USS Decatur (DDG-73)
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USS Decatur (DDG-73) is an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer of the United States Navy known for its multi-mission capabilities, including air defense, surface warfare, and ballistic missile defense.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| USS Decatur (DDG-73) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7860611 — 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: USS Decatur (DDG-73) Context triple: [USS Decatur, hasPart, USS Decatur (DDG-73)]
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DDG-67
DDG-67 is the hull number of USS Cole, a U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer famously damaged in the 2000 terrorist bombing in Yemen.
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USS Decatur (DD-341)
USS Decatur (DD-341) was a Clemson-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served primarily between World War I and World War II, performing patrol, training, and fleet support duties.
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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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USS Daniel Inouye (DDG-118)
USS Daniel Inouye (DDG-118) is a U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke–class guided-missile destroyer named in honor of the late U.S. Senator and World War II Medal of Honor recipient Daniel K. Inouye.
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USNS Relentless
USNS Relentless was a U.S. Navy ocean surveillance ship later transferred to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and renamed NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter for fisheries and oceanographic research.
- 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 Decatur (DDG-73) Target entity description: USS Decatur (DDG-73) is an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer of the United States Navy known for its multi-mission capabilities, including air defense, surface warfare, and ballistic missile defense.
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A.
DDG-67
DDG-67 is the hull number of USS Cole, a U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer famously damaged in the 2000 terrorist bombing in Yemen.
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B.
USS Decatur (DD-341)
USS Decatur (DD-341) was a Clemson-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served primarily between World War I and World War II, performing patrol, training, and fleet support duties.
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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.
USS Daniel Inouye (DDG-118)
USS Daniel Inouye (DDG-118) is a U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke–class guided-missile destroyer named in honor of the late U.S. Senator and World War II Medal of Honor recipient Daniel K. Inouye.
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USNS Relentless
USNS Relentless was a U.S. Navy ocean surveillance ship later transferred to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and renamed NOAA Ship Gordon Gunter for fisheries and oceanographic research.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer
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United States Navy warship ⓘ guided-missile destroyer ⓘ |
| affiliation |
United States Pacific Fleet
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Pacific Fleet
|
| armament |
5-inch naval gun
ⓘ
Close-In Weapon System ⓘ Standard Missile family ⓘ
linked to:
RIM-66 Standard
Tomahawk cruise missiles ⓘ
linked to:
Tomahawk cruise missile
Vertical Launching System ⓘ anti-submarine rockets ⓘ |
| armamentSystem |
Aegis Combat System
ⓘ
linked to:
AEGIS combat system
|
| beam |
approximately 20 meters
ⓘ
approximately 66 feet ⓘ |
| capability |
air defense
ⓘ
anti-submarine warfare ⓘ ballistic missile defense ⓘ maritime security operations ⓘ strike warfare ⓘ subsurface warfare ⓘ surface warfare ⓘ |
| category |
Arleigh Burke-class destroyers of the United States Navy
ⓘ
linked to:
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
guided-missile destroyers of the United States ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement |
approximately 300 personnel
ⓘ
officers and enlisted sailors ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 9,000 tons full load ⓘ |
| draft |
approximately 31 feet
ⓘ
approximately 9.3 meters ⓘ |
| hasFlightDeck | yes ⓘ |
| helicopterCapability | can operate embarked helicopters ⓘ |
| hullNumber | DDG-73 ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 155 meters
ⓘ
approximately 509 feet ⓘ |
| mission |
deterrence
ⓘ
forward presence ⓘ power projection ⓘ sea control ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Stephen Decatur ⓘ |
| namesake |
Commodore Stephen Decatur Jr.
ⓘ
linked to:
Stephen Decatur
|
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| propulsion | gas-turbine ⓘ |
| role |
air defense platform
ⓘ
ballistic missile defense platform ⓘ escort ship ⓘ multi-mission destroyer ⓘ |
| sensor |
phased-array radar
ⓘ
sonar systems ⓘ |
| shipClass |
Arleigh Burke class
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linked to:
Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
|
| shipType | destroyer ⓘ |
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Subject: USS Decatur (DDG-73) Description of subject: USS Decatur (DDG-73) is an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer of the United States Navy known for its multi-mission capabilities, including air defense, surface warfare, and ballistic missile defense.
Referenced by (2)
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