U.S. warship USS Belknap
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The U.S. warship USS Belknap was a guided-missile cruiser that notably served as the venue for the 1989 Malta Summit between U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| U.S. warship USS Belknap canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8260654 — 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: U.S. warship USS Belknap Context triple: [Malta Summit, hostedOn, U.S. warship USS Belknap]
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A.
USS Concord
USS Concord was a United States Navy gunboat best known for its service with the Asiatic Squadron during the Spanish–American War, including participation in the Battle of Manila Bay.
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B.
USS Preble
USS Preble was a U.S. Navy warship that gained distinction for its service during the War of 1812, particularly in the Battle of Plattsburgh on Lake Champlain.
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C.
USS President
USS President was a prominent early 19th-century American frigate of the United States Navy that saw action in the War of 1812.
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D.
USS Renville
USS Renville was a U.S. Navy attack transport ship best known for serving as the site of the 1948 Renville Agreement negotiations during the Indonesian National Revolution.
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E.
USS Cabot
USS Cabot was a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that served with distinction during World War II and later in the Spanish Navy under the name Dédalo.
- 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: U.S. warship USS Belknap Target entity description: The U.S. warship USS Belknap was a guided-missile cruiser that notably served as the venue for the 1989 Malta Summit between U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
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A.
USS Concord
USS Concord was a United States Navy gunboat best known for its service with the Asiatic Squadron during the Spanish–American War, including participation in the Battle of Manila Bay.
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B.
USS Preble
USS Preble was a U.S. Navy warship that gained distinction for its service during the War of 1812, particularly in the Battle of Plattsburgh on Lake Champlain.
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C.
USS President
USS President was a prominent early 19th-century American frigate of the United States Navy that saw action in the War of 1812.
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D.
USS Renville
USS Renville was a U.S. Navy attack transport ship best known for serving as the site of the 1948 Renville Agreement negotiations during the Indonesian National Revolution.
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E.
USS Cabot
USS Cabot was a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that served with distinction during World War II and later in the Spanish Navy under the name Dédalo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Belknap-class cruiser
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U.S. Navy warship ⓘ guided-missile cruiser ⓘ |
| armament |
anti-submarine weapons
ⓘ
guided missiles ⓘ guns ⓘ |
| awards |
Meritorious Unit Commendation
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Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ multiple campaign and service medals ⓘ |
| builder |
Bath Iron Works
ⓘ
linked to:
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works
|
| class | Belknap-class cruiser ⓘ |
| collisionDate | 22 November 1975 ⓘ |
| collisionLocation | Ionian Sea ⓘ |
| collisionWith |
USS John F. Kennedy
ⓘ
linked to:
USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67)
|
| commissionedOn | 7 November 1964 ⓘ |
| conflictParticipation | Cold War operations ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| decommissionedOn | 15 February 1995 ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 7,800 tons full load ⓘ |
| event | severe fire after collision in 1975 ⓘ |
| eventDate | 2–3 December 1989 ⓘ |
| eventLocation | off Malta ⓘ |
| homeport |
Gaeta, Italy
ⓘ
linked to:
Gaeta
|
| hosted |
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev
ⓘ
linked to:
Mikhail Gorbachev
U.S. President George H. W. Bush ⓘ
linked to:
George H. W. Bush
|
| hullNumber |
CG-26
ⓘ
DLG-26 ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 5 February 1962 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 20 July 1963 ⓘ |
| length | about 547 feet ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Rear Admiral Reginald Rowan Belknap ⓘ |
| navalEnsign | Ensign of the United States Navy ⓘ |
| notableEvent | served as venue for 1989 Malta Summit ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | 26 ⓘ |
| placeBuilt | Bath, Maine ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| reclassificationDate | 30 June 1975 ⓘ |
| reclassifiedAs | guided-missile cruiser ⓘ |
| repairedAt | Philadelphia Naval Shipyard ⓘ |
| returnedToService | 15 May 1980 ⓘ |
| role | flagship of the U.S. Sixth Fleet ⓘ |
| scrappedAt |
Brownsville, Texas
ⓘ
linked to:
Brownsville
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| scrappedFrom | 1995 ⓘ |
| scrappedTo | 1998 ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| type | surface combatant ⓘ |
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Subject: U.S. warship USS Belknap Description of subject: The U.S. warship USS Belknap was a guided-missile cruiser that notably served as the venue for the 1989 Malta Summit between U.S. President George H. W. Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
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