) ⓘ |
| sponsor | Alice Wright Mann ⓘ |
| standardDisplacement | 32500 long tons ⓘ |
| strickenFromNavalRegister | 1 March 1959 ⓘ |
| sunkBy |
Imperial Japanese Navy
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surface form:
Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft
|
| theater |
Pacific War
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Theater of Operations
|
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Subject: USS West Virginia (BB-48) Description of subject: USS West Virginia (BB-48) was a Colorado-class battleship of the United States Navy that was sunk and later refloated and modernized after the Pearl Harbor attack, subsequently serving in major Pacific Theater operations during World War II.
Referenced by (10)
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