VC2

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ship hull classification standard hull designation

VC2 is the U.S. Maritime Commission’s standard hull designation for the World War II–era Victory-class cargo ships.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
VC2 canonical	1
VC2-S-AP3	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9562847 — 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: VC2
Context triple: [Victory ship, hasStandardDesignation, VC2]

A. V2
V2 is a class of British 2-6-2 steam locomotives designed by Sir Nigel Gresley for mixed-traffic duties on the London and North Eastern Railway.
B. .vc
.vc is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) assigned to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, often also used creatively for various commercial and personal websites.
C. VCK
VCK is a Tamil Nadu–based political party in India known for its advocacy of Dalit rights and social justice.
D. VC-1
VC-1 is a video compression standard developed by Microsoft and standardized by SMPTE, widely used for high-definition content such as on Blu-ray Discs and HD DVD.
E. VVCI
VVCI is the ICAO airport code for Cat Bi International Airport in Hai Phong, Vietnam.
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: VC2
Target entity description: VC2 is the U.S. Maritime Commission’s standard hull designation for the World War II–era Victory-class cargo ships.

A. V2
V2 is a class of British 2-6-2 steam locomotives designed by Sir Nigel Gresley for mixed-traffic duties on the London and North Eastern Railway.
B. .vc
.vc is the country code top-level domain (ccTLD) assigned to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, often also used creatively for various commercial and personal websites.
C. VCK
VCK is a Tamil Nadu–based political party in India known for its advocacy of Dalit rights and social justice.
D. VC-1
VC-1 is a video compression standard developed by Microsoft and standardized by SMPTE, widely used for high-definition content such as on Blu-ray Discs and HD DVD.
E. VVCI
VVCI is the ICAO airport code for Cat Bi International Airport in Hai Phong, Vietnam.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ship hull classification ⓘ standard hull designation ⓘ
appliesTo	Victory ship ⓘ Victory-class cargo ship NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
era	World War II ⓘ surface form: World War II era
hasSubclass	VC2-M-AP4 ⓘ VC2-M-AP5 ⓘ VC2-M-AP7 ⓘ VC2-S-AP1 ⓘ VC2-S-AP10 ⓘ VC2-S-AP11 ⓘ VC2-S-AP12 ⓘ VC2-S-AP13 ⓘ VC2-S-AP14 ⓘ VC2-S-AP15 ⓘ VC2-S-AP16 ⓘ VC2-S-AP17 ⓘ VC2-S-AP18 ⓘ VC2-S-AP19 ⓘ VC2-S-AP2 ⓘ VC2-S-AP20 ⓘ VC2-S-AP21 ⓘ VC2-S-AP22 ⓘ VC2-S-AP23 ⓘ VC2-S-AP24 ⓘ VC2-S-AP25 ⓘ VC2-S-AP26 ⓘ VC2-S-AP27 ⓘ VC2-S-AP28 ⓘ VC2-S-AP29 ⓘ VC2-S-AP3 ⓘ VC2-S-AP30 ⓘ VC2-S-AP31 ⓘ VC2-S-AP32 ⓘ VC2-S-AP33 ⓘ VC2-S-AP34 ⓘ VC2-S-AP35 ⓘ VC2-S-AP36 ⓘ VC2-S-AP37 ⓘ VC2-S-AP38 ⓘ VC2-S-AP39 ⓘ VC2-S-AP40 ⓘ VC2-S-AP5 ⓘ VC2-S-AP7 ⓘ VC2-S-AP8 ⓘ VC2-S-AP9 ⓘ
partOf	U.S. Maritime Commission standard shipbuilding program ⓘ
purpose	standardization of cargo ship hulls ⓘ
replaced	EC2 NERFINISHED ⓘ Liberty ship standard hull designation ⓘ
usedBy	United States Maritime Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ
usedDuring	World War II ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Victory ships → hasStandardDesignation → VC2 ⓘ

subject surface form: Victory ship