USS Okinawa
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USS Okinawa was a U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship that served during the Cold War era, supporting Marine Corps operations and space capsule recovery missions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Okinawa canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10501533 — 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 Okinawa Context triple: [Endeavour, recoveredBy, USS Okinawa]
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A.
USS Guam
USS Guam was a U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship that served as a helicopter carrier and command vessel during the Cold War era.
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B.
USS Guadalcanal
USS Guadalcanal was a U.S. Navy escort aircraft carrier of World War II, best known for leading the task group that captured the German submarine U-505 in 1944.
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C.
USS Kidd
USS Kidd is a preserved World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer now serving as a museum ship and war memorial.
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D.
USS Cerritos
The USS Cerritos is a California-class Federation starship featured in the animated series "Star Trek: Lower Decks," known for its focus on second-contact missions and the misadventures of its lower-ranking crew.
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E.
USS Liscome Bay
USS Liscome Bay was a U.S. Navy Casablanca-class escort aircraft carrier that served in the Pacific during World War II and was sunk by a Japanese submarine in 1943.
- 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 Okinawa Target entity description: USS Okinawa was a U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship that served during the Cold War era, supporting Marine Corps operations and space capsule recovery missions.
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A.
USS Guam
USS Guam was a U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship that served as a helicopter carrier and command vessel during the Cold War era.
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B.
USS Guadalcanal
USS Guadalcanal was a U.S. Navy escort aircraft carrier of World War II, best known for leading the task group that captured the German submarine U-505 in 1944.
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C.
USS Kidd
USS Kidd is a preserved World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer now serving as a museum ship and war memorial.
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D.
USS Cerritos
The USS Cerritos is a California-class Federation starship featured in the animated series "Star Trek: Lower Decks," known for its focus on second-contact missions and the misadventures of its lower-ranking crew.
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E.
USS Liscome Bay
USS Liscome Bay was a U.S. Navy Casablanca-class escort aircraft carrier that served in the Pacific during World War II and was sunk by a Japanese submarine in 1943.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship
ⓘ
U.S. Navy ship ⓘ |
| armament | various anti-aircraft guns over service life ⓘ |
| awards |
Meritorious Unit Commendation
ⓘ
Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal ⓘ Vietnam Service Medal ⓘ |
| beam | about 84 feet ⓘ |
| builder | Philadelphia Naval Shipyard ⓘ |
| carried |
U.S. Marine Corps helicopter squadrons
ⓘ
troops for amphibious assault ⓘ |
| commissioned | 14 April 1962 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crewComplement | approximately 650 ship’s company ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 17 December 1992 ⓘ |
| displacement |
approximately 11,000 tons standard
ⓘ
approximately 18,000 tons full load ⓘ |
| embarkedTroopsCapacity | approximately 1,700 Marines ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| fate | sunk as a target ⓘ |
| homeport |
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
ⓘ
linked to:
Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, United States
San Diego, California ⓘ
linked to:
San Diego, California, United States
|
| hullNumber | LPH-3 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 15 April 1960 ⓘ |
| launched | 19 August 1961 ⓘ |
| length | about 592 feet ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Battle of Okinawa ⓘ |
| NavyDesignation | Landing Platform Helicopter ⓘ |
| notableFeature | helicopter flight deck along full length of ship ⓘ |
| operationArea |
Indian Ocean
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ Western Pacific ⓘ
linked to:
western Pacific Ocean
|
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Operation Frequent Wind
ⓘ
linked to:
Fall of Saigon
Vietnam War operations ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | LPH-3 ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
amphibious assault
ⓘ
helicopter carrier for Marine Corps forces ⓘ |
| propulsion |
steam turbines
ⓘ
two shafts ⓘ |
| shipClass |
Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship
ⓘ
linked to:
Iwo Jima class
|
| shipType | amphibious assault ship ⓘ |
| sponsor | Mrs. David S. McGrew ⓘ |
| sunkAsTargetDate | 6 June 2002 ⓘ |
| topSpeed | about 21 knots ⓘ |
| usedFor |
amphibious warfare training
ⓘ
space capsule recovery missions ⓘ support of U.S. Marine Corps operations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USS Okinawa Description of subject: USS Okinawa was a U.S. Navy amphibious assault ship that served during the Cold War era, supporting Marine Corps operations and space capsule recovery missions.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.