USS The Sullivans (DD-537)

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Fletcher-class destroyer United States Navy destroyer museum ship

USS The Sullivans (DD-537) is a World War II–era Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, preserved as a museum ship and named in honor of the five Sullivan brothers who died in combat.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
USS The Sullivans (DD-537) canonical	2
USS The Sullivans (DDG-68)	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5463462 — 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 The Sullivans (DD-537)
Context triple: [Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park, hasExhibit, USS The Sullivans (DD-537)]

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.
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.
C. USS Ludlow (DD-438)
USS Ludlow (DD-438) was a Gleaves-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served during World War II, participating in Atlantic convoy escort duties, the North African landings, and the invasions of Sicily and Italy.
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.
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: USS The Sullivans (DD-537)
Target entity description: USS The Sullivans (DD-537) is a World War II–era Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, preserved as a museum ship and named in honor of the five Sullivan brothers who died in combat.

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.
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.
C. USS Ludlow (DD-438)
USS Ludlow (DD-438) was a Gleaves-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served during World War II, participating in Atlantic convoy escort duties, the North African landings, and the invasions of Sicily and Italy.
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.
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 (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Fletcher-class destroyer ⓘ United States Navy destroyer ⓘ museum ship ⓘ
acquiredAsMuseum	1977 ⓘ
armament	10 × 21-inch torpedo tubes ⓘ 20 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ 40 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ 5 × 5-inch/38 caliber guns ⓘ depth charge projectors ⓘ
battleHonors	11 battle stars for World War II ⓘ 5 battle stars for Korean War ⓘ
beam	39.75 ft ⓘ
builder	Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco ⓘ linked to: Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation Bethlehem Steel ⓘ linked to: Bethlehem Steel Corporation
commissioned	30 September 1943 ⓘ
conflict	Korean War ⓘ World War II ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
crewComplement	approximately 329 officers and enlisted ⓘ
decommissioned	10 January 1965 ⓘ
designation	National Historic Landmark ⓘ
displacement	2050 long tons standard ⓘ 2925 long tons full load ⓘ
draft	17.9 ft ⓘ
homeportDuringMuseumService	Buffalo, New York ⓘ linked to: Buffalo
hullType	destroyer ⓘ
laidDown	10 October 1942 ⓘ
launched	4 April 1943 ⓘ
length	376.5 ft ⓘ
locatedIn	Buffalo, New York ⓘ linked to: Buffalo
location	Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park ⓘ
maximumSpeed	35 knots ⓘ
namedAfter	Albert Leo Sullivan ⓘ Francis Henry Sullivan ⓘ linked to: Francis Sullivan George Thomas Sullivan ⓘ linked to: George Sullivan Joseph Eugene Sullivan ⓘ linked to: Joseph Sullivan Madison Abel Sullivan ⓘ linked to: Madison Sullivan Sullivan brothers ⓘ
NHLDesignationDate	6 March 1986 ⓘ
notableFor	named for five brothers who died on USS Juneau ⓘ
operator	United States Navy ⓘ
pennantNumber	DD-537 ⓘ
propulsion	2 propeller shafts ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ
shipClass	Fletcher class ⓘ
sponsor	Alleta Sullivan ⓘ
status	museum ship ⓘ
successorNamesake	USS The Sullivans (DDG-68) ⓘ linked to: USS The Sullivans (DD-537)
UNESCOStatus	U.S. National Historic Landmark ⓘ linked to: National Historic Landmark

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park → hasExhibit → USS The Sullivans (DD-537) ⓘ

USS The Sullivans (DD-537) → successorNamesake → USS The Sullivans (DDG-68) ⓘ

linked to: USS The Sullivans (DD-537)

George Sullivan → commemoratedBy → USS The Sullivans (DD-537) ⓘ

George Sullivan → commemoratedBy → USS The Sullivans (DDG-68) ⓘ