BB-55
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BB-55 is the hull classification symbol for USS North Carolina, a World War II-era U.S. Navy battleship renowned for its service in the Pacific Theater and preservation as a museum ship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| BB-55 canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7376219 — 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: BB-55 Context triple: [USS North Carolina (BB-55), hullNumber, BB-55]
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A.
BB-59
BB-59 is the hull classification symbol for USS Massachusetts, a South Dakota-class battleship that served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and is now preserved as a museum ship.
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B.
BB-56
BB-56 is the hull number of USS Washington, a North Carolina-class battleship that served prominently with the U.S. Navy during World War II.
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C.
BB-57
BB-57 is the hull classification symbol for USS South Dakota, a World War II-era South Dakota-class battleship of the United States Navy.
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D.
BB-45
BB-45 is the hull classification symbol for USS Colorado, a Colorado-class battleship that served in the United States Navy during the early to mid-20th century, including World War II.
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E.
BB-38
BB-38 is the hull number of USS Pennsylvania, a Pennsylvania-class battleship of the United States Navy that served prominently during both World Wars.
- 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: BB-55 Target entity description: BB-55 is the hull classification symbol for USS North Carolina, a World War II-era U.S. Navy battleship renowned for its service in the Pacific Theater and preservation as a museum ship.
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A.
BB-59
BB-59 is the hull classification symbol for USS Massachusetts, a South Dakota-class battleship that served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and is now preserved as a museum ship.
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B.
BB-56
BB-56 is the hull number of USS Washington, a North Carolina-class battleship that served prominently with the U.S. Navy during World War II.
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C.
BB-57
BB-57 is the hull classification symbol for USS South Dakota, a World War II-era South Dakota-class battleship of the United States Navy.
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D.
BB-45
BB-45 is the hull classification symbol for USS Colorado, a Colorado-class battleship that served in the United States Navy during the early to mid-20th century, including World War II.
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E.
BB-38
BB-38 is the hull number of USS Pennsylvania, a Pennsylvania-class battleship of the United States Navy that served prominently during both World Wars.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battleship
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hull classification symbol ⓘ museum ship ⓘ |
| armament |
20 × 5-inch/38 caliber dual-purpose guns
ⓘ
9 × 16-inch/45 caliber guns ⓘ light anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| awarded | 15 battle stars for World War II service ⓘ |
| beam | about 108.3 feet ⓘ |
| builder | New York Naval Shipyard ⓘ |
| class | North Carolina-class battleship ⓘ |
| commissioned | April 9, 1941 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 2,300 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissioned | June 27, 1947 ⓘ |
| designation | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| displacement |
about 37,000 long tons standard
ⓘ
about 44,800 long tons full load ⓘ |
| draft | about 32.9 feet ⓘ |
| engagement |
Battle of the Eastern Solomons
ⓘ
Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ Guadalcanal campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Guadalcanal
Marianas campaign ⓘ Okinawa campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Okinawa
Philippines campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
|
| flag | Ensign of the United States Navy ⓘ |
| hullNumber | BB-55 ⓘ |
| laidDown | October 27, 1937 ⓘ |
| launched | June 13, 1940 ⓘ |
| length | about 728.8 feet ⓘ |
| material | steel ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 28 knots ⓘ |
| museumLocation |
Wilmington, North Carolina
ⓘ
linked to:
Wilmington
|
| namesake |
U.S. state of North Carolina
ⓘ
linked to:
North Carolina
|
| navalArchitecture | all-or-nothing armor scheme ⓘ |
| notableFeature | first new U.S. battleship built in nearly two decades when commissioned ⓘ |
| openedAsMuseum | 1962 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | BB-55 ⓘ |
| propulsion |
4 propeller shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| refersTo |
USS North Carolina
ⓘ
linked to:
USS North Carolina (BB-55)
|
| role | escort for aircraft carriers in the Pacific ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1941 ⓘ |
| status | preserved as museum ship ⓘ |
| theater |
Pacific Theater of World War II
ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific War
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: BB-55 Description of subject: BB-55 is the hull classification symbol for USS North Carolina, a World War II-era U.S. Navy battleship renowned for its service in the Pacific Theater and preservation as a museum ship.
Referenced by (3)
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