USS Croaker
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USS Croaker was a U.S. Navy Gato-class submarine that served in World War II, credited with sinking several Japanese vessels and later converted into a museum ship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Croaker canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6403224 — 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: USS Croaker Context triple: [Japanese light cruiser Nagara, sunkBy, USS Croaker]
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USS Darter
USS Darter was a U.S. Navy Gato-class submarine active in the Pacific during World War II, noted for its successful attacks on Japanese warships before running aground in 1944.
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USS Apogon
USS Apogon was a U.S. Navy Balao-class submarine that served in World War II and was later sunk during the Operation Crossroads atomic tests at Bikini Atoll.
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C.
USS Callister
"USS Callister" is a critically acclaimed episode of the anthology series Black Mirror that satirizes classic space opera and explores themes of power, escapism, and digital consciousness.
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D.
USS Bluegill
USS Bluegill was a U.S. Navy submarine that served in the Pacific during World War II, conducting combat patrols and attacks against Japanese vessels.
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E.
USS Farenholt
USS Farenholt was a U.S. Navy Benson-class destroyer that saw extensive combat service in the Pacific during 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 Croaker Target entity description: USS Croaker was a U.S. Navy Gato-class submarine that served in World War II, credited with sinking several Japanese vessels and later converted into a museum ship.
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A.
USS Darter
USS Darter was a U.S. Navy Gato-class submarine active in the Pacific during World War II, noted for its successful attacks on Japanese warships before running aground in 1944.
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B.
USS Apogon
USS Apogon was a U.S. Navy Balao-class submarine that served in World War II and was later sunk during the Operation Crossroads atomic tests at Bikini Atoll.
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C.
USS Callister
"USS Callister" is a critically acclaimed episode of the anthology series Black Mirror that satirizes classic space opera and explores themes of power, escapism, and digital consciousness.
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D.
USS Bluegill
USS Bluegill was a U.S. Navy submarine that served in the Pacific during World War II, conducting combat patrols and attacks against Japanese vessels.
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E.
USS Farenholt
USS Farenholt was a U.S. Navy Benson-class destroyer that saw extensive combat service in the Pacific during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gato-class submarine
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United States Navy submarine ⓘ museum ship ⓘ |
| armament |
1 × 3-inch/50 caliber deck gun
ⓘ
10 × 21-inch torpedo tubes ⓘ Bofors 40 mm gun ⓘ
linked to:
40 mm Bofors autocannon
Oerlikon 20 mm cannon ⓘ
linked to:
Oerlikon 20 mm anti-aircraft cannons
|
| awarded |
3 battle stars for World War II service
ⓘ
Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ |
| beam | 27 feet 3 inches ⓘ |
| builder | Electric Boat Company ⓘ |
| builtAt | Groton, Connecticut ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | April 21, 1944 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creditedWith | sinking several Japanese vessels ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 6 officers and 54 enlisted men ⓘ |
| decommissionedOn | June 3, 1946 ⓘ |
| displacement |
1525 long tons surfaced
ⓘ
2424 long tons submerged ⓘ |
| draft | 17 feet ⓘ |
| fate | preserved as museum ship ⓘ |
| hasPennantNumber |
AGSS-246
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SS-246 ⓘ SSK-246 ⓘ |
| hullNumber | SS-246 ⓘ |
| laidDownBy | Electric Boat Company ⓘ |
| launchedBy | Electric Boat Company ⓘ |
| launchedOn | December 19, 1943 ⓘ |
| length | 311 feet 9 inches ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Buffalo, New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Buffalo
|
| museumLocation | Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park ⓘ |
| numberOfWarPatrols | 6 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| patrolType | war patrol ⓘ |
| postwarRole |
hunter-killer submarine
ⓘ
training submarine ⓘ |
| preservedSince | 1977 ⓘ |
| propulsion | diesel-electric ⓘ |
| reclassifiedAs |
AGSS-246
ⓘ
SSK-246 ⓘ |
| reclassifiedOn |
December 1, 1962
ⓘ
January 18, 1955 ⓘ |
| recommissionedOn | May 7, 1951 ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| shipClass | Gato class ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | Mrs. Walter T. Griffith ⓘ |
| strickenFromNavalRegisterOn | December 20, 1971 ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Pacific Theater
ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific Theater of Operations
|
| topSpeed |
20.25 knots surfaced
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8.75 knots submerged ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USS Croaker Description of subject: USS Croaker was a U.S. Navy Gato-class submarine that served in World War II, credited with sinking several Japanese vessels and later converted into a museum ship.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.