USS Helena (CA-75)
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USS Helena (CA-75) was a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy that served prominently during the early Cold War era, including in the Korean War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| USS Helena (CA-75) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6054838 — 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)
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Target entity: USS Helena (CA-75) Context triple: [USS Helena (CL-50), successor, USS Helena (CA-75)]
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USS Helena (CL-50)
USS Helena (CL-50) was a Brooklyn-class light cruiser of the United States Navy that saw heavy action in the Pacific during World War II, earning distinction for its role in several major engagements before being sunk in 1943.
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USS Helena (CL-113)
USS Helena (CL-113) was a planned United States Navy Cleveland-class light cruiser whose construction was canceled before completion near the end of World War II.
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USS Louisville (CA-28)
USS Louisville (CA-28) was a Northampton-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy that saw extensive combat service in the Pacific during World War II.
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USS New Orleans (CA-32)
USS New Orleans (CA-32) was a New Orleans-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy that saw extensive action in the Pacific during World War II, earning numerous battle stars for its service.
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USS Houston (CA-30)
USS Houston (CA-30) was a Northampton-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy that served as the flagship of the Asiatic Fleet and was sunk during the Battle of Sunda Strait in World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: USS Helena (CA-75) Target entity description: USS Helena (CA-75) was a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy that served prominently during the early Cold War era, including in the Korean War.
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USS Helena (CL-50)
USS Helena (CL-50) was a Brooklyn-class light cruiser of the United States Navy that saw heavy action in the Pacific during World War II, earning distinction for its role in several major engagements before being sunk in 1943.
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B.
USS Helena (CL-113)
USS Helena (CL-113) was a planned United States Navy Cleveland-class light cruiser whose construction was canceled before completion near the end of World War II.
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C.
USS Louisville (CA-28)
USS Louisville (CA-28) was a Northampton-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy that saw extensive combat service in the Pacific during World War II.
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USS New Orleans (CA-32)
USS New Orleans (CA-32) was a New Orleans-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy that saw extensive action in the Pacific during World War II, earning numerous battle stars for its service.
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USS Houston (CA-30)
USS Houston (CA-30) was a Northampton-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy that served as the flagship of the Asiatic Fleet and was sunk during the Battle of Sunda Strait in World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baltimore-class heavy cruiser
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United States Navy cruiser ⓘ |
| aircraftFacilities | seaplane catapults ⓘ |
| armament |
12 × 5-inch/38 caliber dual-purpose guns
ⓘ
20 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ 40 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ 9 × 8-inch/55 caliber guns ⓘ |
| awarded | Navy Unit Commendation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleHonors | Korean War battle stars ⓘ |
| beam | 70 feet 10 inches ⓘ |
| builder | Bethlehem Steel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt | Quincy, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Korean War cruiser of the United States
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World War II-era cruiser of the United States ⓘ |
| commissionedDate | September 4, 1945 ⓘ |
| conflict |
Cold War
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Korean War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewComplement | approximately 1,100 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissionedDate | June 29, 1963 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 17,000 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 13,600 tons ⓘ |
| draft | 24 feet ⓘ |
| fate | scrapped ⓘ |
| hasPennantNumber | CA-75 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeport | Long Beach, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullNumber | CA-75 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDownDate | September 28, 1943 ⓘ |
| launchedDate | April 28, 1945 ⓘ |
| length | 673 feet ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 33 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
City of Helena
NERFINISHED
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Helena, Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
naval gunfire support along Korean coast
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operations with Seventh Fleet in Western Pacific ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | Baltimore-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | USS Helena (CL-50) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
four shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
carrier task force escort
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naval gunfire support ship ⓘ surface combatant ⓘ |
| scrappedDate | 1964 ⓘ |
| sponsor | Edith Gann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorNameReuse | USS Helena (SSN-725) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USS Helena (CA-75) Description of subject: USS Helena (CA-75) was a Baltimore-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy that served prominently during the early Cold War era, including in the Korean War.
Referenced by (1)
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