destroyer USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (DD-850)
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The destroyer USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (DD-850) is a preserved Gearing-class U.S. Navy warship that served in the Cold War and Korean War and now operates as a museum ship.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| destroyer USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (DD-850) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5305720 — 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: destroyer USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (DD-850) Context triple: [Battleship Cove, knownFor, destroyer USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (DD-850)]
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A.
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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B.
US destroyer John D. Ford
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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C.
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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D.
US destroyer Pope
US destroyer Pope was a Clemson-class American destroyer that served in the early Pacific War during World War II, notably participating in actions against Japanese forces before being sunk in 1942.
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E.
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.
- 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: destroyer USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (DD-850) Target entity description: The destroyer USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (DD-850) is a preserved Gearing-class U.S. Navy warship that served in the Cold War and Korean War and now operates as a museum ship.
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A.
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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B.
US destroyer John D. Ford
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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C.
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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D.
US destroyer Pope
US destroyer Pope was a Clemson-class American destroyer that served in the early Pacific War during World War II, notably participating in actions against Japanese forces before being sunk in 1942.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gearing-class destroyer
ⓘ
United States Navy warship ⓘ museum ship ⓘ |
| armament |
5-inch/38 caliber guns
ⓘ
anti-submarine weapons ⓘ |
| awarded |
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for Cuban operations
ⓘ
two battle stars for Korean War service ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 40 feet ⓘ |
| builder |
Bethlehem Steel Company
ⓘ
linked to:
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Fore River Shipyard ⓘ
linked to:
Fore River Shipyard, Quincy, Massachusetts
|
| category |
Cold War museum ship
ⓘ
Korean War naval vessel ⓘ |
| commissioned | 15 December 1945 ⓘ |
| conflict |
Cold War
ⓘ
Cuban Missile Crisis ⓘ Korean War ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 336 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1 July 1973 ⓘ |
| designation | DD-850 ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 3,460 tons full load ⓘ |
| homeport | Newport, Rhode Island ⓘ |
| hullNumber | DD-850 ⓘ |
| IMO | not applicable (naval vessel) ⓘ |
| laidDown | 2 April 1945 ⓘ |
| launched | 26 July 1945 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 390 feet ⓘ |
| location |
Battleship Cove
ⓘ
Fall River, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | Atlantic Fleet ⓘ |
| preservedBy |
Battleship Cove museum
ⓘ
linked to:
Battleship Cove
|
| propulsion |
steam turbines
ⓘ
twin screws ⓘ |
| role |
anti-submarine warfare destroyer
ⓘ
plane guard ⓘ screening ship ⓘ |
| shipClass | Gearing class ⓘ |
| sponsor |
Ethel Skakel Kennedy
ⓘ
linked to:
Ethel Kennedy
|
| status |
museum ship
ⓘ
preserved ⓘ |
| tookPartIn | quarantine of Cuba in 1962 ⓘ |
| topSpeed | about 35 knots ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus |
U.S. National Historic Landmark
ⓘ
linked to:
National Historic Landmark
|
| usedFor |
blockade enforcement
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escort duties ⓘ naval gunfire support ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: destroyer USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (DD-850) Description of subject: The destroyer USS Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. (DD-850) is a preserved Gearing-class U.S. Navy warship that served in the Cold War and Korean War and now operates as a museum ship.
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