Lexington-class aircraft carrier
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The Lexington-class aircraft carrier was a class of early U.S. Navy fleet carriers originally designed as battlecruisers and later converted to pioneering large carriers that served prominently in the interwar period and early World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lexington-class aircraft carrier canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11005598 — 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: Lexington-class aircraft carrier Context triple: [USS Lexington (CV-2), shipClass, Lexington-class aircraft carrier]
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A.
Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier
The Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier is a class of U.S. Navy conventionally powered supercarriers that served as a key predecessor to the nuclear-powered Nimitz-class.
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B.
Essex-class aircraft carrier
The Essex-class aircraft carrier was a highly successful and numerous class of U.S. Navy fleet carriers used extensively during World War II and into the early Cold War.
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C.
Invincible-class aircraft carrier
The Invincible-class aircraft carrier was a class of British Royal Navy light aircraft carriers designed primarily for anti-submarine warfare and fleet air defense operations during the late Cold War.
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D.
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is a class of U.S. Navy nuclear-powered supercarriers that has formed the backbone of American naval air power since the late 20th century.
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E.
Midway-class aircraft carrier
The Midway-class aircraft carrier was a class of large U.S. Navy carriers commissioned near the end of World War II that served for decades as key platforms for American naval air power.
- 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: Lexington-class aircraft carrier Target entity description: The Lexington-class aircraft carrier was a class of early U.S. Navy fleet carriers originally designed as battlecruisers and later converted to pioneering large carriers that served prominently in the interwar period and early World War II.
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A.
Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier
The Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier is a class of U.S. Navy conventionally powered supercarriers that served as a key predecessor to the nuclear-powered Nimitz-class.
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B.
Essex-class aircraft carrier
The Essex-class aircraft carrier was a highly successful and numerous class of U.S. Navy fleet carriers used extensively during World War II and into the early Cold War.
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C.
Invincible-class aircraft carrier
The Invincible-class aircraft carrier was a class of British Royal Navy light aircraft carriers designed primarily for anti-submarine warfare and fleet air defense operations during the late Cold War.
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D.
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier is a class of U.S. Navy nuclear-powered supercarriers that has formed the backbone of American naval air power since the late 20th century.
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E.
Midway-class aircraft carrier
The Midway-class aircraft carrier was a class of large U.S. Navy carriers commissioned near the end of World War II that served for decades as key platforms for American naval air power.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy ship class
ⓘ
aircraft carrier class ⓘ |
| airGroupSizeApproximate | 70–90 aircraft ⓘ |
| armamentInitial |
5-inch guns
ⓘ
8-inch guns ⓘ |
| armamentRole | heavy defensive armament for an aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| category |
World War II aircraft carrier class
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
interwar aircraft carrier class ⓘ |
| classLeadShip | USS Lexington (CV-2) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conversionReason | Washington Naval Treaty limitations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convertedTo | aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| designedFor |
high speed
ⓘ
long range operations ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | about 43,000 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | about 36,000 long tons ⓘ |
| fateOfUSS_Lexington_CV2 | sunk in Battle of the Coral Sea ⓘ |
| fateOfUSS_Saratoga_CV3 | sunk as nuclear test target at Bikini Atoll ⓘ |
| flightDeckType | full-length flight deck ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| hullOrigin | Lexington-class battlecruiser design ⓘ |
| influenceOn | subsequent U.S. carrier design ⓘ |
| isPioneerOf | large fleet carrier design ⓘ |
| laidDownPeriod | 1920s ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 33 knots ⓘ |
| navalArchitectureFeature |
island superstructure on starboard side
ⓘ
stack gases trunked into island ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of the Coral Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guadalcanal Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Theater operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableUnit |
USS Lexington (CV-2)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
USS Saratoga (CV-3) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfScrews | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfUnitsCompletedAsCarriers | 2 GENERATED ⓘ |
| numberOfUnitsPlanned | 6 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| originalDesign | battlecruiser ⓘ |
| powerPlantOutput | about 180,000 shaft horsepower ⓘ |
| propulsion |
geared turbines
ⓘ
oil-fired boilers ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ |
| role | capital ship of carrier task forces ⓘ |
| secondShipOfClass | USS Saratoga (CV-3) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedInConflict | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedInPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| serviceEntryPeriod | 1920s ⓘ |
| treatyContext | Washington Naval Treaty of 1922 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| use | fleet carrier ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lexington-class aircraft carrier Description of subject: The Lexington-class aircraft carrier was a class of early U.S. Navy fleet carriers originally designed as battlecruisers and later converted to pioneering large carriers that served prominently in the interwar period and early World War II.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
USS Lexington (CV-2)