USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (DD-850)
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USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (DD-850) is a preserved Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, now serving as a museum ship and memorial.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (DD-850) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5305704 — 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 Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (DD-850) Context triple: [Battleship Cove, hasPart, USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (DD-850)]
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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.
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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C.
USS La Vallette (DD-448)
USS La Vallette (DD-448) was a U.S. Navy Fletcher-class destroyer that saw extensive service in the Pacific during World War II.
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D.
USS Gleaves (DD-423)
USS Gleaves (DD-423) was the lead ship of the Gleaves-class destroyers that served in the United States Navy during World War II.
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E.
USS Walke (DD-723)
USS Walke (DD-723) was an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served prominently during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.
- 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 Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (DD-850) Target entity description: USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (DD-850) is a preserved Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, now serving as a museum ship and memorial.
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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.
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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C.
USS La Vallette (DD-448)
USS La Vallette (DD-448) was a U.S. Navy Fletcher-class destroyer that saw extensive service in the Pacific during World War II.
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D.
USS Gleaves (DD-423)
USS Gleaves (DD-423) was the lead ship of the Gleaves-class destroyers that served in the United States Navy during World War II.
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E.
USS Walke (DD-723)
USS Walke (DD-723) was an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served prominently during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gearing-class destroyer
ⓘ
United States Navy destroyer ⓘ museum ship ⓘ naval memorial ⓘ |
| acquiredAsMuseumShip | 1974 ⓘ |
| armament |
5-inch guns
ⓘ
anti-aircraft guns ⓘ anti-submarine weapons ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Kennedy family ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 40 ft ⓘ |
| builder |
Bethlehem Steel
ⓘ
linked to:
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
|
| category |
Cold War naval ship of the United States
ⓘ
World War II-era destroyer completed postwar ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | 1945-12-15 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 336 ⓘ |
| decommissionedOn | 1973-07-01 ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 3,460 tons full load ⓘ |
| homeportDuringService | various United States East Coast ports ⓘ |
| hullNumber | DD-850 ⓘ |
| laidDownAt |
Fore River Shipyard
ⓘ
linked to:
Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts
|
| laidDownBy |
Bethlehem Steel Company
ⓘ
linked to:
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
|
| laidDownIn | Quincy, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 1945-07-26 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 390 ft ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Fall River, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 35 knots ⓘ |
| modernizedUnder | FRAM I program ⓘ |
| museumOperator |
Battleship Cove maritime museum
ⓘ
linked to:
Battleship Cove
|
| namedAfter | Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Cuban Missile Crisis naval quarantine
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. naval quarantine of Cuba
Korean War ⓘ |
| preservationPurpose |
to honor Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.
ⓘ
to interpret U.S. Navy destroyer history ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | preserved ⓘ |
| preservedAt | Battleship Cove ⓘ |
| propulsion |
steam turbines
ⓘ
twin screws ⓘ |
| roleDuringCubanMissileCrisis | quarantine enforcement ship ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Atlantic Fleet
ⓘ
Mediterranean deployments ⓘ |
| shipClass | Gearing class ⓘ |
| usedAs |
memorial
ⓘ
museum ship ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (DD-850) Description of subject: USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (DD-850) is a preserved Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy, now serving as a museum ship and memorial.
Referenced by (1)
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