escort carrier USS St. Lo
E919198
Casablanca-class escort carrier
United States Navy ship
World War II aircraft carrier
escort aircraft carrier
The escort carrier USS St. Lo (CVE-63) was a U.S. Navy Casablanca-class aircraft carrier in World War II, notable as the first major warship sunk by a Japanese kamikaze attack during the Battle off Samar in 1944.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| escort carrier USS St. Lo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11324132 — 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: escort carrier USS St. Lo Context triple: [U.S. Task Unit 77.4.3, associatedWith, escort carrier USS St. Lo]
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US destroyer Stewart
US destroyer Stewart was a Clemson-class United States Navy destroyer that served in the Pacific during World War II, notably seeing action in early-war engagements against Japanese forces.
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USS Missouri
USS Missouri is a United States Navy Iowa-class battleship best known as the site of Japan’s formal surrender in World War II, marking the end of the conflict.
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USS Franklin
USS Franklin was an American Essex-class aircraft carrier that saw extensive combat in the Pacific Theater during World War II and survived severe battle damage.
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D.
Japanese carrier Shoho
Japanese carrier Shoho was a light aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II, notable for being the first Japanese carrier sunk during the Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942.
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E.
USS Laffey
USS Laffey was a U.S. Navy destroyer famed for its fierce World War II service, including surviving intense kamikaze attacks and earning the nickname "The Ship That Would Not Die."
- 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: escort carrier USS St. Lo Target entity description: The escort carrier USS St. Lo (CVE-63) was a U.S. Navy Casablanca-class aircraft carrier in World War II, notable as the first major warship sunk by a Japanese kamikaze attack during the Battle off Samar in 1944.
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A.
US destroyer Stewart
US destroyer Stewart was a Clemson-class United States Navy destroyer that served in the Pacific during World War II, notably seeing action in early-war engagements against Japanese forces.
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B.
USS Missouri
USS Missouri is a United States Navy Iowa-class battleship best known as the site of Japan’s formal surrender in World War II, marking the end of the conflict.
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C.
USS Franklin
USS Franklin was an American Essex-class aircraft carrier that saw extensive combat in the Pacific Theater during World War II and survived severe battle damage.
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D.
Japanese carrier Shoho
Japanese carrier Shoho was a light aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II, notable for being the first Japanese carrier sunk during the Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942.
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USS Laffey
USS Laffey was a U.S. Navy destroyer famed for its fierce World War II service, including surviving intense kamikaze attacks and earning the nickname "The Ship That Would Not Die."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Casablanca-class escort carrier
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United States Navy ship ⓘ World War II aircraft carrier ⓘ escort aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| aircraftCapacity | about 28 aircraft ⓘ |
| airGroup | carrier-based aircraft ⓘ |
| armament |
20 mm anti-aircraft guns
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40 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ 5-inch guns ⓘ |
| assignedTo | Task Unit 77.4.3 ⓘ |
| beam | about 65 feet ⓘ |
| builder |
Kaiser Shipyards
ⓘ
linked to:
Kaiser Richmond Shipyards
Kaiser Shipyards, Vancouver, Washington ⓘ |
| casualties | significant loss of life among crew ⓘ |
| causeOfLoss | bomb and resulting explosions from kamikaze impact ⓘ |
| class | Casablanca class ⓘ |
| commissioned | 23 October 1943 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crewComplement | approximately 900 personnel ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 25 October 1944 ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 25 October 1944 ⓘ |
| displacement | about 7,800 tons standard ⓘ |
| fate | sunk by kamikaze attack ⓘ |
| hullNumber | CVE-63 ⓘ |
| kamikazeAttacker | Japanese Yokosuka D4Y dive bomber ⓘ |
| laidDown | 23 January 1943 ⓘ |
| launched | 17 August 1943 ⓘ |
| length | about 512 feet ⓘ |
| locationOfSinking | off Samar, Philippines ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 19 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Battle of Saint-Lô ⓘ |
| namedFor | French town of Saint-Lô in Normandy ⓘ |
| notableFor | first major warship sunk by a Japanese kamikaze attack ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn | operations supporting the invasion of Leyte ⓘ |
| partOf |
Battle of Leyte Gulf
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Battle off Samar ⓘ |
| previousName |
USS Midway
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linked to:
USS Midway (CV-41)
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| propulsion |
single shaft
ⓘ
steam turbine ⓘ |
| renamedDate | 10 October 1944 ⓘ |
| renamedTo | USS St. Lo ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Pacific Theater of World War II
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linked to:
Pacific Theater of Operations
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| sunkIn | Battle off Samar ⓘ |
| taskUnitNickname | Taffy 3 ⓘ |
| typeOfShip | escort carrier ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: escort carrier USS St. Lo Description of subject: The escort carrier USS St. Lo (CVE-63) was a U.S. Navy Casablanca-class aircraft carrier in World War II, notable as the first major warship sunk by a Japanese kamikaze attack during the Battle off Samar in 1944.
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