Ticonderoga-class cruiser
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The Ticonderoga-class cruiser is a class of U.S. Navy guided-missile warships equipped with the Aegis combat system, designed for multi-role air, surface, and missile defense operations.
All labels observed (1)
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| Ticonderoga-class cruiser canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12753592 — 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: Ticonderoga-class cruiser Context triple: [Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense, deployedOn, Ticonderoga-class cruiser]
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Cleveland-class cruiser
The Cleveland-class cruiser was a World War II–era class of U.S. Navy light cruisers known for their heavy anti-aircraft armament, numerous wartime deployments, and later conversions into guided missile cruisers.
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Drake-class cruiser
The Drake-class cruiser was a group of large armored cruisers built for the British Royal Navy in the early 20th century, designed for long-range patrol and protection of maritime trade routes.
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Brooklyn-class cruiser
The Brooklyn-class cruiser was a class of United States Navy light cruisers built in the 1930s, known for their heavy main battery of fifteen 6-inch guns and extensive World War II service, with some ships later serving in foreign navies.
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Wichita-class cruiser
The Wichita-class cruiser was a class of U.S. Navy heavy cruisers built in the late 1930s that bridged the design between earlier treaty cruisers and the more advanced World War II-era Baltimore-class.
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Olympia-class cruiser
The Olympia-class cruiser was a late 19th-century United States Navy protected cruiser class best known for its lead ship, USS Olympia, flagship of Commodore Dewey at the Battle of Manila Bay.
- 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: Ticonderoga-class cruiser Target entity description: The Ticonderoga-class cruiser is a class of U.S. Navy guided-missile warships equipped with the Aegis combat system, designed for multi-role air, surface, and missile defense operations.
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A.
Cleveland-class cruiser
The Cleveland-class cruiser was a World War II–era class of U.S. Navy light cruisers known for their heavy anti-aircraft armament, numerous wartime deployments, and later conversions into guided missile cruisers.
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B.
Drake-class cruiser
The Drake-class cruiser was a group of large armored cruisers built for the British Royal Navy in the early 20th century, designed for long-range patrol and protection of maritime trade routes.
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C.
Brooklyn-class cruiser
The Brooklyn-class cruiser was a class of United States Navy light cruisers built in the 1930s, known for their heavy main battery of fifteen 6-inch guns and extensive World War II service, with some ships later serving in foreign navies.
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D.
Wichita-class cruiser
The Wichita-class cruiser was a class of U.S. Navy heavy cruisers built in the late 1930s that bridged the design between earlier treaty cruisers and the more advanced World War II-era Baltimore-class.
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E.
Olympia-class cruiser
The Olympia-class cruiser was a late 19th-century United States Navy protected cruiser class best known for its lead ship, USS Olympia, flagship of Commodore Dewey at the Battle of Manila Bay.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy ship class
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guided-missile cruiser ⓘ warship class ⓘ |
| aircraftFacilities | two embarked helicopters ⓘ |
| aircraftTypeSupported | SH-60 Seahawk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armament |
5-inch/54 caliber Mark 45 gun
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ASROC anti-submarine rocket NERFINISHED ⓘ Harpoon anti-ship missile NERFINISHED ⓘ Mk 41 Vertical Launching System NERFINISHED ⓘ Phalanx CIWS NERFINISHED ⓘ Standard Missile family NERFINISHED ⓘ Tomahawk cruise missile NERFINISHED ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| beam | about 55 feet ⓘ |
| builder |
Bath Iron Works
NERFINISHED
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Ingalls Shipbuilding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| crewComplement | approximately 330 ⓘ |
| designedFor |
air defense
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anti-submarine warfare ⓘ ballistic missile defense ⓘ surface warfare ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 9,600 tons ⓘ |
| earlyUnitsFeature | twin-arm missile launchers ⓘ |
| electronics | AN/SPY-1 radar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1983 ⓘ |
| firstFlightShips | CG-47 to CG-51 GENERATED ⓘ |
| firstUnit | USS Ticonderoga (CG-47) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCombatSystem | Aegis Combat System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryRole | multi-role air, surface, and missile defense operations ⓘ |
| hullDesign | based on Spruance-class destroyer hull ⓘ |
| hullNumberPrefix | CG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterFlightShips | CG-52 to CG-73 ⓘ |
| laterUnitsFeature | Mk 41 Vertical Launching System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leadShipCommissioned | January 22, 1983 ⓘ |
| leadShipLaidDown | January 21, 1980 ⓘ |
| leadShipLaunched | April 25, 1981 ⓘ |
| length | about 567 feet ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | over 30 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Battle of Ticonderoga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 27 ⓘ |
| numberPlanned | 27 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| precededBy | Virginia-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
four General Electric LM2500 gas turbines
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gas-turbine ⓘ |
| range | about 6,000 nautical miles at 20 knots ⓘ |
| role |
carrier strike group air defense
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surface action group command ship ⓘ |
| status | being progressively decommissioned in the 21st century ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Arleigh Burke-class destroyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Ticonderoga-class cruiser Description of subject: The Ticonderoga-class cruiser is a class of U.S. Navy guided-missile warships equipped with the Aegis combat system, designed for multi-role air, surface, and missile defense operations.
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