USS Idaho (BB-42)
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USS Idaho (BB-42) was a United States Navy battleship that served in both World War I and World War II, providing shore bombardment and escort duties in the Pacific Theater.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| USS Idaho (BB-42) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1380363 — 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 Idaho (BB-42) Context triple: [New Mexico class, hasMember, USS Idaho (BB-42)]
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A.
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.
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B.
USS New Mexico (BB-40)
USS New Mexico (BB-40) was the lead ship of her class of U.S. Navy battleships that served prominently during World War II in the Pacific Theater.
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C.
USS Mississippi (BB-41)
USS Mississippi (BB-41) was a United States Navy battleship that served in both World War I and World War II, providing shore bombardment, convoy escort, and fleet support in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters.
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D.
USS Pennsylvania (BB-38)
USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) was a Pennsylvania-class battleship of the United States Navy that served prominently in both World Wars, particularly in the Pacific Theater.
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E.
USS Tennessee (BB-43)
USS Tennessee (BB-43) was a Tennessee-class battleship of the United States Navy that served prominently in the Pacific Theater during World War II, providing shore bombardment and support in multiple major campaigns.
- 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 Idaho (BB-42) Target entity description: USS Idaho (BB-42) was a United States Navy battleship that served in both World War I and World War II, providing shore bombardment and escort duties in the Pacific Theater.
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A.
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.
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B.
USS New Mexico (BB-40)
USS New Mexico (BB-40) was the lead ship of her class of U.S. Navy battleships that served prominently during World War II in the Pacific Theater.
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C.
USS Mississippi (BB-41)
USS Mississippi (BB-41) was a United States Navy battleship that served in both World War I and World War II, providing shore bombardment, convoy escort, and fleet support in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters.
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D.
USS Pennsylvania (BB-38)
USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) was a Pennsylvania-class battleship of the United States Navy that served prominently in both World Wars, particularly in the Pacific Theater.
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E.
USS Tennessee (BB-43)
USS Tennessee (BB-43) was a Tennessee-class battleship of the United States Navy that served prominently in the Pacific Theater during World War II, providing shore bombardment and support in multiple major campaigns.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Mexico-class battleship
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United States Navy battleship ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| armament |
12 × 14-inch/50 caliber guns
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5-inch secondary guns ⓘ anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| awarded | battle stars for World War II service ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 97 feet ⓘ |
| builder | New York Shipbuilding Corporation ⓘ |
| buildLocation |
Camden
ⓘ
surface form:
Camden, New Jersey
|
| category | dreadnought battleship ⓘ |
| class | New Mexico class ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1919-03-24 ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 1,000 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1946-07-03 ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 32,000 long tons full load ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| flagshipFor | various task groups in the Pacific ⓘ |
| followedBy | USS New Mexico (BB-40) ⓘ |
| hullNumber | BB-42 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1915-01-20 ⓘ |
| launched | 1917-06-30 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 624 feet ⓘ |
| modernized | 1930s ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Idaho ⓘ |
| notableFeature | “standard-type” battleship design ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Aleutian Islands campaign
ⓘ
Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ Battle of Okinawa ⓘ Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ |
| partOf |
U.S. Pacific Fleet
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Pacific Fleet
|
| precededBy | USS Mississippi (BB-41) ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| refit |
received improved anti-aircraft armament
ⓘ
received new fire-control systems ⓘ |
| removedFromService | post-World War II drawdown ⓘ |
| role |
escort ship
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shore bombardment ship ⓘ |
| scrapped | 1947 ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | post-World War I era ⓘ |
| task |
naval gunfire support for amphibious landings
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pre-invasion shore bombardment ⓘ |
| theater |
Pacific Theater of Operations
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surface form:
Pacific Theater of World War II
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| topSpeed | 21 knots ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USS Idaho (BB-42) Description of subject: USS Idaho (BB-42) was a United States Navy battleship that served in both World War I and World War II, providing shore bombardment and escort duties in the Pacific Theater.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.