USS Kalinin Bay (CVE-68)
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Casablanca-class escort carrier
United States Navy ship
World War II warship
escort aircraft carrier
USS Kalinin Bay (CVE-68) was a U.S. Navy Casablanca-class escort carrier renowned for her outgunned but pivotal role in the Battle off Samar during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Kalinin Bay (CVE-68) canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11324229 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: USS Kalinin Bay (CVE-68) Context triple: [Action off Samar, notableShip, USS Kalinin Bay (CVE-68)]
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USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73)
USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73) was a U.S. Navy Casablanca-class escort carrier famed for her outgunned but heroic stand against a superior Japanese force during the Battle off Samar in World War II, where she became the only American aircraft carrier sunk by naval gunfire.
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B.
USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70)
USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70) was a U.S. Navy Casablanca-class escort carrier that played a key role in the Battle off Samar during World War II as part of the famed "Taffy" escort carrier groups.
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C.
USS Cabot (CVL-28)
USS Cabot (CVL-28) was an Independence-class light aircraft carrier of the United States Navy that saw extensive combat service in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
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D.
USS Bunker Hill (CV-17)
USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) was an Essex-class U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that saw extensive combat service in the Pacific Theater during World War II, including major operations against Japan.
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E.
USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24)
USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) was an Independence-class light aircraft carrier of the United States Navy that saw extensive combat service 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: USS Kalinin Bay (CVE-68) Target entity description: USS Kalinin Bay (CVE-68) was a U.S. Navy Casablanca-class escort carrier renowned for her outgunned but pivotal role in the Battle off Samar during World War II.
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A.
USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73)
USS Gambier Bay (CVE-73) was a U.S. Navy Casablanca-class escort carrier famed for her outgunned but heroic stand against a superior Japanese force during the Battle off Samar in World War II, where she became the only American aircraft carrier sunk by naval gunfire.
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B.
USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70)
USS Fanshaw Bay (CVE-70) was a U.S. Navy Casablanca-class escort carrier that played a key role in the Battle off Samar during World War II as part of the famed "Taffy" escort carrier groups.
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C.
USS Cabot (CVL-28)
USS Cabot (CVL-28) was an Independence-class light aircraft carrier of the United States Navy that saw extensive combat service in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
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D.
USS Bunker Hill (CV-17)
USS Bunker Hill (CV-17) was an Essex-class U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that saw extensive combat service in the Pacific Theater during World War II, including major operations against Japan.
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E.
USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24)
USS Belleau Wood (CVL-24) was an Independence-class light aircraft carrier of the United States Navy that saw extensive combat service in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Casablanca-class escort carrier
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United States Navy ship ⓘ World War II warship ⓘ escort aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| airGroupSize | about 28 aircraft ⓘ |
| armament |
1 × 5 in/38 caliber gun
ⓘ
Bofors 40 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ Oerlikon 20 mm anti-aircraft cannons ⓘ |
| awards |
Presidential Unit Citation
ⓘ
linked to:
Presidential Unit Citation (United States)
battle stars for World War II service ⓘ |
| battleStars | 5 battle stars (approximate, World War II) ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 65 ft 2 in ⓘ |
| builder |
Kaiser Shipbuilding Company, Vancouver, Washington
ⓘ
linked to:
Kaiser Shipyards, Vancouver, Washington
Kaiser Shipyards ⓘ
linked to:
Kaiser Richmond Shipyards
|
| commissioned | 1943-11-27 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 860 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1946-05-15 ⓘ |
| displacement |
about 10,400 tons full load
ⓘ
about 7,800 tons standard ⓘ |
| engagedBy |
Japanese battleships at Battle off Samar
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Japanese cruisers at Battle off Samar ⓘ Japanese destroyers at Battle off Samar ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrapping ⓘ |
| flightDeckBeam | approximately 108 ft ⓘ |
| hitBy |
kamikaze aircraft
ⓘ
multiple large-caliber shells at Battle off Samar ⓘ |
| homeport | various Pacific bases during World War II ⓘ |
| hullNumber | CVE-68 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1943-04-26 ⓘ |
| launched | 1943-10-15 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 512 ft 3 in ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 19 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Kalinin Bay, Alaska ⓘ |
| notableFor | outgunned defense against Japanese surface fleet at Battle off Samar ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Leyte Gulf
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Battle off Samar ⓘ |
| power | about 9,000 shp ⓘ |
| propulsion |
1 shaft
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2 boilers ⓘ steam turbine ⓘ |
| role |
air support for amphibious operations
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anti-submarine warfare ⓘ escort for convoys and task forces ⓘ |
| shipClass | Casablanca class ⓘ |
| soldForScrap | 1947-12-08 ⓘ |
| sponsor | Mrs. C. C. Baughman ⓘ |
| stricken | 1946-06-03 ⓘ |
| taskUnit | Taffy 3 ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific Theater of Operations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USS Kalinin Bay (CVE-68) Description of subject: USS Kalinin Bay (CVE-68) was a U.S. Navy Casablanca-class escort carrier renowned for her outgunned but pivotal role in the Battle off Samar during World War II.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
escort carrier group Taffy 3