CA-34
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CA-34 was the hull number of USS Astoria, a New Orleans-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy that served in the Pacific during World War II and was sunk at the Battle of Savo Island in 1942.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| CA-34 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2935485 — 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: CA-34 Context triple: [USS Astoria (CA-34), hullNumber, CA-34]
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CA-35
CA-35 is the hull classification symbol for USS Indianapolis, a U.S. Navy Portland-class heavy cruiser best known for its World War II service and tragic sinking after delivering components of the first atomic bomb.
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B.
CA-13
CA-13 is a United States congressional district in California represented in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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C.
CA 41
CA 41 is a major California state highway that runs from the Central Coast near Morro Bay through the San Joaquin Valley to Yosemite National Park.
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D.
LC-34
LC-34 is a historic launch complex at Cape Canaveral used for early Apollo missions and associated with key milestones and tragedies in the U.S. space program.
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E.
CA 180
CA 180 is a major California state highway that runs from the Central Valley city of Fresno eastward into the Sierra Nevada, providing access to Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks.
- 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: CA-34 Target entity description: CA-34 was the hull number of USS Astoria, a New Orleans-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy that served in the Pacific during World War II and was sunk at the Battle of Savo Island in 1942.
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A.
CA-35
CA-35 is the hull classification symbol for USS Indianapolis, a U.S. Navy Portland-class heavy cruiser best known for its World War II service and tragic sinking after delivering components of the first atomic bomb.
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B.
CA-13
CA-13 is a United States congressional district in California represented in the U.S. House of Representatives.
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C.
CA 41
CA 41 is a major California state highway that runs from the Central Coast near Morro Bay through the San Joaquin Valley to Yosemite National Park.
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D.
LC-34
LC-34 is a historic launch complex at Cape Canaveral used for early Apollo missions and associated with key milestones and tragedies in the U.S. space program.
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E.
CA 180
CA 180 is a major California state highway that runs from the Central Valley city of Fresno eastward into the Sierra Nevada, providing access to Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Orleans-class heavy cruiser
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United States Navy warship ⓘ heavy cruiser ⓘ |
| armedWith |
8-inch naval guns
ⓘ
anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| builtFor | United States Navy ⓘ |
| category |
New Orleans-class cruiser
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surface form:
New Orleans-class cruisers of the United States Navy
Ships sunk in battle ⓘ Shipwrecks of World War II ⓘ World War II cruisers of the United States ⓘ |
| class | New Orleans-class cruiser ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| era |
World War II era
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interwar period ⓘ |
| fate | sunk ⓘ |
| hullNumber | CA-34 self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| locationOfSinking | off Savo Island ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Astoria, Oregon ⓘ |
| navalClassification | CA-34 ⓘ |
| navalRole | surface combatant ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Midway
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Battle of Savo Island ⓘ Battle of Coral Sea ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Coral Sea
Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Guadalcanal Campaign
|
| partOf |
U.S. Pacific Fleet
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Pacific Fleet
|
| serviceBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| serviceDuring | World War II ⓘ |
| shipType | heavy cruiser ⓘ |
| sunkDate | 1942-08-09 ⓘ |
| sunkIn | Battle of Savo Island ⓘ |
| sunkYear | 1942 ⓘ |
| theater |
Pacific Theater of Operations
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surface form:
Pacific Theater
|
| usedAs |
escort for aircraft carriers
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surface action ship ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: CA-34 Description of subject: CA-34 was the hull number of USS Astoria, a New Orleans-class heavy cruiser of the United States Navy that served in the Pacific during World War II and was sunk at the Battle of Savo Island in 1942.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
USS Astoria (CA-34)
subject surface form:
USS Astoria (CA-34)