USS Herndon (DD-198)

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Clemson-class destroyer United States Navy destroyer

USS Herndon (DD-198) was a Clemson-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served primarily during the interwar period and early World War II.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
USS Herndon (APD-9)	1
USS Herndon (AVP-15)	1
USS Herndon (DD-198) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7617722 — 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 Herndon (DD-198)
Context triple: [William Lewis Herndon, hasPartInNameOf, USS Herndon (DD-198)]

A. USS Henley (DD-391)
USS Henley (DD-391) was a Bagley-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served in the Pacific during World War II before being sunk in 1943.
B. 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.
C. 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.
D. USS Morris (DD-417)
USS Morris (DD-417) was a U.S. Navy destroyer that saw extensive and distinguished service in the Pacific Theater during World War II, earning multiple battle stars for its combat actions.
E. USS Hoel (DD-533)
USS Hoel (DD-533) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy that gained renown for its heroic but doomed attack against a vastly superior Japanese force during the Battle off Samar in 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: USS Herndon (DD-198)
Target entity description: USS Herndon (DD-198) was a Clemson-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served primarily during the interwar period and early World War II.

A. USS Henley (DD-391)
USS Henley (DD-391) was a Bagley-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served in the Pacific during World War II before being sunk in 1943.
B. 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.
C. 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.
D. USS Morris (DD-417)
USS Morris (DD-417) was a U.S. Navy destroyer that saw extensive and distinguished service in the Pacific Theater during World War II, earning multiple battle stars for its combat actions.
E. USS Hoel (DD-533)
USS Hoel (DD-533) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy that gained renown for its heroic but doomed attack against a vastly superior Japanese force during the Battle off Samar in World War II.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Clemson-class destroyer ⓘ United States Navy destroyer ⓘ
armament	1 × 3-inch/23 caliber gun ⓘ 12 × 21-inch torpedo tubes ⓘ 4 × 4-inch/50 caliber guns ⓘ depth charge tracks ⓘ
beam	30 feet 11 inches ⓘ
builder	Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company ⓘ linked to: Newport News Shipbuilding
category	Clemson-class destroyers of the United States Navy ⓘ Ships built in Newport News, Virginia ⓘ World War II destroyers of the United States ⓘ
class	Clemson class ⓘ
commissioned	14 September 1920 ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
crewComplement	about 122 officers and enlisted ⓘ
decommissioned	17 January 1931 ⓘ 29 May 1924 ⓘ
displacement	1215 long tons standard ⓘ
draft	9 feet 10 inches ⓘ
fate	scrapped ⓘ
flag	Flag of the United States ⓘ linked to: United States flag
hullNumber	DD-198 ⓘ
laidDown	20 August 1918 ⓘ
laterName	USS Herndon (APD-9) ⓘ linked to: USS Herndon (DD-198) USS Herndon (AVP-15) ⓘ linked to: USS Herndon (DD-198)
launched	31 May 1919 ⓘ
length	314 feet 4 inches ⓘ
namedAfter	William Lewis Herndon ⓘ
navalTheater	Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Caribbean Sea ⓘ
operator	United States Navy ⓘ
primaryMissions	neutrality patrols ⓘ patrol duty ⓘ training exercises ⓘ
primaryRole	destroyer ⓘ
propulsion	oil-fired boilers ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ
reclassificationDate	2 August 1940 ⓘ 2 August 1943 ⓘ
reclassified	APD-9 ⓘ AVP-15 ⓘ
recommissioned	4 December 1939 ⓘ 4 October 1930 ⓘ
scrappedYear	1946 ⓘ
serviceEntryPeriod	early World War II ⓘ interwar period ⓘ
sponsor	Miss Lucy Taylor Herndon ⓘ
topSpeed	35 knots ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

William Lewis Herndon → hasPartInNameOf → USS Herndon (DD-198) ⓘ

USS Herndon (DD-198) → laterName → USS Herndon (AVP-15) ⓘ

linked to: USS Herndon (DD-198)

USS Herndon (DD-198) → laterName → USS Herndon (APD-9) ⓘ