USS Nicholson
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USS Nicholson is the name given to several United States Navy destroyers that honored the distinguished naval service of the Nicholson family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| USS Nicholson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20308546 — 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 Nicholson Context triple: [James W. Nicholson, hasNamesake, USS Nicholson]
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A.
USS Anderson
USS Anderson (DD-411) was a Sims-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served prominently in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
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B.
USS Warren
USS Warren was a U.S. Navy vessel that served in the Pacific during the mid-19th century, notably supporting American naval operations along the California coast.
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C.
USS Spence
USS Spence was a U.S. Navy Fletcher-class destroyer that served in the Pacific during World War II before sinking in a typhoon in 1944.
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D.
USS Lamson
USS Lamson was a U.S. Navy destroyer that served in World War II and was later used as a target ship during the Bikini Atoll atomic tests, where it was sunk and now lies as a shipwreck.
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E.
USS Benson
USS Benson was a United States Navy Benson-class destroyer that served during World War II in the Atlantic and Mediterranean theaters.
- 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 Nicholson Target entity description: USS Nicholson is the name given to several United States Navy destroyers that honored the distinguished naval service of the Nicholson family.
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A.
USS Anderson
USS Anderson (DD-411) was a Sims-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served prominently in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
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B.
USS Warren
USS Warren was a U.S. Navy vessel that served in the Pacific during the mid-19th century, notably supporting American naval operations along the California coast.
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C.
USS Spence
USS Spence was a U.S. Navy Fletcher-class destroyer that served in the Pacific during World War II before sinking in a typhoon in 1944.
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D.
USS Lamson
USS Lamson was a U.S. Navy destroyer that served in World War II and was later used as a target ship during the Bikini Atoll atomic tests, where it was sunk and now lies as a shipwreck.
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E.
USS Benson
USS Benson was a United States Navy Benson-class destroyer that served during World War II in the Atlantic and Mediterranean theaters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
James Nicholson