USS Tang (SS-306)
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USS Tang (SS-306) was a highly successful U.S. Navy Balao-class submarine in World War II, renowned for sinking numerous Japanese ships before being lost to a malfunctioning torpedo in 1944.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| USS Tang (SS-306) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12472311 — 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 Tang (SS-306) Context triple: [United States Navy in World War II, notableShip, USS Tang (SS-306)]
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USS Clamagore (SS-343)
USS Clamagore (SS-343) is a former U.S. Navy Balao-class submarine that served during the Cold War and was later preserved as a museum ship.
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USS Redfin (SS-272)
USS Redfin (SS-272) was a Gato-class U.S. Navy submarine that conducted multiple war patrols in the Pacific during World War II, attacking Japanese shipping and earning several battle stars.
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USS Croaker (SS-246)
USS Croaker (SS-246) is a World War II-era Gato-class submarine of the United States Navy that earned multiple battle stars in the Pacific and is now preserved as a museum ship.
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D.
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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E.
USS Drum (SS-228)
USS Drum (SS-228) is a World War II-era Gato-class submarine of the United States Navy, renowned for its combat service in the Pacific and now preserved as a museum ship.
- 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 Tang (SS-306) Target entity description: USS Tang (SS-306) was a highly successful U.S. Navy Balao-class submarine in World War II, renowned for sinking numerous Japanese ships before being lost to a malfunctioning torpedo in 1944.
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A.
USS Clamagore (SS-343)
USS Clamagore (SS-343) is a former U.S. Navy Balao-class submarine that served during the Cold War and was later preserved as a museum ship.
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B.
USS Redfin (SS-272)
USS Redfin (SS-272) was a Gato-class U.S. Navy submarine that conducted multiple war patrols in the Pacific during World War II, attacking Japanese shipping and earning several battle stars.
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C.
USS Croaker (SS-246)
USS Croaker (SS-246) is a World War II-era Gato-class submarine of the United States Navy that earned multiple battle stars in the Pacific and is now preserved as a museum ship.
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D.
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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E.
USS Drum (SS-228)
USS Drum (SS-228) is a World War II-era Gato-class submarine of the United States Navy, renowned for its combat service in the Pacific and now preserved as a museum ship.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.