USS Baltimore
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USS Baltimore was a late 19th-century protected cruiser of the United States Navy that gained prominence for its service in the Pacific and participation in key events of American naval expansion.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Baltimore canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3771622 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: USS Baltimore Context triple: [Asiatic Squadron, notableShip, USS Baltimore]
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A.
USS Providence
USS Providence was a prominent warship of the Continental Navy that served during the American Revolutionary War, participating in several key naval operations against British forces.
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B.
USS Niagara
USS Niagara was an American warship that served as Oliver Hazard Perry’s relief flagship and played a decisive role in securing U.S. victory at the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812.
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C.
USS Augusta
USS Augusta was a U.S. Navy heavy cruiser that notably served as President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s flagship during key World War II conferences and operations.
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D.
USS Portsmouth
USS Portsmouth was a 19th-century United States Navy sloop-of-war notable for its service during the Mexican–American War and in the Pacific.
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E.
USS Philadelphia
USS Philadelphia was a United States Navy warship active in the early 19th century, notably involved in the First Barbary War before being captured and destroyed to prevent its use by enemy forces.
- 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 Baltimore Target entity description: USS Baltimore was a late 19th-century protected cruiser of the United States Navy that gained prominence for its service in the Pacific and participation in key events of American naval expansion.
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A.
USS Providence
USS Providence was a prominent warship of the Continental Navy that served during the American Revolutionary War, participating in several key naval operations against British forces.
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B.
USS Niagara
USS Niagara was an American warship that served as Oliver Hazard Perry’s relief flagship and played a decisive role in securing U.S. victory at the Battle of Lake Erie during the War of 1812.
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C.
USS Augusta
USS Augusta was a U.S. Navy heavy cruiser that notably served as President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s flagship during key World War II conferences and operations.
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D.
USS Portsmouth
USS Portsmouth was a 19th-century United States Navy sloop-of-war notable for its service during the Mexican–American War and in the Pacific.
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E.
USS Philadelphia
USS Philadelphia was a United States Navy warship active in the early 19th century, notably involved in the First Barbary War before being captured and destroyed to prevent its use by enemy forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy ship
ⓘ
protected cruiser ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| armament |
6-inch guns
ⓘ
8-inch guns ⓘ smaller rapid-fire guns ⓘ |
| armorType | protected cruiser armored deck ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Manila Bay ⓘ |
| builder |
Cramp & Sons Shipbuilding Company
ⓘ
William Cramp & Sons ⓘ |
| commissionedDate | 7 January 1890 ⓘ |
| conflict | Spanish–American War ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 400 officers and men ⓘ |
| decommissionedDate | 15 September 1922 ⓘ |
| displacement | about 4,400 tons ⓘ |
| era |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| fleetAssignment | Asiatic Squadron ⓘ |
| hullNumber | C-3 ⓘ |
| laidDownDate | 5 May 1887 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 6 October 1888 ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 20 knots ⓘ |
| modernization | underwent refits during service life ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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surface form:
Baltimore, Maryland
|
| navalArchitectureType | steel-hulled cruiser ⓘ |
| navalService | United States Navy ⓘ |
| notability | participation in early American naval expansion in the Pacific ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Baltimore Crisis of 1891
ⓘ
protected American interests in Chile during the Baltimore Crisis ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| peacetimeRole |
diplomatic missions
ⓘ
flagship duties ⓘ |
| placeBuilt |
Philadelphia
ⓘ
surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
| propulsion |
steam engines
ⓘ
twin screws ⓘ |
| roleInBattleOfManilaBay | engaged Spanish shore batteries and ships ⓘ |
| scrappedDate | 1929 ⓘ |
| serviceTheater |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Caribbean Sea ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| shipBeam | about 48 feet ⓘ |
| shipClass |
Baltimore-class cruiser
ⓘ
surface form:
Baltimore-class cruiser (protected)
|
| shipLength | approximately 327 feet ⓘ |
| status | scrapped ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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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: USS Baltimore Description of subject: USS Baltimore was a late 19th-century protected cruiser of the United States Navy that gained prominence for its service in the Pacific and participation in key events of American naval expansion.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.