USS Buck (DD-420)
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USS Buck (DD-420) was a United States Navy destroyer that served during World War II, participating in Atlantic convoy escort duties and Mediterranean operations before being sunk in 1943.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| USS Buck (DD-420) canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T302032 — 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 Buck (DD-420) Context triple: [Sims-class destroyer, notableShip, USS Buck (DD-420)]
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A.
USS Walke (DD-416)
USS Walke (DD-416) was a United States Navy destroyer that served prominently in the Atlantic and Pacific during World War II before being sunk in the Guadalcanal campaign.
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B.
USS O’Brien (DD-415)
USS O’Brien (DD-415) was a World War II-era United States Navy destroyer that served in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters before being lost to damage sustained from a Japanese torpedo attack in 1942.
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C.
USS Mustin (DD-413)
USS Mustin (DD-413) was a United States Navy destroyer that served prominently in the Pacific Theater during World War II, earning multiple battle stars for its combat operations.
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D.
USS Hammann (DD-412)
USS Hammann (DD-412) was a U.S. Navy destroyer that served in the early years of World War II in the Pacific before being sunk during the Battle of Midway in 1942.
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E.
USS Wainwright (DD-419)
USS Wainwright (DD-419) was a U.S. Navy destroyer that served prominently during World War II, earning distinction for its convoy escort, anti-submarine, and combat operations in the Atlantic and Mediterranean.
- 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 Buck (DD-420) Target entity description: USS Buck (DD-420) was a United States Navy destroyer that served during World War II, participating in Atlantic convoy escort duties and Mediterranean operations before being sunk in 1943.
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A.
USS Walke (DD-416)
USS Walke (DD-416) was a United States Navy destroyer that served prominently in the Atlantic and Pacific during World War II before being sunk in the Guadalcanal campaign.
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B.
USS O’Brien (DD-415)
USS O’Brien (DD-415) was a World War II-era United States Navy destroyer that served in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters before being lost to damage sustained from a Japanese torpedo attack in 1942.
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C.
USS Mustin (DD-413)
USS Mustin (DD-413) was a United States Navy destroyer that served prominently in the Pacific Theater during World War II, earning multiple battle stars for its combat operations.
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D.
USS Hammann (DD-412)
USS Hammann (DD-412) was a U.S. Navy destroyer that served in the early years of World War II in the Pacific before being sunk during the Battle of Midway in 1942.
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E.
USS Wainwright (DD-419)
USS Wainwright (DD-419) was a U.S. Navy destroyer that served prominently during World War II, earning distinction for its convoy escort, anti-submarine, and combat operations in the Atlantic and Mediterranean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gleaves-class destroyer
ⓘ
United States Navy destroyer ⓘ |
| armament |
10 × 21 in torpedo tubes
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5 × 5 in/38 caliber guns ⓘ 6 × 0.50 in machine guns ⓘ depth charge projectors ⓘ |
| awarded | 3 battle stars ⓘ |
| beam | 36 ft 1 in ⓘ |
| class |
Benson-class destroyer
ⓘ
surface form:
Gleaves class
|
| commissionedOn | 1940-05-15 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewCasualtiesWhenSunk | over 150 killed ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 276 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissionedOn | 1943-10-09 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | 2473 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | 1630 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | 11 ft 10 in ⓘ |
| fate | sunk by enemy submarine ⓘ |
| followedBy | USS Ludlow (DD-438) ⓘ |
| hullNumber | DD-420 ⓘ |
| laidDownAt |
Philadelphia Navy Yard (south end)
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surface form:
Philadelphia Navy Yard
|
| laidDownOn | 1938-05-25 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 1939-05-22 ⓘ |
| length | 348 ft 3 in ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 35 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Admiral James Buck ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Allied invasion of Sicily
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Allied landings at Salerno ⓘ Atlantic convoy escort operations ⓘ Mediterranean operations ⓘ |
| power | 50000 shp ⓘ |
| precededBy | USS Gleaves (DD-423) ⓘ |
| propulsion |
2 propeller shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| range | 6500 nmi at 12 knots ⓘ |
| role |
anti-submarine warfare
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convoy escort ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1940 ⓘ |
| sponsor | Miss Mary B. Bradford ⓘ |
| sunkBy | German submarine U-616 ⓘ |
| sunkIn | Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| sunkOffCoastOf |
Salerno
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surface form:
Salerno, Italy
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| sunkOn | 1943-10-09 ⓘ |
| survivorsWhenSunk | approximately 97 survivors ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Atlantic Ocean
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Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USS Buck (DD-420) Description of subject: USS Buck (DD-420) was a United States Navy destroyer that served during World War II, participating in Atlantic convoy escort duties and Mediterranean operations before being sunk in 1943.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Sims-class destroyer
subject surface form:
James Buck