USS Croaker (SS-246)
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USS Croaker (SS-246) is a World War II-era Gato-class submarine of the United States Navy that earned multiple battle stars in the Pacific and is now preserved as a museum ship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| USS Croaker (SS-246) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5463463 — 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)
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Target entity: USS Croaker (SS-246) Context triple: [Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park, hasExhibit, USS Croaker (SS-246)]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
USS Lionfish (SS-298)
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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E.
USS Torsk
USS Torsk is a World War II-era Tench-class submarine preserved as a museum ship in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: USS Croaker (SS-246) Target entity description: USS Croaker (SS-246) is a World War II-era Gato-class submarine of the United States Navy that earned multiple battle stars in the Pacific and is now preserved as a museum ship.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
USS Lionfish (SS-298)
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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E.
USS Torsk
USS Torsk is a World War II-era Tench-class submarine preserved as a museum ship in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gato-class submarine
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United States Navy submarine ⓘ World War II submarine ⓘ museum ship ⓘ |
| armament |
10 × 21-inch torpedo tubes
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deck gun ⓘ |
| beam | 27 feet 3 inches ⓘ |
| becameMuseumShipOn | 1976 ⓘ |
| builder | Electric Boat Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt | Groton, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Gato class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | 21 April 1944 ⓘ |
| convertedTo | radar picket / hunter-killer configuration ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| crewComplement | about 60 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissionedOn | 2 December 1946 ⓘ |
| displacement |
1526 tons surfaced
ⓘ
2424 tons submerged ⓘ |
| draft | 17 feet ⓘ |
| earnedAward | battle stars for World War II service ⓘ |
| exhibitedAt | Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| finalDecommissioningDate | 1 December 1968 ⓘ |
| flag | United States Navy ensign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeportDuringColdWar | New London, Connecticut NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullNumber | SS-246 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IMO | not applicable (naval vessel) ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 1 December 1943 ⓘ |
| laterHomeport | Key West, Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 19 December 1943 ⓘ |
| length | 311 feet 9 inches ⓘ |
| museumLocation | Buffalo, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | croaker (a type of fish) ⓘ |
| notableAction | sank multiple Japanese vessels during World War II ⓘ |
| numberOfWarPatrols | 6 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | SS-246 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postwarRole | hunter-killer submarine (SSK) ⓘ |
| propulsion | diesel-electric ⓘ |
| reclassifiedAs | SSK-246 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reclassifiedOn | 18 February 1953 ⓘ |
| recommissionedOn | 7 May 1951 ⓘ |
| servedInConflict | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | Mrs. Walter T. Griffith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
on public display
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preserved ⓘ |
| strickenFromNavalRegisterOn | 1 December 1968 ⓘ |
| successorClassInService | Balao-class submarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Pacific Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topSpeed |
20 knots surfaced
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9 knots submerged ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USS Croaker (SS-246) Description of subject: USS Croaker (SS-246) is a World War II-era Gato-class submarine of the United States Navy that earned multiple battle stars in the Pacific and is now preserved as a museum ship.
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