USS Connecticut (BB-18)
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USS Connecticut (BB-18) was a United States Navy Connecticut-class pre-dreadnought battleship that served as the flagship of the Great White Fleet in the early 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| USS Connecticut (BB-18) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10490663 — 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: USS Connecticut (BB-18) Context triple: [New York Naval Shipyard, builtShip, USS Connecticut (BB-18)]
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A.
USS Boston
USS Boston was a protected cruiser of the United States Navy that gained prominence for its service in the late 19th century, including participation in the Spanish–American War and operations in the Pacific.
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B.
USS Sims
USS Sims was a United States Navy Sims-class destroyer that served during World War II and was sunk in the Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942.
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C.
USS Providence
USS Providence was a prominent warship of the Continental Navy that served during the American Revolutionary War, participating in several key naval operations against British forces.
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D.
USS Augusta
USS Augusta was a U.S. Navy heavy cruiser that notably served as President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s flagship during key World War II conferences and operations.
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E.
USS Anderson
USS Anderson (DD-411) was a Sims-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served prominently in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
- 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: USS Connecticut (BB-18) Target entity description: USS Connecticut (BB-18) was a United States Navy Connecticut-class pre-dreadnought battleship that served as the flagship of the Great White Fleet in the early 20th century.
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A.
USS Boston
USS Boston was a protected cruiser of the United States Navy that gained prominence for its service in the late 19th century, including participation in the Spanish–American War and operations in the Pacific.
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B.
USS Sims
USS Sims was a United States Navy Sims-class destroyer that served during World War II and was sunk in the Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942.
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C.
USS Providence
USS Providence was a prominent warship of the Continental Navy that served during the American Revolutionary War, participating in several key naval operations against British forces.
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D.
USS Augusta
USS Augusta was a U.S. Navy heavy cruiser that notably served as President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s flagship during key World War II conferences and operations.
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E.
USS Anderson
USS Anderson (DD-411) was a Sims-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served prominently in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Connecticut-class battleship
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United States Navy warship ⓘ pre-dreadnought battleship ⓘ |
| armamentMain | 4 × 12-inch/45 caliber guns in twin turrets ⓘ |
| armamentOther |
20 × 3-inch/50 caliber guns
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smaller-caliber guns and machine guns ⓘ |
| armamentSecondary |
12 × 7-inch/45 caliber guns in casemates
ⓘ
8 × 8-inch/45 caliber guns in twin turrets ⓘ |
| armamentTorpedoTubes | 4 × 21-inch torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| armorBelt | 11 in maximum ⓘ |
| armorConningTower | 9 in ⓘ |
| armorTurrets | 12 in ⓘ |
| beam | 76 ft 10 in ⓘ |
| builder | New York Naval Shipyard ⓘ |
| builtAt |
Brooklyn, New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Brooklyn
|
| category |
1904 ships
ⓘ
Great White Fleet ships ⓘ
linked to:
Great White Fleet
|
| class | Connecticut class ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | 1906-09-29 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 827 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissionedOn | 1922-03-01 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | 18000 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | 16000 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | 24 ft 6 in ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| flagshipOf | Great White Fleet ⓘ |
| GreatWhiteFleetCruiseEnd | 1909-02 ⓘ |
| GreatWhiteFleetCruiseStart | 1907-12 ⓘ |
| homePort | various U.S. East Coast ports ⓘ |
| hullNumber | BB-18 ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 1903-03-10 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 1904-09-29 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | 456 ft ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
U.S. state of Connecticut
ⓘ
linked to:
Connecticut
|
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Great White Fleet world cruise
ⓘ
linked to:
Great White Fleet
|
| powerOutput | 16000 indicated horsepower ⓘ |
| propulsion |
coal-fired boilers
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vertical triple-expansion steam engines ⓘ |
| range | 6500 nautical miles at 10 knots ⓘ |
| role | fleet flagship ⓘ |
| scrappedIn | 1924 ⓘ |
| servedAs | flagship of U.S. Atlantic Fleet ⓘ |
| servedDuring | World War I ⓘ |
| shaftCount | 2 ⓘ |
| sponsor | Agnes Macready ⓘ |
| strickenOn | 1923-11-10 ⓘ |
| topSpeed | 18 knots ⓘ |
| WWIRole |
convoy escort
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training ship ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USS Connecticut (BB-18) Description of subject: USS Connecticut (BB-18) was a United States Navy Connecticut-class pre-dreadnought battleship that served as the flagship of the Great White Fleet in the early 20th century.
Referenced by (1)
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