VC2-M-AP4
E806600
U.S. Maritime Commission standard hull classification
Victory ship design code
World War II-era cargo ship design
VC2-M-AP4 is the U.S. Maritime Commission’s standard hull classification code for a type of World War II-era Victory cargo ship design.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| VC2-M-AP4 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9562851 — 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: VC2-M-AP4 Context triple: [Victory ship, hasStandardDesignation, VC2-M-AP4]
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A.
VC-1
VC-1 is a video compression standard developed by Microsoft and standardized by SMPTE, widely used for high-definition content such as on Blu-ray Discs and HD DVD.
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B.
V2
V2 is a class of British 2-6-2 steam locomotives designed by Sir Nigel Gresley for mixed-traffic duties on the London and North Eastern Railway.
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C.
VAPR
VAPR is the ICAO airport code assigned to Porbandar Airport in Gujarat, India.
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D.
V4
V4 is a regional alliance of four Central European countries—Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia—cooperating on political, economic, and security issues within the European context.
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E.
V-320
V-320 is a Soviet-designed VVER-1000 pressurized water reactor model widely used in nuclear power plants such as the Kalinin plant.
- 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: VC2-M-AP4 Target entity description: VC2-M-AP4 is the U.S. Maritime Commission’s standard hull classification code for a type of World War II-era Victory cargo ship design.
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A.
VC-1
VC-1 is a video compression standard developed by Microsoft and standardized by SMPTE, widely used for high-definition content such as on Blu-ray Discs and HD DVD.
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B.
V2
V2 is a class of British 2-6-2 steam locomotives designed by Sir Nigel Gresley for mixed-traffic duties on the London and North Eastern Railway.
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C.
VAPR
VAPR is the ICAO airport code assigned to Porbandar Airport in Gujarat, India.
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D.
V4
V4 is a regional alliance of four Central European countries—Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia—cooperating on political, economic, and security issues within the European context.
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E.
V-320
V-320 is a Soviet-designed VVER-1000 pressurized water reactor model widely used in nuclear power plants such as the Kalinin plant.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Maritime Commission standard hull classification
ⓘ
Victory ship design code ⓘ World War II-era cargo ship design ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
United States Navy
ⓘ
War Shipping Administration ⓘ |
| classificationSystem |
U.S. Maritime Commission hull classification system
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Maritime Commission
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| designedFor |
ocean-going cargo transport
ⓘ
wartime logistics support ⓘ |
| designFamily |
VC2 Victory ship family
ⓘ
linked to:
Victory ships
|
| designPurpose |
greater durability than Liberty ships
ⓘ
improved speed over Liberty ships ⓘ standardized mass production ⓘ |
| designVariantCode | AP4 ⓘ |
| era |
World War II era
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| historicalPeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| hullTypeCode | VC2 ⓘ |
| hullTypeMeaning |
C2 = medium-sized cargo hull
ⓘ
V = Victory ship ⓘ |
| partOfProgram |
Victory ship program
ⓘ
linked to:
Victory ships
|
| predecessor |
Liberty ship design
ⓘ
linked to:
EC2-S-C1 Liberty ship design
|
| propulsionTypeCode | M ⓘ |
| propulsionTypeMeaning | M = steam turbine (machinery) ⓘ |
| serviceDomain |
merchant marine
ⓘ
military sealift ⓘ |
| shipType |
Victory ship
ⓘ
cargo ship ⓘ |
| successorTo | EC2-S-C1 Liberty ship design ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States Maritime Commission ⓘ |
| usedDuring | World War II ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: VC2-M-AP4 Description of subject: VC2-M-AP4 is the U.S. Maritime Commission’s standard hull classification code for a type of World War II-era Victory cargo ship design.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Victory ships