US heavy cruiser USS Quincy
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The US heavy cruiser USS Quincy was an American warship of the New Orleans class that served in the early Pacific campaigns of World War II before being sunk during the Battle of Savo Island in 1942.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| US heavy cruiser USS Quincy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T610272 — 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: US heavy cruiser USS Quincy Context triple: [Battle of Savo Island, notableShip, US heavy cruiser USS Quincy]
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US heavy cruiser USS Astoria
The US heavy cruiser USS Astoria was a New Orleans-class warship of the United States Navy that saw early World War II service in the Pacific before being sunk during the Guadalcanal campaign.
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B.
USS Nevada (BB-36)
USS Nevada (BB-36) was a United States Navy battleship notable for its World War I and World War II service, including being the only battleship to get underway during the attack on Pearl Harbor and later supporting major Allied amphibious operations in Europe and the Pacific.
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C.
USS West Virginia (BB-48)
USS West Virginia (BB-48) was a Colorado-class battleship of the United States Navy that was sunk and later refloated and modernized after the Pearl Harbor attack, subsequently serving in major Pacific Theater operations during World War II.
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New York-class battleship
The New York-class battleship was a class of early 20th-century U.S. Navy dreadnoughts that introduced 14-inch guns and served prominently through both World Wars.
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E.
Pennsylvania-class battleship
The Pennsylvania-class battleship was a pair of powerful U.S. Navy dreadnoughts built during World War I that later served prominently in World War II, including at Pearl Harbor and in major Pacific campaigns.
- 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: US heavy cruiser USS Quincy Target entity description: The US heavy cruiser USS Quincy was an American warship of the New Orleans class that served in the early Pacific campaigns of World War II before being sunk during the Battle of Savo Island in 1942.
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A.
US heavy cruiser USS Astoria
The US heavy cruiser USS Astoria was a New Orleans-class warship of the United States Navy that saw early World War II service in the Pacific before being sunk during the Guadalcanal campaign.
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B.
USS Nevada (BB-36)
USS Nevada (BB-36) was a United States Navy battleship notable for its World War I and World War II service, including being the only battleship to get underway during the attack on Pearl Harbor and later supporting major Allied amphibious operations in Europe and the Pacific.
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C.
USS West Virginia (BB-48)
USS West Virginia (BB-48) was a Colorado-class battleship of the United States Navy that was sunk and later refloated and modernized after the Pearl Harbor attack, subsequently serving in major Pacific Theater operations during World War II.
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D.
New York-class battleship
The New York-class battleship was a class of early 20th-century U.S. Navy dreadnoughts that introduced 14-inch guns and served prominently through both World Wars.
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E.
Pennsylvania-class battleship
The Pennsylvania-class battleship was a pair of powerful U.S. Navy dreadnoughts built during World War I that later served prominently in World War II, including at Pearl Harbor and in major Pacific campaigns.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Orleans-class cruiser
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heavy cruiser ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| aircraftCarried | floatplanes ⓘ |
| armamentMain | 9 × 8-inch/55 caliber guns ⓘ |
| armamentOther | anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| armamentSecondary | 8 × 5-inch/25 caliber guns ⓘ |
| battleHonors |
American Campaign Medal
ⓘ
American Defense Service Medal ⓘ Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal ⓘ World War II Victory Medal ⓘ |
| beam | 61 feet 9 inches ⓘ |
| builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation ⓘ |
| category |
New Orleans class
ⓘ
surface form:
New Orleans-class cruisers of the United States Navy
Ships sunk by Japanese warships ⓘ World War II cruisers of the United States ⓘ |
| class |
New Orleans class
ⓘ
surface form:
New Orleans-class cruiser
|
| commissionedOn | 1936-06-09 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewComplement | approximately 868 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissionedOn | 1942-08-09 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 12,463 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 9,950 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | 19 feet 5 inches ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in battle ⓘ |
| homeport | various United States Navy bases ⓘ |
| hullNumber | CA-39 ⓘ |
| laidDownAt |
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
ⓘ
surface form:
Fore River Shipyard
Quincy, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 1933-11-15 ⓘ |
| launchedBy | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 1935-06-19 ⓘ |
| length | 588 feet ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 32.7 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Quincy, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| notableEvent | lost with heavy casualties at Battle of Savo Island ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Solomon Islands campaign
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surface form:
Guadalcanal campaign
early Pacific campaigns of World War II ⓘ |
| propulsion |
8 boilers
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geared turbines ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Atlantic Fleet
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Pacific Fleet ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | Mabel Thayer Mahoney ⓘ |
| successorNameUsedBy | USS Quincy (CA-71) ⓘ |
| sunkDuring | Battle of Savo Island ⓘ |
| sunkIn | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| sunkOn | 1942-08-09 ⓘ |
| theater |
Pacific War
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Theater of World War II
|
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: US heavy cruiser USS Quincy Description of subject: The US heavy cruiser USS Quincy was an American warship of the New Orleans class that served in the early Pacific campaigns of World War II before being sunk during the Battle of Savo Island in 1942.
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