USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)
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USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) was a U.S. Navy Kitty Hawk–class supercarrier that served as a key conventionally powered aircraft carrier from the early 1960s until its decommissioning in 2009.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T419712 — 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.
Target entity: USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) Context triple: [New York Shipbuilding Corporation, notableShipBuilt, USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)]
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USS Forrestal (CV-59)
USS Forrestal (CV-59) was the United States Navy’s first supercarrier, commissioned in 1955 and named in honor of the first U.S. Secretary of Defense, James V. Forrestal.
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USS Wasp
USS Wasp was a prominent warship of the American Revolutionary-era Continental Navy, known for its role in early naval engagements against British forces.
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USS Saratoga
USS Saratoga was a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, originally commissioned in the 1920s, that later became notable as a target ship in early post–World War II nuclear weapons tests.
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USS Ranger
USS Ranger was a prominent sloop-of-war in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War, best known for its daring Atlantic operations under Captain John Paul Jones.
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USS Hornet (CV-8)
USS Hornet (CV-8) was a U.S. Navy Yorktown-class aircraft carrier of World War II best known for launching the Doolittle Raid and for its role in major Pacific battles before being sunk in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) Target entity description: USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) was a U.S. Navy Kitty Hawk–class supercarrier that served as a key conventionally powered aircraft carrier from the early 1960s until its decommissioning in 2009.
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A.
USS Forrestal (CV-59)
USS Forrestal (CV-59) was the United States Navy’s first supercarrier, commissioned in 1955 and named in honor of the first U.S. Secretary of Defense, James V. Forrestal.
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B.
USS Wasp
USS Wasp was a prominent warship of the American Revolutionary-era Continental Navy, known for its role in early naval engagements against British forces.
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C.
USS Saratoga
USS Saratoga was a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, originally commissioned in the 1920s, that later became notable as a target ship in early post–World War II nuclear weapons tests.
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D.
USS Ranger
USS Ranger was a prominent sloop-of-war in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War, best known for its daring Atlantic operations under Captain John Paul Jones.
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E.
USS Hornet (CV-8)
USS Hornet (CV-8) was a U.S. Navy Yorktown-class aircraft carrier of World War II best known for launching the Doolittle Raid and for its role in major Pacific battles before being sunk in the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier
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United States Navy ship ⓘ aircraft carrier ⓘ supercarrier ⓘ |
| aircraftCarried |
fixed-wing aircraft
ⓘ
helicopters ⓘ |
| armament |
Phalanx CIWS (modernization era)
ⓘ
surface form:
CIWS Phalanx
naval guns (early career) ⓘ surface-to-air missiles (various over career) ⓘ |
| awards |
Meritorious Unit Commendation
ⓘ
Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ Presidential Unit Citation (United States) ⓘ
surface form:
Presidential Unit Citation
multiple battle stars for Vietnam War ⓘ |
| beam | about 130 ft (waterline) ⓘ |
| builder | New York Shipbuilding Corporation ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1961-04-29 ⓘ |
| conflictParticipated |
Global War on Terrorism
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Operation Desert Storm ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | over 4500 personnel (ship and air wing) ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 2009-05-12 ⓘ |
| displacement |
about 61000 tons standard
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over 80000 tons full load ⓘ |
| flightDeckWidth | about 252 ft ⓘ |
| homeport |
San Diego, California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
San Diego, California
Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Yokosuka, Japan
|
| hullNumber |
USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63)
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
CV-63
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| laidDown | 1956-12-27 ⓘ |
| launched | 1960-05-21 ⓘ |
| length | about 1047 ft ⓘ |
| namesake |
Battle of Kitty Hawk
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Kitty Hawk, North Carolina ⓘ |
| nickName | Battle Cat ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
last conventionally powered aircraft carrier in U.S. Navy service
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served as forward-deployed carrier in Japan ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| placeBuilt |
Camden
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surface form:
Camden, New Jersey
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| precededBy | USS Independence (CV-62) ⓘ |
| propulsion | conventionally powered ⓘ |
| propulsionSystem |
conventional boilers
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
attack aircraft carrier
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multi-mission aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| shipClass | Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| status | decommissioned ⓘ |
| succeededBy | USS George Washington (CVN-73) ⓘ |
| type | conventional-powered fleet carrier ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) Description of subject: USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) was a U.S. Navy Kitty Hawk–class supercarrier that served as a key conventionally powered aircraft carrier from the early 1960s until its decommissioning in 2009.
Referenced by (9)
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