USS Juneau (CL-52)
E138861
USS Juneau (CL-52) was an Atlanta-class light cruiser of the United States Navy in World War II, best known for its tragic sinking during the Guadalcanal campaign with the loss of most of the Sullivan brothers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Juneau (CL-52) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1090448 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: USS Juneau (CL-52) Context triple: [Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, involvedShip, USS Juneau (CL-52)]
-
A.
USS Honolulu (CL-48)
USS Honolulu (CL-48) was a Brooklyn-class light cruiser of the United States Navy that saw extensive action in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
-
B.
USS Helena (CL-50)
USS Helena (CL-50) was a Brooklyn-class light cruiser of the United States Navy that saw heavy action in the Pacific during World War II, earning distinction for its role in several major engagements before being sunk in 1943.
-
C.
USS Washington (BB-56)
USS Washington (BB-56) was a World War II-era U.S. Navy fast battleship renowned for its decisive nighttime surface combat performance in the Pacific Theater.
-
D.
USS Hancock
USS Hancock was a prominent frigate of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War, known for its early naval engagements against the British.
-
E.
USS California (BB-44)
USS California (BB-44) was a Tennessee-class battleship of the United States Navy that served as the flagship of the Pacific Fleet and saw extensive action in World War II, including being sunk and later salvaged and modernized after the Pearl Harbor attack.
- 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 Juneau (CL-52) Target entity description: USS Juneau (CL-52) was an Atlanta-class light cruiser of the United States Navy in World War II, best known for its tragic sinking during the Guadalcanal campaign with the loss of most of the Sullivan brothers.
-
A.
USS Honolulu (CL-48)
USS Honolulu (CL-48) was a Brooklyn-class light cruiser of the United States Navy that saw extensive action in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
-
B.
USS Helena (CL-50)
USS Helena (CL-50) was a Brooklyn-class light cruiser of the United States Navy that saw heavy action in the Pacific during World War II, earning distinction for its role in several major engagements before being sunk in 1943.
-
C.
USS Washington (BB-56)
USS Washington (BB-56) was a World War II-era U.S. Navy fast battleship renowned for its decisive nighttime surface combat performance in the Pacific Theater.
-
D.
USS Hancock
USS Hancock was a prominent frigate of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War, known for its early naval engagements against the British.
-
E.
USS California (BB-44)
USS California (BB-44) was a Tennessee-class battleship of the United States Navy that served as the flagship of the Pacific Fleet and saw extensive action in World War II, including being sunk and later salvaged and modernized after the Pearl Harbor attack.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Atlanta-class light cruiser
ⓘ
United States Navy warship ⓘ |
| armament |
16 × 5 in/38 caliber dual-purpose guns
ⓘ
40 mm Bofors autocannon ⓘ
surface form:
Bofors 40 mm anti-aircraft guns
Oerlikon 20 mm anti-aircraft cannons ⓘ |
| battle | Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| beam | 52 feet 2 inches ⓘ |
| builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company ⓘ |
| campaign |
Solomon Islands campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Guadalcanal campaign
|
| casualties | Over 600 killed ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking | Torpedo attack by Japanese submarine I-26 ⓘ |
| class | Atlanta class ⓘ |
| commissionedDate | 14 February 1942 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 700 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 8,340 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 6,000 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | 20 feet 6 inches ⓘ |
| fate | Sunk by Japanese submarine torpedoes ⓘ |
| hullNumber | CL-52 ⓘ |
| laidDownDate | 27 May 1940 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 25 October 1941 ⓘ |
| legacy | Contributed to changes in U.S. Navy policy on family members serving together ⓘ |
| length | 541 feet 6 inches ⓘ |
| locationOfSinking | Near Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 32.5 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Juneau
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Juneau, Alaska
|
| notableCasualties |
Albert Sullivan
ⓘ
Francis Sullivan ⓘ George Sullivan ⓘ Joseph Sullivan ⓘ Madison Sullivan ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Loss of the five Sullivan brothers
ⓘ
Sinking during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| placeBuilt | Kearny, New Jersey ⓘ |
| primaryRole | anti-aircraft cruiser ⓘ |
| propulsion |
Four propeller shafts
ⓘ
Steam turbines ⓘ |
| serviceEndYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| serviceEntryYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| shipType | light cruiser ⓘ |
| successorNamesake | USS Juneau (CL-119) ⓘ |
| sunkDate | 13 November 1942 ⓘ |
| survivors | Fewer than 120 ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific Theater of Operations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: USS Juneau (CL-52) Description of subject: USS Juneau (CL-52) was an Atlanta-class light cruiser of the United States Navy in World War II, best known for its tragic sinking during the Guadalcanal campaign with the loss of most of the Sullivan brothers.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.