USCGC Healy
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USCGC Healy is a United States Coast Guard polar icebreaker and research vessel primarily used for Arctic scientific missions and icebreaking operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USCGC Healy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2983890 — 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: USCGC Healy Context triple: [Chukchi Plateau, hasResearchVesselsVisited, USCGC Healy]
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A.
USNS Gibbs
USNS Gibbs is a United States Navy auxiliary research vessel known for its role in oceanographic and geophysical surveys.
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B.
USS Turner Joy (DD-951)
USS Turner Joy (DD-951) was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer of the United States Navy best known for its controversial role in the events that escalated U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
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C.
SS Jeremiah O’Brien
SS Jeremiah O’Brien is a preserved World War II Liberty ship now serving as a museum vessel and historic attraction in San Francisco.
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D.
NOAA Ship Fairweather
NOAA Ship Fairweather is an oceanographic and hydrographic survey vessel operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to map and study coastal and marine environments.
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E.
USS Cassin Young
USS Cassin Young is a preserved World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer now serving as a museum ship in Boston, Massachusetts.
- 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: USCGC Healy Target entity description: USCGC Healy is a United States Coast Guard polar icebreaker and research vessel primarily used for Arctic scientific missions and icebreaking operations.
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A.
USNS Gibbs
USNS Gibbs is a United States Navy auxiliary research vessel known for its role in oceanographic and geophysical surveys.
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B.
USS Turner Joy (DD-951)
USS Turner Joy (DD-951) was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer of the United States Navy best known for its controversial role in the events that escalated U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
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C.
SS Jeremiah O’Brien
SS Jeremiah O’Brien is a preserved World War II Liberty ship now serving as a museum vessel and historic attraction in San Francisco.
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D.
NOAA Ship Fairweather
NOAA Ship Fairweather is an oceanographic and hydrographic survey vessel operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to map and study coastal and marine environments.
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E.
USS Cassin Young
USS Cassin Young is a preserved World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer now serving as a museum ship in Boston, Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Coast Guard cutter
ⓘ
icebreaker ⓘ research vessel ⓘ |
| awarded |
Coast Guard Unit Commendation
ⓘ
surface form:
Coast Guard Unit Commendation (multiple)
|
| beam |
82 ft
ⓘ
about 25 m ⓘ |
| builder |
Avondale Industries
ⓘ
Avondale Shipyards ⓘ |
| callsign | NEPP ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1999-08-21 ⓘ |
| constructionSite |
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
New Orleans, Louisiana
|
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 80 Coast Guard crew ⓘ |
| displacement | 16000 long tons (approximate) ⓘ |
| draft | 29.5 ft ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
CTD handling systems
ⓘ
hangar for helicopters ⓘ helicopter flight deck ⓘ multibeam sonar ⓘ oceanographic laboratories ⓘ oceanographic winches ⓘ scientific data network ⓘ wet and dry labs ⓘ |
| homeport |
Seattle, Washington, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Seattle, Washington
|
| hullNumber | WAGB-20 ⓘ |
| icebreakingCapability | 4.5 ft of ice at 3 knots (approximate) ⓘ |
| IMONumber | 9106807 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1996-09-16 ⓘ |
| launched | 1997-11-15 ⓘ |
| length |
420 ft
ⓘ
about 128 m ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 17 knots ⓘ |
| MMSINumber | 366776000 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Michael A. Healy ⓘ |
| notableMission |
Arctic Ocean mapping missions
ⓘ
Bering Sea and Chukchi Sea research cruises ⓘ support of climate change research ⓘ |
| operator | United States Coast Guard ⓘ |
| partOf | United States polar icebreaking fleet ⓘ |
| primaryAreaOfOperation | Arctic Ocean ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
Arctic research
ⓘ
polar icebreaking ⓘ |
| propulsion |
diesel-electric
ⓘ
electric motors driving propellers ⓘ four diesel engines ⓘ |
| scientificBerths | about 50 scientists ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Coast Guard ⓘ |
| shipClass | Healy-class icebreaker ⓘ |
| shipType | medium icebreaker ⓘ |
| status | in active service ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USCGC Healy Description of subject: USCGC Healy is a United States Coast Guard polar icebreaker and research vessel primarily used for Arctic scientific missions and icebreaking operations.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.