USS Nautilus (SS-168)
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USS Nautilus (SS-168) was a U.S. Navy submarine that served prominently in the Pacific during World War II, noted for its long-range patrols and participation in key battles such as the Battle of Midway.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| USS Nautilus (SS-168) canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10778379 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: USS Nautilus (SS-168) Context triple: [Nautilus-class submarine, hasMember, USS Nautilus (SS-168)]
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USS Silversides (SS-236)
USS Silversides (SS-236) is a World War II-era Gato-class submarine of the United States Navy renowned for its successful combat patrols in the Pacific and now preserved as a museum ship.
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USS Bowfin (SS-287)
USS Bowfin (SS-287) is a World War II-era American Balao-class submarine famed for its successful wartime patrols in the Pacific and preservation as a museum ship in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
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USS Batfish (SS-310)
USS Batfish (SS-310) is a World War II U.S. Navy submarine renowned for sinking multiple Japanese submarines and now serves as a museum ship in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
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USS Albacore
USS Albacore was a U.S. Navy Gato-class submarine of World War II noted for its successful combat patrols in the Pacific, including the sinking of several Japanese warships.
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USS Albacore (AGSS-569)
USS Albacore (AGSS-569) was an experimental U.S. Navy submarine whose revolutionary teardrop-shaped hull design greatly influenced the development of modern fast-attack submarines.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: USS Nautilus (SS-168) Target entity description: USS Nautilus (SS-168) was a U.S. Navy submarine that served prominently in the Pacific during World War II, noted for its long-range patrols and participation in key battles such as the Battle of Midway.
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A.
USS Silversides (SS-236)
USS Silversides (SS-236) is a World War II-era Gato-class submarine of the United States Navy renowned for its successful combat patrols in the Pacific and now preserved as a museum ship.
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B.
USS Bowfin (SS-287)
USS Bowfin (SS-287) is a World War II-era American Balao-class submarine famed for its successful wartime patrols in the Pacific and preservation as a museum ship in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
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C.
USS Batfish (SS-310)
USS Batfish (SS-310) is a World War II U.S. Navy submarine renowned for sinking multiple Japanese submarines and now serves as a museum ship in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
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D.
USS Albacore
USS Albacore was a U.S. Navy Gato-class submarine of World War II noted for its successful combat patrols in the Pacific, including the sinking of several Japanese warships.
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E.
USS Albacore (AGSS-569)
USS Albacore (AGSS-569) was an experimental U.S. Navy submarine whose revolutionary teardrop-shaped hull design greatly influenced the development of modern fast-attack submarines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Narwhal-class submarine
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United States Navy submarine ⓘ submarine ⓘ |
| armament |
deck guns
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torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| awarded |
Presidential Unit Citation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
battle stars for World War II service ⓘ |
| beam | about 33 feet ⓘ |
| builder | Mare Island Naval Shipyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builderLocation | Vallejo, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Narwhal class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | 1 July 1930 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewComplement | approximately 100 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissionedOn | 30 June 1945 ⓘ |
| displacementSubmerged | about 4,050 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementSurfaced | about 2,730 long tons ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| homeport | various Pacific bases during World War II ⓘ |
| hullNumber | SS-168 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 10 August 1927 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 15 March 1930 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 371 feet ⓘ |
| maximumSpeedSubmerged | about 8 knots ⓘ |
| maximumSpeedSurfaced | about 17 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Nautilus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
the submarine in Jules Verne’s novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea ⓘ |
| notableEngagement | Battle of Midway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | large size and long range for its era ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
long-range patrols in the Pacific
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supply and evacuation missions for Allied forces ⓘ support of amphibious landings ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| precededBy | V-boat series of U.S. submarines ⓘ |
| propulsion | diesel-electric ⓘ |
| roleInBattleOfMidway | conducted attacks against Japanese carriers and escorts GENERATED ⓘ |
| serviceEndYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| serviceEntryEra | interwar period ⓘ |
| serviceStartYear | 1930 ⓘ |
| soldForScrapOn | 16 November 1945 ⓘ |
| sponsor | Mrs. Frances Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strickenFromNavalRegisterOn | 25 July 1945 ⓘ |
| successorConcept | later U.S. fleet submarines of World War II ⓘ |
| successorNameReuse |
USS Nautilus (SSN-571)
NERFINISHED
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first nuclear-powered submarine USS Nautilus (SSN-571) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USS Nautilus (SS-168) Description of subject: USS Nautilus (SS-168) was a U.S. Navy submarine that served prominently in the Pacific during World War II, noted for its long-range patrols and participation in key battles such as the Battle of Midway.
Referenced by (4)
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