Yorktown-class aircraft carrier
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The Yorktown-class aircraft carrier was a class of U.S. Navy fleet carriers built in the late 1930s that played a pivotal role in World War II Pacific battles such as Midway and the Coral Sea.
All labels observed (1)
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| Yorktown-class aircraft carrier canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14319003 — 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: Yorktown-class aircraft carrier Context triple: [Ranger class, followedBy, Yorktown-class aircraft carrier]
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A.
Lexington-class aircraft carrier
The Lexington-class aircraft carrier was a class of early U.S. Navy fleet carriers originally designed as battlecruisers and later converted to pioneering large carriers that served prominently in the interwar period and early World War II.
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B.
Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier
The Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier is a class of U.S. Navy conventionally powered supercarriers that served as a key predecessor to the nuclear-powered Nimitz-class.
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C.
Invincible-class aircraft carrier
The Invincible-class aircraft carrier was a class of British Royal Navy light aircraft carriers designed primarily for anti-submarine warfare and fleet air defense operations during the late Cold War.
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D.
Essex-class aircraft carrier
The Essex-class aircraft carrier was a highly successful and numerous class of U.S. Navy fleet carriers used extensively during World War II and into the early Cold War.
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E.
Independence-class aircraft carriers
The Independence-class aircraft carriers were a group of light carriers built for the U.S. Navy during World War II by converting Cleveland-class cruiser hulls to provide fast, versatile air support in the Pacific and Atlantic theaters.
- 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: Yorktown-class aircraft carrier Target entity description: The Yorktown-class aircraft carrier was a class of U.S. Navy fleet carriers built in the late 1930s that played a pivotal role in World War II Pacific battles such as Midway and the Coral Sea.
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A.
Lexington-class aircraft carrier
The Lexington-class aircraft carrier was a class of early U.S. Navy fleet carriers originally designed as battlecruisers and later converted to pioneering large carriers that served prominently in the interwar period and early World War II.
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B.
Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier
The Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier is a class of U.S. Navy conventionally powered supercarriers that served as a key predecessor to the nuclear-powered Nimitz-class.
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C.
Invincible-class aircraft carrier
The Invincible-class aircraft carrier was a class of British Royal Navy light aircraft carriers designed primarily for anti-submarine warfare and fleet air defense operations during the late Cold War.
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D.
Essex-class aircraft carrier
The Essex-class aircraft carrier was a highly successful and numerous class of U.S. Navy fleet carriers used extensively during World War II and into the early Cold War.
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E.
Independence-class aircraft carriers
The Independence-class aircraft carriers were a group of light carriers built for the U.S. Navy during World War II by converting Cleveland-class cruiser hulls to provide fast, versatile air support in the Pacific and Atlantic theaters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Essex-class aircraft carrier