SS Robert E. Peary was built in under 5 days
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SS Robert E. Peary was a World War II Liberty ship famous for setting a construction speed record by being assembled in less than five days.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| SS Robert E. Peary was built in under 5 days canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9699364 — 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: SS Robert E. Peary was built in under 5 days Context triple: [Liberty ship, record, SS Robert E. Peary was built in under 5 days]
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Averof building
The Averof building is the historic neoclassical main building of the National Technical University of Athens, renowned as an architectural landmark and symbol of Greek higher education.
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B.
Dreadnought Building
The Dreadnought Building is a prominent historic structure at the University of Greenwich’s main campus, now serving as a central hub for student services, teaching, and social spaces.
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C.
Steel Pier
Steel Pier is a historic amusement pier and entertainment venue extending over the Atlantic Ocean in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
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icebreaker Sibiryakov
Icebreaker Sibiryakov was a Soviet vessel famed for pioneering Arctic navigation, including the first non-stop voyage along the Northern Sea Route.
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E.
James River Reserve Fleet
The James River Reserve Fleet is a U.S. government anchorage in Virginia where decommissioned and reserve merchant and military ships are laid up for potential future national defense or emergency use.
- 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: SS Robert E. Peary was built in under 5 days Target entity description: SS Robert E. Peary was a World War II Liberty ship famous for setting a construction speed record by being assembled in less than five days.
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A.
Averof building
The Averof building is the historic neoclassical main building of the National Technical University of Athens, renowned as an architectural landmark and symbol of Greek higher education.
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B.
Dreadnought Building
The Dreadnought Building is a prominent historic structure at the University of Greenwich’s main campus, now serving as a central hub for student services, teaching, and social spaces.
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C.
Steel Pier
Steel Pier is a historic amusement pier and entertainment venue extending over the Atlantic Ocean in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
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D.
icebreaker Sibiryakov
Icebreaker Sibiryakov was a Soviet vessel famed for pioneering Arctic navigation, including the first non-stop voyage along the Northern Sea Route.
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E.
James River Reserve Fleet
The James River Reserve Fleet is a U.S. government anchorage in Virginia where decommissioned and reserve merchant and military ships are laid up for potential future national defense or emergency use.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Liberty ship
ⓘ
cargo ship ⓘ |
| armament | defensive guns for wartime convoy duty ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 57 feet ⓘ |
| builder | Kaiser Shipyards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt | Richmond Shipyard No. 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtFor | rapid wartime logistics support ⓘ |
| builtIn | Richmond, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Liberty ships
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II merchant ship of the United States ⓘ |
| class | Liberty ship class ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| constructionMethod |
assembly-line shipbuilding
ⓘ
prefabrication ⓘ |
| constructionRecordContext | World War II emergency shipbuilding ⓘ |
| constructionRecordRecognizedBy | United States Maritime Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartToLaunchDuration | under 5 days ⓘ |
| constructionTime |
4 days 15 hours 29 minutes
ⓘ
less than five days ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designation | SS Robert E. Peary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 14,000 tons fully loaded ⓘ |
| draft | approximately 27 feet ⓘ |
| era | 1940s ⓘ |
| flag | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grossTonnage | approximately 7,000 GRT ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| hullType | welded steel hull ⓘ |
| keelLaid | 1942-11-08 ⓘ |
| launched | 1942-11-12 ⓘ |
| launchedBy | Kaiser Shipyards workforce ⓘ |
| length | approximately 441 feet ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Robert E. Peary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedForOccupation | Arctic explorer ⓘ |
| notableFor | record-breaking construction time ⓘ |
| operator | United States Maritime Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| program | Emergency Shipbuilding Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion | triple-expansion steam engine ⓘ |
| purposeOfRecordAttempt | demonstrate mass-production shipbuilding capability ⓘ |
| record | fastest construction of a Liberty ship ⓘ |
| role | cargo transport ⓘ |
| service | United States merchant marine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceType | merchant cargo service ⓘ |
| shipType | Liberty type EC2-S-C1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| speed | about 11 knots ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: SS Robert E. Peary was built in under 5 days Description of subject: SS Robert E. Peary was a World War II Liberty ship famous for setting a construction speed record by being assembled in less than five days.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Liberty ship