USS Franklin
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USS Franklin was an American Essex-class aircraft carrier that saw extensive combat in the Pacific Theater during World War II and survived severe battle damage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Franklin canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1550058 — 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 Franklin Context triple: [Battle off Cape Engaño, U.S.CarrierParticipated, USS Franklin]
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A.
USS Lexington
USS Lexington was a prominent warship of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War, known for its early naval engagements against British forces.
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B.
USS Wasp
USS Wasp was a prominent warship of the American Revolutionary-era Continental Navy, known for its role in early naval engagements against British forces.
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C.
USS Essex
USS Essex was a World War II-era U.S. Navy aircraft carrier and the lead ship of the Essex-class, which played a major role in Pacific Theater operations.
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D.
USS Saratoga
USS Saratoga was a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, originally commissioned in the 1920s, that later became notable as a target ship in early post–World War II nuclear weapons tests.
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E.
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.
- 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 Franklin Target entity description: USS Franklin was an American Essex-class aircraft carrier that saw extensive combat in the Pacific Theater during World War II and survived severe battle damage.
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A.
USS Lexington
USS Lexington was a prominent warship of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War, known for its early naval engagements against British forces.
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B.
USS Wasp
USS Wasp was a prominent warship of the American Revolutionary-era Continental Navy, known for its role in early naval engagements against British forces.
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C.
USS Essex
USS Essex was a World War II-era U.S. Navy aircraft carrier and the lead ship of the Essex-class, which played a major role in Pacific Theater operations.
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D.
USS Saratoga
USS Saratoga was a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, originally commissioned in the 1920s, that later became notable as a target ship in early post–World War II nuclear weapons tests.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Essex-class aircraft carrier
ⓘ
United States Navy aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| armament |
Aircraft
ⓘ
Anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| awarded |
Battle stars for World War II service
ⓘ
Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ Presidential Unit Citation (United States) ⓘ
surface form:
Presidential Unit Citation
|
| builder | Newport News Shipbuilding ⓘ |
| casualties | Hundreds of crew killed or wounded in 1945 attack ⓘ |
| category |
Essex-class aircraft carriers of the United States Navy
ⓘ
World War II aircraft carriers of the United States ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1944-01-31 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | Over 2,000 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1947-02-17 ⓘ |
| designOrigin | Improved Yorktown-class design ⓘ |
| displacement | About 27,100 tons standard ⓘ |
| fate | Sold for scrap ⓘ |
| hasCallSign | Navy hull classification symbol CV-13 ⓘ |
| homeportDuringWWII | Pacific Fleet bases ⓘ |
| hullNumber | CV-13 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1942-12-07 ⓘ |
| launched | 1943-10-14 ⓘ |
| length | Approximately 872 feet ⓘ |
| locationDuringEvent | Near Kyushu, Japan ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | About 33 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Benjamin Franklin ⓘ |
| nickname |
Great Bell
ⓘ
surface form:
Big Ben
|
| notableCommander | Captain Leslie E. Gehres ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Severely damaged by Japanese air attack on 1945-03-19 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Iwo Jima
ⓘ
Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
surface form:
Okinawa campaign
|
| placeOfConstruction | Newport News, Virginia ⓘ |
| postwarStatus | Placed in reserve fleet ⓘ |
| propulsion |
Four shafts
ⓘ
Steam turbines ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| shipClass | Essex class ⓘ |
| soldForScrap | 1966 ⓘ |
| sponsor | Harriet Adams ⓘ |
| strickenFromNavalRegister | 1964-10-01 ⓘ |
| survived | Severe battle damage in 1945 ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar |
Pacific Theater of Operations
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Theater
|
| typeOfDamage | Bomb damage ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USS Franklin Description of subject: USS Franklin was an American Essex-class aircraft carrier that saw extensive combat in the Pacific Theater during World War II and survived severe battle damage.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.