USS Daniel Inouye (DDG-118)
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USS Daniel Inouye (DDG-118) is a U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke–class guided-missile destroyer named in honor of the late U.S. Senator and World War II Medal of Honor recipient Daniel K. Inouye.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| USS Daniel Inouye | 1 |
| USS Daniel Inouye (DDG-118) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2050137 — 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 Daniel Inouye (DDG-118) Context triple: [Daniel Inouye, namedAfter, USS Daniel Inouye (DDG-118)]
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A.
USS Turner Joy (DD-951)
USS Turner Joy (DD-951) was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer of the United States Navy best known for its controversial role in the events that escalated U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
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B.
SS Jeremiah O’Brien
SS Jeremiah O’Brien is a preserved World War II Liberty ship now serving as a museum vessel and historic attraction in San Francisco.
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C.
DD-415
DD-415 was the hull number of USS O’Brien, a Sims-class destroyer that served in the United States Navy during World War II.
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D.
DD-413
DD-413 was the hull number of USS Mustin, a United States Navy Sims-class destroyer that served during World War II.
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E.
USS Cassin Young
USS Cassin Young is a preserved World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer now serving as a museum ship in Boston, Massachusetts.
- 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 Daniel Inouye (DDG-118) Target entity description: USS Daniel Inouye (DDG-118) is a U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke–class guided-missile destroyer named in honor of the late U.S. Senator and World War II Medal of Honor recipient Daniel K. Inouye.
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A.
USS Turner Joy (DD-951)
USS Turner Joy (DD-951) was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer of the United States Navy best known for its controversial role in the events that escalated U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
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B.
SS Jeremiah O’Brien
SS Jeremiah O’Brien is a preserved World War II Liberty ship now serving as a museum vessel and historic attraction in San Francisco.
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C.
DD-415
DD-415 was the hull number of USS O’Brien, a Sims-class destroyer that served in the United States Navy during World War II.
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D.
DD-413
DD-413 was the hull number of USS Mustin, a United States Navy Sims-class destroyer that served during World War II.
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E.
USS Cassin Young
USS Cassin Young is a preserved World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer now serving as a museum ship in Boston, Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer
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United States Navy warship ⓘ |
| armament |
Aegis Combat System
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linked to:
AEGIS combat system
anti-aircraft missiles ⓘ anti-submarine weapons ⓘ anti-surface missiles ⓘ naval guns ⓘ vertical launching system for missiles ⓘ |
| belongsTo |
United States Pacific Fleet (typical for Hawaii-based destroyers)
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Pacific Fleet
|
| commemorates |
military heroism of Daniel K. Inouye
ⓘ
public service of Daniel K. Inouye ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| designedFor |
blue-water operations
ⓘ
escorting carrier strike groups ⓘ independent operations ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 9,000 tons (full load) ⓘ |
| hasCapability |
anti-ship warfare
ⓘ
anti-submarine warfare operations ⓘ area air defense ⓘ ballistic missile defense (class capability) ⓘ land-attack cruise missile strikes ⓘ |
| hasCombatSystem | Aegis ⓘ |
| hasCrewType | mixed-gender crew ⓘ |
| hasNamesakeConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| hasNamesakeMilitaryHonor | Medal of Honor ⓘ |
| hasNamesakeOccupation | United States Senator ⓘ |
| hasNamesakeState | Hawaii ⓘ |
| hullNumber | DDG-118 ⓘ |
| isA | surface combatant ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer program
ⓘ
linked to:
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
|
| length |
approximately 155 meters
ⓘ
approximately 509 feet ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Daniel K. Inouye
ⓘ
linked to:
Daniel Inouye
|
| namedFor |
U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye
ⓘ
linked to:
Daniel Inouye
World War II Medal of Honor recipient ⓘ |
| navyHullClassificationSymbol | DDG ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| propulsion | gas-turbine ⓘ |
| role |
air defense
ⓘ
anti-submarine warfare ⓘ multi-mission destroyer ⓘ strike warfare ⓘ surface warfare ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
U.S. Navy
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Navy
|
| shipClass |
Arleigh Burke class
ⓘ
linked to:
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
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| shipType | guided-missile destroyer ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: USS Daniel Inouye (DDG-118) Description of subject: USS Daniel Inouye (DDG-118) is a U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke–class guided-missile destroyer named in honor of the late U.S. Senator and World War II Medal of Honor recipient Daniel K. Inouye.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: USS Daniel Inouye (DDG-118)