Soviet aircraft carrier Baku
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Soviet aircraft carrier Baku was a Kiev-class aviation cruiser of the Soviet Navy, designed to operate fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters for anti-ship and anti-submarine warfare during the late Cold War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Soviet aircraft carrier Baku canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10109218 — 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: Soviet aircraft carrier Baku Context triple: [Kiev-class aircraft carrier, hasShip, Soviet aircraft carrier Baku]
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A.
Soviet aircraft carrier Minsk
Soviet aircraft carrier Minsk was a Kiev-class hybrid aircraft carrier and guided missile cruiser that served in the Soviet Navy during the Cold War.
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B.
Soviet aircraft carrier Novorossiysk
The Soviet aircraft carrier Novorossiysk was a Kiev-class hybrid aircraft carrier and guided missile cruiser that served in the Soviet Navy during the late Cold War.
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C.
Kiev-class aircraft carrier
The Kiev-class aircraft carrier was a series of Soviet hybrid warships that combined features of aircraft carriers and guided missile cruisers, designed primarily for anti-submarine warfare and fleet air defense during the Cold War.
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D.
Soviet cruiser Kalinin
Soviet cruiser Kalinin was a Kirov-class light cruiser of the Soviet Navy that served in the Pacific Fleet during World War II and the early Cold War.
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E.
Russian battleship Pobeda
The Russian battleship Pobeda was a pre-dreadnought warship of the Imperial Russian Navy that served in the Russo-Japanese War and was notably engaged at the Battle of Port Arthur and the Battle of the Yellow Sea.
- 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: Soviet aircraft carrier Baku Target entity description: Soviet aircraft carrier Baku was a Kiev-class aviation cruiser of the Soviet Navy, designed to operate fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters for anti-ship and anti-submarine warfare during the late Cold War.
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A.
Soviet aircraft carrier Minsk
Soviet aircraft carrier Minsk was a Kiev-class hybrid aircraft carrier and guided missile cruiser that served in the Soviet Navy during the Cold War.
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B.
Soviet aircraft carrier Novorossiysk
The Soviet aircraft carrier Novorossiysk was a Kiev-class hybrid aircraft carrier and guided missile cruiser that served in the Soviet Navy during the late Cold War.
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C.
Kiev-class aircraft carrier
The Kiev-class aircraft carrier was a series of Soviet hybrid warships that combined features of aircraft carriers and guided missile cruisers, designed primarily for anti-submarine warfare and fleet air defense during the Cold War.
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D.
Soviet cruiser Kalinin
Soviet cruiser Kalinin was a Kirov-class light cruiser of the Soviet Navy that served in the Pacific Fleet during World War II and the early Cold War.
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E.
Russian battleship Pobeda
The Russian battleship Pobeda was a pre-dreadnought warship of the Imperial Russian Navy that served in the Russo-Japanese War and was notably engaged at the Battle of Port Arthur and the Battle of the Yellow Sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Kiev-class aviation cruiser
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Soviet naval ship ⓘ aircraft carrier ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| aircraftCarried |
Kamov Ka-25 helicopter
NERFINISHED
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Kamov Ka-27 helicopter NERFINISHED ⓘ Yakovlev Yak-38 VTOL fighter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armament |
P-500 Bazalt anti-ship missiles
NERFINISHED
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artillery and CIWS systems ⓘ surface-to-air missile systems ⓘ |
| builder | Black Sea Shipyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt | Mykolaiv NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Kiev class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1987 ⓘ |
| configurationAsINSVikramaditya | ski-jump with arrested landing (STOBAR) ⓘ |
| conversion | converted into STOBAR aircraft carrier for Indian Navy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1996 ⓘ |
| designedFor |
anti-ship warfare
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anti-submarine warfare ⓘ fixed-wing aircraft operations ⓘ helicopter operations ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 43,000 tons full load ⓘ |
| enteredIndianService | 2013 ⓘ |
| era | late Cold War ⓘ |
| fleetAssignment | Northern Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullNumberInIndianService | R33 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullNumberInRussianService | Admiral Gorshkov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullNumberInSovietService | Baku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1978 ⓘ |
| launched | 1982 ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 30 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | city of Baku NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalDoctrineRole | sea control and fleet air defense in Northern Fleet ⓘ |
| notableFeature | combined role of cruiser and aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Russian Navy
NERFINISHED
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Soviet Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion | conventional steam turbine ⓘ |
| renamed | Admiral Gorshkov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| renamedAs | INS Vikramaditya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipType |
aircraft-carrying cruiser
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aviation cruiser ⓘ |
| sisterShip |
Kiev
NERFINISHED
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Minsk NERFINISHED ⓘ Novorossiysk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soldTo | India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorNameInRussianService | Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Gorshkov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Soviet aircraft carrier Baku Description of subject: Soviet aircraft carrier Baku was a Kiev-class aviation cruiser of the Soviet Navy, designed to operate fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters for anti-ship and anti-submarine warfare during the late Cold War.
Referenced by (1)
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