C1 cargo ships
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C1 cargo ships were a class of small to medium-sized American cargo vessels built during World War II for efficient coastal and short-sea transport.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| C1 cargo ships canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2090755 — 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: C1 cargo ships Context triple: [United States Maritime Commission, produced, C1 cargo ships]
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A.
Pansio-class minelayer squadron
The Pansio-class minelayer squadron is a Finnish Navy unit composed of Pansio-class vessels designed primarily for mine-laying, transport, and support operations in coastal waters.
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B.
Balao class
The Balao class was a World War II–era class of U.S. Navy diesel-electric submarines known for their improved diving depth, range, and significant role in the Pacific submarine campaign.
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C.
Brooklyn-class cruiser
The Brooklyn-class cruiser was a class of United States Navy light cruisers built in the 1930s, known for their heavy main battery of fifteen 6-inch guns and extensive World War II service, with some ships later serving in foreign navies.
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D.
Fridtjof Nansen-class frigates
The Fridtjof Nansen-class frigates are modern Norwegian Navy warships designed primarily for anti-submarine warfare, air defense, and general-purpose maritime operations.
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E.
Bagley class
The Bagley class was a group of U.S. Navy destroyers built in the late 1930s that saw extensive service during World War II, particularly in the Pacific Theater.
- 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: C1 cargo ships Target entity description: C1 cargo ships were a class of small to medium-sized American cargo vessels built during World War II for efficient coastal and short-sea transport.
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A.
Pansio-class minelayer squadron
The Pansio-class minelayer squadron is a Finnish Navy unit composed of Pansio-class vessels designed primarily for mine-laying, transport, and support operations in coastal waters.
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B.
Balao class
The Balao class was a World War II–era class of U.S. Navy diesel-electric submarines known for their improved diving depth, range, and significant role in the Pacific submarine campaign.
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C.
Brooklyn-class cruiser
The Brooklyn-class cruiser was a class of United States Navy light cruisers built in the 1930s, known for their heavy main battery of fifteen 6-inch guns and extensive World War II service, with some ships later serving in foreign navies.
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D.
Fridtjof Nansen-class frigates
The Fridtjof Nansen-class frigates are modern Norwegian Navy warships designed primarily for anti-submarine warfare, air defense, and general-purpose maritime operations.
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E.
Bagley class
The Bagley class was a group of U.S. Navy destroyers built in the late 1930s that saw extensive service during World War II, particularly in the Pacific Theater.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II merchant ship type
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class of cargo ship ⓘ |
| administeredBy | United States Maritime Commission ⓘ |
| builtDuring | 1940s ⓘ |
| builtFor | United States Maritime Commission cargo fleet expansion ⓘ |
| category |
Cargo ship classes
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Ship types of the United States Navy ⓘ World War II merchant ships of the United States ⓘ |
| comparableTo |
Liberty ship
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Victory ship ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | mass-production shipbuilding techniques ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designedAs | small to medium-sized cargo vessel ⓘ |
| designedFor |
coastal transport
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general cargo service ⓘ short-sea transport ⓘ |
| designedToBe |
economical in fuel consumption
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more efficient than older coastal freighters ⓘ suitable for smaller ports ⓘ |
| developedBy | United States Maritime Commission ⓘ |
| distinguishedBy | smaller size than Liberty and Victory ships ⓘ |
| hasSubclass |
C1-A cargo ship
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C1-B cargo ship ⓘ C1-M cargo ship ⓘ |
| operationalArea |
Atlantic Ocean
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Caribbean Sea ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ United States territorial waters ⓘ
surface form:
United States coastal waters
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| partOf |
United States Maritime Commission
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surface form:
United States Maritime Commission shipbuilding program
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| postwarUse |
charter service for private shipping companies
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commercial cargo service ⓘ |
| primaryOperator | United States merchant marine ⓘ |
| propulsionType |
diesel engine (for some variants)
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steam turbine (for many variants) ⓘ |
| serviceEntryPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| typicalRole |
cargo transport
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support of military logistics ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United States Navy
ⓘ
War Shipping Administration ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
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: C1 cargo ships Description of subject: C1 cargo ships were a class of small to medium-sized American cargo vessels built during World War II for efficient coastal and short-sea transport.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.