USS Nashville
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USS Nashville was a United States Navy light cruiser that served during World War II, participating in major Pacific campaigns and supporting amphibious operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| USS Nashville canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6859954 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: USS Nashville Context triple: [USS Boise, classSisterShipOf, USS Nashville]
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USS Rochester
USS Rochester was a U.S. Navy heavy cruiser that saw significant combat service during the Korean War and other Cold War-era operations.
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USS Columbus
USS Columbus was a United States Navy warship that gained historical note for its role in early 19th-century naval operations, including participation in exploratory and diplomatic missions such as the Hopkins Expedition to the Bahamas.
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USS Augusta
USS Augusta was a U.S. Navy heavy cruiser that notably served as President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s flagship during key World War II conferences and operations.
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USS Baltimore
USS Baltimore was a late 19th-century protected cruiser of the United States Navy that gained prominence for its service in the Pacific and participation in key events of American naval expansion.
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E.
USS Raleigh
USS Raleigh was a United States Navy protected cruiser best known for its service with the Asiatic Squadron during the Spanish–American War, including action at the Battle of Manila Bay.
- 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 Nashville Target entity description: USS Nashville was a United States Navy light cruiser that served during World War II, participating in major Pacific campaigns and supporting amphibious operations.
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USS Rochester
USS Rochester was a U.S. Navy heavy cruiser that saw significant combat service during the Korean War and other Cold War-era operations.
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B.
USS Columbus
USS Columbus was a United States Navy warship that gained historical note for its role in early 19th-century naval operations, including participation in exploratory and diplomatic missions such as the Hopkins Expedition to the Bahamas.
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C.
USS Augusta
USS Augusta was a U.S. Navy heavy cruiser that notably served as President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s flagship during key World War II conferences and operations.
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D.
USS Baltimore
USS Baltimore was a late 19th-century protected cruiser of the United States Navy that gained prominence for its service in the Pacific and participation in key events of American naval expansion.
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E.
USS Raleigh
USS Raleigh was a United States Navy protected cruiser best known for its service with the Asiatic Squadron during the Spanish–American War, including action at the Battle of Manila Bay.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brooklyn-class light cruiser
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United States Navy ship ⓘ World War II cruiser ⓘ |
| aircraftFacilities | catapults for floatplanes ⓘ |
| armament |
0.50 in machine guns
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15 × 6 in/47 caliber guns ⓘ 8 × 5 in/25 caliber anti-aircraft guns ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| awards | 10 battle stars for World War II service ⓘ |
| beam | 61 ft 9 in ⓘ |
| builder | New York Shipbuilding Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carried | General Douglas MacArthur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualtiesFromAttack | over 130 killed or wounded ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1938-06-06 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 868 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| damagedBy | kamikaze attack ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent | 1944-12-13 ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1946-06-24 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | 12107 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | 9700 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | 19 ft 5 in ⓘ |
| event | transported General MacArthur to the Philippines for his return in 1944 ⓘ |
| hullNumber | CL-43 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1935-01-24 ⓘ |
| launched | 1937-10-02 ⓘ |
| length | 608 ft ⓘ |
| locationOfEvent | off Negros Island, Philippines ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 32.5 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Nashville, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Aleutian Islands campaign
NERFINISHED
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Guadalcanal campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Leyte Gulf operations ⓘ Lingayen Gulf landings NERFINISHED ⓘ New Guinea campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippines campaign (1944–1945) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
four propeller shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
amphibious assault support
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flagship for amphibious operations ⓘ shore bombardment support ⓘ |
| serviceWithOtherNavy | Chilean Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipClass | Brooklyn class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipType | light cruiser ⓘ |
| soldForScrap | 1959-11-21 ⓘ |
| soldTo | Chile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsor | Lucille Foster McMillin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stricken | 1959-03-01 ⓘ |
| subsequentName | Capitán Prat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Pacific Theater of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USS Nashville Description of subject: USS Nashville was a United States Navy light cruiser that served during World War II, participating in major Pacific campaigns and supporting amphibious operations.
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