USS Hughes (DD-410)
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USS Hughes (DD-410) was a U.S. Navy destroyer that served prominently in the Pacific Theater during World War II, participating in major battles and surviving a kamikaze attack.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Hughes (DD-410) canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T302022 — 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 Hughes (DD-410) Context triple: [Sims-class destroyer, notableShip, USS Hughes (DD-410)]
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USS Sims (DD-409)
USS Sims (DD-409) was the lead ship of her class of U.S. Navy destroyers that served in the early years of World War II before being sunk in the Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942.
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B.
USS Hancock
USS Hancock was a prominent frigate of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War, known for its early naval engagements against the British.
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C.
USS Milwaukee
USS Milwaukee was a United States Navy warship whose deep-sea sounding work contributed to the discovery of the Milwaukee Deep, one of the deepest points in the Atlantic Ocean.
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D.
USS Providence
USS Providence was a prominent warship of the Continental Navy that served during the American Revolutionary War, participating in several key naval operations against British forces.
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E.
USS Alfred
USS Alfred was a prominent warship of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War, known for serving as one of its earliest flagships.
- 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 Hughes (DD-410) Target entity description: USS Hughes (DD-410) was a U.S. Navy destroyer that served prominently in the Pacific Theater during World War II, participating in major battles and surviving a kamikaze attack.
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A.
USS Sims (DD-409)
USS Sims (DD-409) was the lead ship of her class of U.S. Navy destroyers that served in the early years of World War II before being sunk in the Battle of the Coral Sea in 1942.
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B.
USS Hancock
USS Hancock was a prominent frigate of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War, known for its early naval engagements against the British.
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C.
USS Milwaukee
USS Milwaukee was a United States Navy warship whose deep-sea sounding work contributed to the discovery of the Milwaukee Deep, one of the deepest points in the Atlantic Ocean.
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D.
USS Providence
USS Providence was a prominent warship of the Continental Navy that served during the American Revolutionary War, participating in several key naval operations against British forces.
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E.
USS Alfred
USS Alfred was a prominent warship of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War, known for serving as one of its earliest flagships.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Benson-class destroyer
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United States Navy destroyer ⓘ World War II warship ⓘ |
| armament |
10 × 21 in torpedo tubes
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5 × 5 in/38 caliber guns ⓘ Anti-aircraft guns ⓘ Depth charges ⓘ |
| awards | 14 battle stars for World War II service ⓘ |
| battle |
Aleutian Islands campaign
ⓘ
attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ
surface form:
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Battle of Midway ⓘ Battle of Coral Sea ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Coral Sea
Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Gilbert Islands campaign
Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Guadalcanal campaign
Mariana and Palau Islands campaign ⓘ Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Marshall Islands campaign
Battle of Okinawa ⓘ
surface form:
Okinawa campaign
Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) ⓘ
surface form:
Philippines campaign (1944–1945)
|
| beam | 36 ft 1 in ⓘ |
| builder |
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works
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surface form:
Bath Iron Works
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| commissioned | 1939-09-21 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approx. 250 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| damage | Severely damaged by kamikaze hit ⓘ |
| dateOfKamikazeAttack | 1944-12-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1948-10-16 ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1946-08-28 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approx. 2,250 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approx. 1,620 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | 13 ft 2 in ⓘ |
| fate | Sunk as target ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1937-09-15 ⓘ |
| launched | 1939-06-17 ⓘ |
| length | 347 ft 10 in ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 37 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Charles Frederick Hughes ⓘ |
| namesake | Admiral Charles Frederick Hughes ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Survived kamikaze attack off Leyte ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | DD-410 ⓘ |
| placeBuilt | Bath, Maine ⓘ |
| powerOutput | 50,000 shp ⓘ |
| propulsion |
2 propeller shafts
ⓘ
Geared steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
Anti-submarine warfare
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Convoy escort ⓘ Screening aircraft carriers ⓘ Shore bombardment ⓘ |
| shipClass |
Benson-class destroyer
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surface form:
Benson class
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| sponsor | Mrs. Charles Frederick Hughes ⓘ |
| stricken | 1947-06-01 ⓘ |
| sunkBy | U.S. Navy aircraft (as target) ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Pacific War
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surface form:
Pacific Theater of World War II
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USS Hughes (DD-410) Description of subject: USS Hughes (DD-410) was a U.S. Navy destroyer that served prominently in the Pacific Theater during World War II, participating in major battles and surviving a kamikaze attack.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sims-class destroyer