Swayback Maru
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Swayback Maru was the affectionate nickname given by her crew to the U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Salt Lake City, famed for her hard service and resilience in World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Swayback Maru canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6896980 — 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: Swayback Maru Context triple: [USS Salt Lake City, nickname, Swayback Maru]
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A.
Heian Maru
Heian Maru is a famous World War II Japanese transport shipwreck in Chuuk Lagoon, now a popular site for recreational wreck diving.
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B.
Fujikawa Maru
Fujikawa Maru is a famous World War II Japanese cargo shipwreck in Chuuk Lagoon, now serving as a popular wreck diving site rich with marine life and historical artifacts.
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C.
Kasato Maru
Kasato Maru was the Japanese steamship that carried the first official group of Japanese immigrants to Brazil in 1908, marking the beginning of Japanese immigration to the country.
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D.
Shinkoku Maru
Shinkoku Maru is a famous World War II-era Japanese oil tanker wreck that now serves as a popular scuba diving site in Chuuk Lagoon, Micronesia.
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E.
Yamagiri Maru
Yamagiri Maru is a famous World War II Japanese shipwreck in Chuuk Lagoon, now a popular scuba diving site known for its well-preserved structure and wartime artifacts.
- 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: Swayback Maru Target entity description: Swayback Maru was the affectionate nickname given by her crew to the U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Salt Lake City, famed for her hard service and resilience in World War II.
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A.
Heian Maru
Heian Maru is a famous World War II Japanese transport shipwreck in Chuuk Lagoon, now a popular site for recreational wreck diving.
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B.
Fujikawa Maru
Fujikawa Maru is a famous World War II Japanese cargo shipwreck in Chuuk Lagoon, now serving as a popular wreck diving site rich with marine life and historical artifacts.
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C.
Kasato Maru
Kasato Maru was the Japanese steamship that carried the first official group of Japanese immigrants to Brazil in 1908, marking the beginning of Japanese immigration to the country.
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D.
Shinkoku Maru
Shinkoku Maru is a famous World War II-era Japanese oil tanker wreck that now serves as a popular scuba diving site in Chuuk Lagoon, Micronesia.
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E.
Yamagiri Maru
Yamagiri Maru is a famous World War II Japanese shipwreck in Chuuk Lagoon, now a popular scuba diving site known for its well-preserved structure and wartime artifacts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Navy warship
ⓘ
heavy cruiser ⓘ nickname ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Salt Lake City
ⓘ
linked to:
USS Salt Lake City (CA-25)
|
| awarded |
11 battle stars for World War II service
ⓘ
Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ |
| builder | New York Shipbuilding Corporation ⓘ |
| class | Pensacola-class cruiser ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | 11 December 1929 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crewComplement | approximately 650–700 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissionedOn | 18 August 1946 ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 9,100 tons (standard) ⓘ |
| fate | sunk as a target ⓘ |
| hasConnotation | affectionate nickname ⓘ |
| hasNickname |
Old Swayback
ⓘ
Swayback Maru ⓘ |
| hullNumber | CA-25 ⓘ |
| laidDownAt |
New York Shipbuilding Corporation, Camden, New Jersey
ⓘ
linked to:
New York Shipbuilding Corporation
|
| laidDownOn | 9 June 1927 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 23 January 1929 ⓘ |
| mainBattery | 10 × 8-inch/55 caliber guns ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Salt Lake City, Utah
ⓘ
linked to:
Salt Lake City
|
| notableFor |
association with hard service and resilience in World War II
ⓘ
hard service and resilience in World War II ⓘ |
| notedCharacteristic | pronounced hull hogging that contributed to nickname Swayback Maru ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Aleutian Islands campaign
ⓘ
Battle of the Komandorski Islands ⓘ Battle of the Philippine Sea ⓘ Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ Guadalcanal campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Solomon Islands campaign
Iwo Jima operation ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Iwo Jima
Marianas campaign ⓘ Okinawa operation ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Okinawa
|
| previousHullNumber | CL-25 ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| reclassifiedFrom | light cruiser ⓘ |
| reclassifiedTo | heavy cruiser ⓘ |
| refersTo |
USS Salt Lake City
ⓘ
USS Salt Lake City (CA-25) ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| servicePeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy |
Mrs. George H. Dern
ⓘ
linked to:
Mrs. Frederick J. Horne
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| strickenOn | 18 June 1948 ⓘ |
| sunkAsTargetOn | 25 May 1948 ⓘ |
| sunkLocation | off the coast of California ⓘ |
| topSpeed | approximately 32 knots ⓘ |
| usedBy | crew of USS Salt Lake City ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Swayback Maru Description of subject: Swayback Maru was the affectionate nickname given by her crew to the U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Salt Lake City, famed for her hard service and resilience in World War II.
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