CV-4

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aircraft carrier aircraft carrier class hull number warship

CV-4 is the hull number of USS Ranger, the first U.S. Navy aircraft carrier designed and built from the keel up as a carrier.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
CV-4 canonical	4

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3449659 — 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: CV-4
Context triple: [USS Ranger (CV-4), hullNumber, CV-4]

A. CV-5
CV-5 was the hull classification and pennant number of USS Yorktown, a famed U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that played a crucial role in early World War II Pacific battles before being sunk at Midway.
B. CV-3
CV-3 was the hull classification symbol for USS Saratoga, a pioneering U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that served prominently from the interwar period through World War II.
C. CV-59
CV-59 is the hull classification and pennant number of USS Forrestal, the lead ship of the U.S. Navy’s Forrestal-class supercarriers and one of the first supercarriers ever built.
D. CV-8
CV-8 is the hull number of USS Hornet, a famed World War II U.S. Navy aircraft carrier best known for launching the Doolittle Raid and participating in the Battle of Midway.
E. AC-4
AC-4 was a class of Southern Pacific Railroad articulated steam locomotives of the distinctive cab-forward design used primarily for heavy freight service over mountainous routes.
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: CV-4
Target entity description: CV-4 is the hull number of USS Ranger, the first U.S. Navy aircraft carrier designed and built from the keel up as a carrier.

A. CV-5
CV-5 was the hull classification and pennant number of USS Yorktown, a famed U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that played a crucial role in early World War II Pacific battles before being sunk at Midway.
B. CV-3
CV-3 was the hull classification symbol for USS Saratoga, a pioneering U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that served prominently from the interwar period through World War II.
C. CV-59
CV-59 is the hull classification and pennant number of USS Forrestal, the lead ship of the U.S. Navy’s Forrestal-class supercarriers and one of the first supercarriers ever built.
D. CV-8
CV-8 is the hull number of USS Hornet, a famed World War II U.S. Navy aircraft carrier best known for launching the Doolittle Raid and participating in the Battle of Midway.
E. AC-4
AC-4 was a class of Southern Pacific Railroad articulated steam locomotives of the distinctive cab-forward design used primarily for heavy freight service over mountainous routes.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	aircraft carrier ⓘ aircraft carrier ⓘ aircraft carrier class ⓘ hull number ⓘ warship ⓘ
aircraftCarried	approximately 76 aircraft (designed complement) ⓘ
armament	8 × 5-inch guns (various marks over career) ⓘ anti-aircraft guns ⓘ
builder	Newport News Shipbuilding ⓘ
class	Ranger-class aircraft carrier ⓘ
commissioned	1934-06-04 ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
crewComplement	approximately 2000 officers and enlisted ⓘ
decommissioned	1946-10-18 ⓘ
designFeature	full-length flight deck ⓘ hangar deck below flight deck ⓘ island superstructure on starboard side ⓘ
displacement	approximately 14500 tons standard ⓘ
fate	sold for scrap ⓘ
flag	United States flag ⓘ surface form: Flag of the United States
hullNumber	CV-4 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
identifies	USS Ranger ⓘ
laidDown	1931-09-26 ⓘ
launched	1933-02-25 ⓘ
namedAfter	Rangers of the American frontier ⓘ
nameNumberInUSN	fourth U.S. Navy ship named Ranger ⓘ
navalEnsign	Naval jack of the United States ⓘ
NavyHullClassification	CV-4 ⓘ
notableFor	first U.S. Navy aircraft carrier converted from a collier ⓘ first U.S. Navy aircraft carrier designed and built from the keel up as an aircraft carrier ⓘ
operator	United States Navy ⓘ
pennantNumber	CV-4 self-linksurface differs ⓘ
precededBy	USS Langley ⓘ
propulsion	geared turbines ⓘ six boilers ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ
role	aircraft operations ship ⓘ
scrapped	1947 ⓘ
serviceBranch	United States Navy ⓘ
serviceEntryEra	interwar period ⓘ
shipyard	Newport News Shipbuilding ⓘ surface form: Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
theater	Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ surface form: Atlantic Theater of World War II
topSpeed	approximately 29 knots ⓘ
type	fleet carrier ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

USS Ranger (CV-4) → hullNumber → CV-4 ⓘ

Ranger class → hullNumber → CV-4 ⓘ

subject surface form: USS Ranger (CV-4)

CV-4 → hullNumber → CV-4 self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: USS Ranger

CV-4 → pennantNumber → CV-4 self-linksurface differs ⓘ