USS Virginia (SSN-774)
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USS Virginia (SSN-774) is a United States Navy nuclear-powered attack submarine that serves as the lead boat of the Virginia class, designed for a broad range of open-ocean and littoral missions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| USS Virginia (SSN-774) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7194086 — 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 Virginia (SSN-774) Context triple: [Virginia-class submarine, firstUnit, USS Virginia (SSN-774)]
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A.
USS Chicago (SSN-721)
USS Chicago (SSN-721) is a Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered attack submarine of the United States Navy named after the city of Chicago.
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B.
USS Maryland (SSBN-738)
USS Maryland (SSBN-738) is an Ohio-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine of the United States Navy, designed for strategic deterrence patrols.
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C.
USNS Relentless
USNS Relentless was a U.S. Navy ocean surveillance ship later transferred to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and renamed NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter for fisheries and oceanographic research.
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D.
USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77)
USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) is a United States Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier named after the 41st U.S. president and former naval aviator George H. W. Bush.
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E.
USS Turner Joy (DD-951)
USS Turner Joy (DD-951) was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer of the United States Navy best known for its controversial role in the events that escalated U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
- 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 Virginia (SSN-774) Target entity description: USS Virginia (SSN-774) is a United States Navy nuclear-powered attack submarine that serves as the lead boat of the Virginia class, designed for a broad range of open-ocean and littoral missions.
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A.
USS Chicago (SSN-721)
USS Chicago (SSN-721) is a Los Angeles-class nuclear-powered attack submarine of the United States Navy named after the city of Chicago.
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B.
USS Maryland (SSBN-738)
USS Maryland (SSBN-738) is an Ohio-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine of the United States Navy, designed for strategic deterrence patrols.
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C.
USNS Relentless
USNS Relentless was a U.S. Navy ocean surveillance ship later transferred to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and renamed NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter for fisheries and oceanographic research.
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D.
USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77)
USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) is a United States Navy nuclear-powered aircraft carrier named after the 41st U.S. president and former naval aviator George H. W. Bush.
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E.
USS Turner Joy (DD-951)
USS Turner Joy (DD-951) was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer of the United States Navy best known for its controversial role in the events that escalated U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy submarine
ⓘ
Virginia-class submarine ⓘ nuclear-powered attack submarine ⓘ |
| armament |
Mark 48 torpedoes
ⓘ
Tomahawk cruise missiles NERFINISHED ⓘ mines ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 10.4 meters ⓘ |
| builder |
General Dynamics Electric Boat
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Newport News Shipbuilding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Virginia class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedAt | Naval Submarine Base New London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioningDate | 2004-10-23 ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | modular construction ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewComplement | approximately 135 ⓘ |
| crewEnlisted | about 120 enlisted ⓘ |
| crewOfficers | about 15 officers ⓘ |
| designedFor |
littoral operations
ⓘ
open-ocean operations ⓘ |
| designFeature |
enhanced stealth characteristics
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fly-by-wire ship control system ⓘ modular payload capability ⓘ photonic masts instead of traditional periscopes ⓘ |
| displacementSubmerged | approximately 7800 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementSurfaced | approximately 7900 tons short ⓘ |
| draft | approximately 9.8 meters ⓘ |
| homeport |
Groton, Connecticut
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Naval Submarine Base New London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullNumber | SSN-774 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDownDate | 2000-09-02 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2003-08-16 ⓘ |
| leadShipOfClass | Virginia class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | approximately 115 meters ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Commonwealth of Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| precededByClass | Los Angeles class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
anti-submarine warfare
ⓘ
anti-surface warfare ⓘ intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance ⓘ special operations support ⓘ strike warfare ⓘ |
| program | Virginia-class submarine program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
S9G nuclear reactor
ⓘ
pump-jet propulsor ⓘ |
| shipType | attack submarine ⓘ |
| succeededByVariant |
Virginia Block II
NERFINISHED
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Virginia Block III NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia Block IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia Block V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| torpedoTubes | 4 x 533 mm torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| verticalLaunchSystem | 12 Tomahawk VLS tubes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USS Virginia (SSN-774) Description of subject: USS Virginia (SSN-774) is a United States Navy nuclear-powered attack submarine that serves as the lead boat of the Virginia class, designed for a broad range of open-ocean and littoral missions.
Referenced by (1)
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