BB-44
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BB-44 was the hull classification symbol for USS California, a Tennessee-class battleship of the United States Navy that served notably during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| BB-44 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T354625 — 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: BB-44 Context triple: [USS California (BB-44), pennantNumber, BB-44]
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A.
BB-48
BB-48 is the hull classification symbol for USS West Virginia, a Colorado-class battleship of the United States Navy that was damaged at Pearl Harbor and later modernized for World War II service.
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B.
BB-39
BB-39 is the hull classification symbol for USS Arizona, a Pennsylvania-class battleship of the United States Navy sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
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C.
BB-37
BB-37 is the hull number of USS Oklahoma, a Nevada-class battleship of the United States Navy that was sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
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D.
BB-31
BB-31 was the original battleship designation for USS Utah, a Florida-class dreadnought that later served as a target and training ship for the U.S. Navy.
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E.
USSF-44
USSF-44 is a classified U.S. Space Force national security mission launched on a Falcon Heavy rocket to deploy military payloads into geostationary orbit.
- 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: BB-44 Target entity description: BB-44 was the hull classification symbol for USS California, a Tennessee-class battleship of the United States Navy that served notably during World War II.
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A.
BB-48
BB-48 is the hull classification symbol for USS West Virginia, a Colorado-class battleship of the United States Navy that was damaged at Pearl Harbor and later modernized for World War II service.
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B.
BB-39
BB-39 is the hull classification symbol for USS Arizona, a Pennsylvania-class battleship of the United States Navy sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
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C.
BB-37
BB-37 is the hull number of USS Oklahoma, a Nevada-class battleship of the United States Navy that was sunk during the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
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D.
BB-31
BB-31 was the original battleship designation for USS Utah, a Florida-class dreadnought that later served as a target and training ship for the U.S. Navy.
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E.
USSF-44
USSF-44 is a classified U.S. Space Force national security mission launched on a Falcon Heavy rocket to deploy military payloads into geostationary orbit.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tennessee-class battleship
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battleship ⓘ hull classification symbol ⓘ |
| armamentMain | 12 × 14-inch/50 caliber guns ⓘ |
| armamentSecondary | 14 × 5-inch/51 caliber guns (as built) ⓘ |
| armorBelt | 8–13.5 inches ⓘ |
| armorDeck | 3.5 inches ⓘ |
| armorTurrets | 18 inches ⓘ |
| battleHonors | 7 battle stars for World War II service ⓘ |
| beam | 97 feet 5 inches ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | 1921-08-10 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 1080 officers and enlisted (as built) ⓘ |
| damagedIn |
attack on Pearl Harbor
ⓘ
surface form:
Attack on Pearl Harbor
|
| decommissionedOn | 1947-02-14 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | 36300 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | 32500 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | 30 feet ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| homeport |
U.S. Pacific Fleet
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Fleet
|
| hullNumber | BB-44 self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| laidDownAt | Mare Island Naval Shipyard ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 1916-10-25 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 1919-11-20 ⓘ |
| length | 624 feet ⓘ |
| locationDuringPearlHarborAttack | Battleship Row, Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 21 knots ⓘ |
| modernized | 1942–1944 ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. state of California
|
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedInBattle |
Battle of Leyte Gulf
ⓘ
Battle of Surigao Strait ⓘ |
| participatedInOperation |
Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945)
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied landings in the Philippines
Invasion of Guam ⓘ Battle of Saipan ⓘ
surface form:
Invasion of Saipan
Invasion of Tinian ⓘ |
| powerOutput | 28000 shaft horsepower ⓘ |
| presentAtEvent |
attack on Pearl Harbor
ⓘ
surface form:
Attack on Pearl Harbor
|
| propulsion |
12 boilers
ⓘ
4 geared steam turbines ⓘ |
| raisedAndSalvaged | 1942 ⓘ |
| range | 8000 nautical miles at 10 knots ⓘ |
| refersTo |
USS California (BB-44)
ⓘ
surface form:
USS California
|
| sankOn | 1941-12-10 ⓘ |
| servedInConflict |
World War I era (postwar service)
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World War II ⓘ |
| soldForScrapOn | 1959-07-10 ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | Barbara Stephens ⓘ |
| strickenOn | 1959-03-01 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: BB-44 Description of subject: BB-44 was the hull classification symbol for USS California, a Tennessee-class battleship of the United States Navy that served notably during World War II.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
USS California