USNS Capable
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USNS Capable was a U.S. Navy Stalwart-class ocean surveillance ship later transferred and converted into the NOAA research vessel Okeanos Explorer.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USNS Capable canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5881449 — 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: USNS Capable Context triple: [NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer, previousName, USNS Capable]
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A.
USNS Gibbs
USNS Gibbs is a United States Navy auxiliary research vessel known for its role in oceanographic and geophysical surveys.
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B.
USCGC Healy
USCGC Healy is a United States Coast Guard polar icebreaker and research vessel primarily used for Arctic scientific missions and icebreaking operations.
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C.
SS Jeremiah O’Brien
SS Jeremiah O’Brien is a preserved World War II Liberty ship now serving as a museum vessel and historic attraction in San Francisco.
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D.
USS Turner Joy (DD-951)
USS Turner Joy (DD-951) was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer of the United States Navy best known for its controversial role in the events that escalated U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
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E.
SS Palo Alto
SS Palo Alto is a historic concrete ship built during World War I that now serves as a decaying, partially submerged landmark off the coast of Aptos, California.
- 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: USNS Capable Target entity description: USNS Capable was a U.S. Navy Stalwart-class ocean surveillance ship later transferred and converted into the NOAA research vessel Okeanos Explorer.
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A.
USNS Gibbs
USNS Gibbs is a United States Navy auxiliary research vessel known for its role in oceanographic and geophysical surveys.
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B.
USCGC Healy
USCGC Healy is a United States Coast Guard polar icebreaker and research vessel primarily used for Arctic scientific missions and icebreaking operations.
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C.
SS Jeremiah O’Brien
SS Jeremiah O’Brien is a preserved World War II Liberty ship now serving as a museum vessel and historic attraction in San Francisco.
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D.
USS Turner Joy (DD-951)
USS Turner Joy (DD-951) was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer of the United States Navy best known for its controversial role in the events that escalated U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
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E.
SS Palo Alto
SS Palo Alto is a historic concrete ship built during World War I that now serves as a decaying, partially submerged landmark off the coast of Aptos, California.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Auxiliary ship of the United States Navy
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Stalwart-class ocean surveillance ship ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Military Sealift Command ⓘ |
| armament | Unarmed ⓘ |
| associatedProgram | SURTASS program ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 13 meters ⓘ |
| builder |
Halter Marine Inc.
ⓘ
linked to:
VT Halter Marine
VT Halter Marine ⓘ |
| callSign | NCCB ⓘ |
| category |
Auxiliary research ships of the United States Navy
ⓘ
Ships transferred to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ Stalwart-class ocean surveillance ships ⓘ |
| class | Stalwart class ⓘ |
| conversionOperator |
NOAA Office of Marine and Aviation Operations
ⓘ
linked to:
Office of Marine and Aviation Operations
|
| convertedInto | NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer ⓘ |
| convertedRole | Ocean exploration research vessel ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crewType | Civilian-manned ⓘ |
| designedFor | Anti-submarine surveillance during the Cold War ⓘ |
| displacement | about 1600 tons light ⓘ |
| flag |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| homePortAfterConversion |
Honolulu, Hawaii (as Okeanos Explorer)
ⓘ
linked to:
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
|
| hullMaterial | Steel ⓘ |
| hullNumber | T-AGOS-16 ⓘ |
| IMONumber | 8835115 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1987 ⓘ |
| launched | 1988 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 72 meters ⓘ |
| mannedBy | Civilian mariners under Military Sealift Command ⓘ |
| navalPrefix | USNS ⓘ |
| notableFeatureAfterConversion | Dedicated telepresence-enabled exploration platform (as Okeanos Explorer) ⓘ |
| operator |
Military Sealift Command
ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | T-AGOS-16 ⓘ |
| primaryMission | Tracking and monitoring submarines using passive sonar arrays ⓘ |
| primarySensor | Towed array sonar ⓘ |
| propulsion | Diesel-electric ⓘ |
| propulsionType | Twin screws ⓘ |
| purpose | Ocean surveillance ⓘ |
| role | Surveillance Towed Array Sensor System (SURTASS) platform ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| serviceType | Non-commissioned naval auxiliary ⓘ |
| shipyard |
Pascagoula, Mississippi
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linked to:
Pascagoula
|
| status | Transferred to National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ |
| successorShipName |
Okeanos Explorer
ⓘ
linked to:
NOAA Ship Okeanos Explorer
|
| transferredTo | National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USNS Capable Description of subject: USNS Capable was a U.S. Navy Stalwart-class ocean surveillance ship later transferred and converted into the NOAA research vessel Okeanos Explorer.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.