BB-43
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BB-43 is the hull classification symbol for USS Tennessee, a Tennessee-class battleship of the United States Navy that served prominently during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| BB-43 canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T390670 — 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-43 Context triple: [USS Tennessee (BB-43), hullNumber, BB-43]
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A.
BB-44
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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-43 Target entity description: BB-43 is the hull classification symbol for USS Tennessee, a Tennessee-class battleship of the United States Navy that served prominently during World War II.
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A.
BB-44
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tennessee-class battleship
ⓘ
battleship ⓘ battleship class ⓘ hull classification symbol ⓘ |
| armament |
12 × 14-inch/50 caliber guns
ⓘ
5-inch guns ⓘ anti-aircraft guns ⓘ torpedo blisters (defensive modification) ⓘ |
| builder | New York Naval Shipyard ⓘ |
| callSign | Navy hull number BB-43 ⓘ |
| class |
Tennessee-class battleship
ⓘ
surface form:
Tennessee class
|
| commissioned | 1920-06-03 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewComplement | approximately 1,000–1,500 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| damagedIn |
attack on Pearl Harbor
ⓘ
surface form:
Attack on Pearl Harbor
|
| decommissioned | 1947-02-14 ⓘ |
| denotes |
USS Tennessee (BB-43)
ⓘ
surface form:
USS Tennessee
|
| displacement | approximately 32,300 long tons standard ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| flagshipOf | various U.S. Navy formations in the Pacific ⓘ |
| followedBy | Colorado class ⓘ |
| homeport |
U.S. Pacific Fleet
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Fleet
|
| hullNumber | BB-43 self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1917-05-14 ⓘ |
| launched | 1919-04-30 ⓘ |
| length | 624 feet ⓘ |
| locationDuringEvent | Pearl Harbor on 1941-12-07 ⓘ |
| modernized | 1930s extensive reconstruction ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Tennessee
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. state of Tennessee
|
| operator |
United States Navy
ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Aleutian Islands campaign
ⓘ
attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ
surface form:
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ Battle of Surigao Strait ⓘ Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ Battle of Iwo Jima ⓘ
surface form:
Invasion of Iwo Jima
Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
surface form:
Invasion of Okinawa
Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ |
| precededBy |
New Mexico-class battleship
ⓘ
surface form:
New Mexico class
|
| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| receivedAward |
Navy Unit Commendation
ⓘ
battle stars for World War II service ⓘ |
| scrapped | 1959 ⓘ |
| servedInConflict |
World War I era (peacetime service)
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| stricken | 1959-03-01 ⓘ |
| type | standard-type battleship ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: BB-43 Description of subject: BB-43 is the hull classification symbol for USS Tennessee, a Tennessee-class battleship of the United States Navy that served prominently during World War II.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
USS Tennessee
subject surface form:
USS Tennessee (BB-43)