US destroyer John D. Ford
E423035
The US destroyer John D. Ford was a Clemson-class destroyer of the United States Navy that saw active service in the early Pacific campaigns of World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| US destroyer John D. Ford canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4225879 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: US destroyer John D. Ford Context triple: [Battle of the Badung Strait, involvedUnit, US destroyer John D. Ford]
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A.
USS Kidd
USS Kidd is a preserved World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer now serving as a museum ship and war memorial.
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B.
USS Maddox (DD-731)
USS Maddox (DD-731) was a U.S. Navy destroyer best known for its controversial role in the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident, which helped escalate American involvement in the Vietnam War.
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C.
USS Johnston (DD-557)
USS Johnston (DD-557) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the U.S. Navy renowned for its heroic, outgunned charge against a superior Japanese fleet during the Battle off Samar in World War II.
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D.
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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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: US destroyer John D. Ford Target entity description: The US destroyer John D. Ford was a Clemson-class destroyer of the United States Navy that saw active service in the early Pacific campaigns of World War II.
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A.
USS Kidd
USS Kidd is a preserved World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer now serving as a museum ship and war memorial.
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B.
USS Maddox (DD-731)
USS Maddox (DD-731) was a U.S. Navy destroyer best known for its controversial role in the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident, which helped escalate American involvement in the Vietnam War.
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C.
USS Johnston (DD-557)
USS Johnston (DD-557) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the U.S. Navy renowned for its heroic, outgunned charge against a superior Japanese fleet during the Battle off Samar in World War II.
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D.
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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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 (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Clemson-class destroyer
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United States Navy warship ⓘ |
| armament |
1 × 3-inch/23 caliber AA gun
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12 × 21-inch torpedo tubes ⓘ 4 × 4-inch/50 caliber guns ⓘ depth charge tracks ⓘ |
| awarded |
American Defense Service Medal
NERFINISHED
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ Navy Unit Commendation NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II Victory Medal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beam | 30 feet 11 inches ⓘ |
| builder | William Cramp & Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioningDate | 1920-12-30 ⓘ |
| conflict |
Early Pacific campaigns of World War II
NERFINISHED
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World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 122 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissioningDate | 1945-12-02 ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | about 1,215 tons ⓘ |
| draft | 9 feet 10 inches ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| homeport | Cavite, Philippine Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullNumber | DD-228 ⓘ |
| laidDownDate | 1920-08-11 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1920-09-02 ⓘ |
| length | 314 feet 4 inches ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Donaldson Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalRegistry | United States Navy hull classification system ⓘ |
| notableFor |
service with the Asiatic Fleet at the outbreak of World War II
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torpedo attacks against Japanese shipping in early 1942 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
ABDA naval operations
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Battle of Balikpapan (1942) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | DD-228 ⓘ |
| placeBuilt | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| scrappedDate | 1947 ⓘ |
| serviceEndYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| serviceEntryEra | Interwar period ⓘ |
| serviceStartYear | 1920 ⓘ |
| shaftCount | 2 ⓘ |
| shipClass | Clemson class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strickenDate | 1945-12-19 ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Asiatic Fleet
NERFINISHED
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Dutch East Indies campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Theater of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topSpeed | 35 knots ⓘ |
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Subject: US destroyer John D. Ford Description of subject: The US destroyer John D. Ford was a Clemson-class destroyer of the United States Navy that saw active service in the early Pacific campaigns of World War II.
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