USS Lionfish (SS-298)
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USS Lionfish (SS-298) is a World War II-era Balao-class submarine of the United States Navy now preserved as a museum ship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| USS Lionfish (SS-298) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5305705 — 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: USS Lionfish (SS-298) Context triple: [Battleship Cove, hasPart, USS Lionfish (SS-298)]
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USS Bowfin (SS-287)
USS Bowfin (SS-287) is a World War II-era American Balao-class submarine famed for its successful wartime patrols in the Pacific and preservation as a museum ship in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
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B.
USS Drum (SS-228)
USS Drum (SS-228) is a World War II-era Gato-class submarine of the United States Navy, renowned for its combat service in the Pacific and now preserved as a museum ship.
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C.
USS Silversides (SS-236)
USS Silversides (SS-236) is a World War II-era Gato-class submarine of the United States Navy renowned for its successful combat patrols in the Pacific and now preserved as a museum ship.
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D.
USS Torsk
USS Torsk is a World War II-era Tench-class submarine preserved as a museum ship in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.
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E.
USS Bluegill
USS Bluegill was a U.S. Navy submarine that served in the Pacific during World War II, conducting combat patrols and attacks against Japanese vessels.
- 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 Lionfish (SS-298) Target entity description: USS Lionfish (SS-298) is a World War II-era Balao-class submarine of the United States Navy now preserved as a museum ship.
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A.
USS Bowfin (SS-287)
USS Bowfin (SS-287) is a World War II-era American Balao-class submarine famed for its successful wartime patrols in the Pacific and preservation as a museum ship in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
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B.
USS Drum (SS-228)
USS Drum (SS-228) is a World War II-era Gato-class submarine of the United States Navy, renowned for its combat service in the Pacific and now preserved as a museum ship.
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C.
USS Silversides (SS-236)
USS Silversides (SS-236) is a World War II-era Gato-class submarine of the United States Navy renowned for its successful combat patrols in the Pacific and now preserved as a museum ship.
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D.
USS Torsk
USS Torsk is a World War II-era Tench-class submarine preserved as a museum ship in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.
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E.
USS Bluegill
USS Bluegill was a U.S. Navy submarine that served in the Pacific during World War II, conducting combat patrols and attacks against Japanese vessels.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Balao-class submarine
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United States Navy submarine ⓘ museum ship ⓘ |
| armament |
1 × 5 in/25 caliber deck gun
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10 × 21 in torpedo tubes ⓘ Bofors 40 mm anti-aircraft gun NERFINISHED ⓘ Oerlikon 20 mm cannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | 2 battle stars for World War II service ⓘ |
| beam | 27.25 ft ⓘ |
| builder | Cramp Shipbuilding Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Balao-class submarines of the United States Navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Museum ships in Massachusetts ⓘ Ships built in Philadelphia ⓘ World War II submarines of the United States ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | 1944-11-01 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 70 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| currentStatus | museum ship ⓘ |
| decommissionedOn | 1946-12-16 ⓘ |
| displacementSubmerged | 2424 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementSurfaced | 1526 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | 17 ft ⓘ |
| finalDecommissioningDate | 1953-12-15 ⓘ |
| hasMastheadInsignia | lionfish emblem ⓘ |
| homeportDuringService | Pearl Harbor, Hawaii NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullNumber | SS-298 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 1942-12-15 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 1943-11-07 ⓘ |
| length | 311.75 ft ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Fall River, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeedSubmerged | 8.75 knots ⓘ |
| maximumSpeedSurfaced | 20.25 knots ⓘ |
| museumRole | exhibit on submarine warfare ⓘ |
| namedAfter | lionfish ⓘ |
| numberOfWarPatrols | 2 ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| patrolArea |
East China Sea
NERFINISHED
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Yellow Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ waters off Japan ⓘ |
| preservedAt | Battleship Cove NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion | diesel-electric ⓘ |
| recommissionedOn | 1951-01-31 ⓘ |
| shipClass | Balao class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsor | Mrs. Florence K. Earle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strickenFromNavalRegisterOn | 1971-12-01 ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Pacific Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNSNumber | SS298 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USS Lionfish (SS-298) Description of subject: USS Lionfish (SS-298) is a World War II-era Balao-class submarine of the United States Navy now preserved as a museum ship.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Balao-class submarine