Virginia-class submarine
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The Virginia-class submarine is a class of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines used by the United States Navy, designed for a broad range of open-ocean and littoral missions with advanced stealth, surveillance, and strike capabilities.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Virginia-class submarines | 3 |
| Virginia-class attack submarines | 1 |
| Virginia-class submarine canonical | 1 |
| Virginia-class submarine program | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1470545 — 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: Virginia-class submarine Context triple: [General Dynamics, notableProduct, Virginia-class submarine]
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A.
Victoria-class submarine
The Victoria-class submarine is a class of diesel-electric attack submarines originally built for the Royal Navy as the Upholder class and later modernized and operated by the Royal Canadian Navy for coastal defense, surveillance, and training.
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B.
Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarines
Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarines are the United Kingdom’s nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed submarines that form the seaborne leg of its strategic deterrent force.
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C.
Astute-class submarine
The Astute-class submarine is a fleet of advanced nuclear-powered attack submarines built for the Royal Navy, known for their stealth, endurance, and sophisticated weapons and sensor systems.
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D.
Dreadnought-class submarine
The Dreadnought-class submarine is a new generation of British nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines designed to replace the Royal Navy’s Vanguard class as the backbone of the UK’s sea-based nuclear deterrent.
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E.
Collins-class submarine
The Collins-class submarine is a class of diesel-electric attack submarines designed for long-range patrols and operated as the primary undersea warfare asset of the Royal Australian Navy.
- 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: Virginia-class submarine Target entity description: The Virginia-class submarine is a class of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines used by the United States Navy, designed for a broad range of open-ocean and littoral missions with advanced stealth, surveillance, and strike capabilities.
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A.
Victoria-class submarine
The Victoria-class submarine is a class of diesel-electric attack submarines originally built for the Royal Navy as the Upholder class and later modernized and operated by the Royal Canadian Navy for coastal defense, surveillance, and training.
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B.
Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarines
Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarines are the United Kingdom’s nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed submarines that form the seaborne leg of its strategic deterrent force.
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C.
Astute-class submarine
The Astute-class submarine is a fleet of advanced nuclear-powered attack submarines built for the Royal Navy, known for their stealth, endurance, and sophisticated weapons and sensor systems.
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D.
Dreadnought-class submarine
The Dreadnought-class submarine is a new generation of British nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines designed to replace the Royal Navy’s Vanguard class as the backbone of the UK’s sea-based nuclear deterrent.
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E.
Collins-class submarine
The Collins-class submarine is a class of diesel-electric attack submarines designed for long-range patrols and operated as the primary undersea warfare asset of the Royal Australian Navy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy submarine class
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nuclear-powered fast attack submarine class ⓘ |
| allianceUser |
Royal Australian Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Australian Navy (planned under AUKUS)
|
| armament |
Mk 48 ADCAP torpedoes
ⓘ
Tomahawk cruise missile ⓘ
surface form:
UGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missiles
mines ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 10.4 meters ⓘ |
| blockVariant |
Block I
ⓘ
Block II ⓘ Block III ⓘ Block IV ⓘ Block V ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 130 ⓘ |
| crewComposition | officers and enlisted sailors ⓘ |
| designedBy |
Electric Boat Company
ⓘ
surface form:
General Dynamics Electric Boat
|
| designedFor |
blue-water operations
ⓘ
littoral operations ⓘ |
| displacementSubmerged | approximately 7800 tons ⓘ |
| feature |
enhanced stealth characteristics
ⓘ
fly-by-wire ship control system ⓘ modular construction ⓘ open-ocean and littoral mission capability ⓘ photonic masts instead of optical periscopes ⓘ |
| firstUnit | USS Virginia (SSN-774) ⓘ |
| followedBy | SSN(X)-class submarine ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| hullType | single-hull ⓘ |
| leadShipCommissioned | 2004 ⓘ |
| leadShipLaidDown | 2000 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 115 meters ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Electric Boat Company
ⓘ
surface form:
General Dynamics Electric Boat
Newport News Shipbuilding ⓘ
surface form:
Huntington Ingalls Industries Newport News Shipbuilding
|
| missileLaunchSystem |
Virginia Payload Tubes
ⓘ
vertical launch system ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Virginia
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surface form:
Commonwealth of Virginia
|
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| plannedBlockVariant |
Block VI
ⓘ
Block VII ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Los Angeles-class submarines
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surface form:
Los Angeles-class submarine
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| primaryRole | fast attack ⓘ |
| propulsion |
nuclear reactor
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pump-jet propulsor ⓘ |
| role |
anti-submarine warfare
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anti-surface warfare ⓘ intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance ⓘ mine warfare ⓘ special operations support ⓘ strike warfare ⓘ |
| speedSubmerged | over 25 knots ⓘ |
| torpedoTubes | 4 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Virginia-class submarine Description of subject: The Virginia-class submarine is a class of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines used by the United States Navy, designed for a broad range of open-ocean and littoral missions with advanced stealth, surveillance, and strike capabilities.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Virginia-class submarines
this entity surface form:
Virginia-class submarines
this entity surface form:
Virginia-class attack submarines
subject surface form:
Newport News Shipbuilding
this entity surface form:
Virginia-class submarines
subject surface form:
Major Defense Acquisition Program
this entity surface form:
Virginia-class submarine program