USS Anderson (DD-411)
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USS Anderson (DD-411) was a U.S. Navy destroyer that saw extensive service in World War II, participating in major Pacific campaigns and earning multiple battle stars before being sunk during atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| USS Anderson (DD-411) canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T302023 — 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 Anderson (DD-411) Context triple: [Sims-class destroyer, notableShip, USS Anderson (DD-411)]
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A.
USS Hughes (DD-410)
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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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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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 Anderson (DD-411) Target entity description: USS Anderson (DD-411) was a U.S. Navy destroyer that saw extensive service in World War II, participating in major Pacific campaigns and earning multiple battle stars before being sunk during atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll.
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A.
USS Hughes (DD-410)
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sims-class destroyer
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United States Navy destroyer ⓘ |
| armament |
12 × 21-inch torpedo tubes
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5 × 5-inch/38 caliber guns ⓘ anti-aircraft guns ⓘ depth charges ⓘ |
| awarded | 10 battle stars ⓘ |
| beam | 36 feet 1 inch ⓘ |
| builder |
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
ⓘ
Fore River Shipbuilding Company ⓘ
surface form:
Fore River Shipyard
|
| commissioned | 19 May 1939 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 192 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 17 July 1946 ⓘ |
| displacement |
1570 long tons standard
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2477 long tons full load ⓘ |
| draft | 13 feet 4 inches ⓘ |
| fate | sunk as target in atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll ⓘ |
| hullNumber | DD-411 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 15 November 1937 ⓘ |
| launched | 4 February 1939 ⓘ |
| length | 348 feet 3 inches ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 35 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Rear Admiral Edwin Alexander Anderson Jr. ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
rescued survivors of damaged and sinking ships during Pacific battles
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screened USS Yorktown (CV-5) at Coral Sea and Midway ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
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
Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ
surface form:
Philippines campaign
Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ |
| power | 50,000 shaft horsepower ⓘ |
| propulsion |
2 propeller shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
anti-submarine warfare
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screening aircraft carriers ⓘ shore bombardment ⓘ |
| shipClass | Sims class ⓘ |
| sponsor | Mrs. E. A. Anderson Jr. ⓘ |
| sunk | 1 July 1946 ⓘ |
| sunkAt | Bikini Atoll ⓘ |
| sunkDuring | Operation Crossroads ⓘ |
| theater |
Pacific War
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surface form:
Pacific Theater of Operations
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USS Anderson (DD-411) Description of subject: USS Anderson (DD-411) was a U.S. Navy destroyer that saw extensive service in World War II, participating in major Pacific campaigns and earning multiple battle stars before being sunk during atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sims-class destroyer