USS Sampson (DD-63)
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USS Sampson (DD-63) was a United States Navy Sampson-class destroyer that served during World War I, primarily in convoy escort and patrol duties in the Atlantic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| USS Sampson (DD-63) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8995198 — 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 Sampson (DD-63) Context triple: [William Thomas Sampson, namesakeOf, USS Sampson (DD-63)]
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A.
USS Benson (DD-421)
USS Benson (DD-421) was a World War II-era United States Navy destroyer and the lead ship of the Benson-class.
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B.
USS Decatur (DD-5)
USS Decatur (DD-5) was a Bainbridge-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served in the early 20th century, including during World War I.
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C.
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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D.
USS Mustin (DD-413)
USS Mustin (DD-413) was a United States Navy destroyer that served prominently in the Pacific Theater during World War II, earning multiple battle stars for its combat operations.
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E.
USS Anderson (DD-411)
USS Anderson (DD-411) was a U.S. Navy destroyer that saw extensive service in World War II, participating in major Pacific campaigns and earning multiple battle stars before being sunk during atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll.
- 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 Sampson (DD-63) Target entity description: USS Sampson (DD-63) was a United States Navy Sampson-class destroyer that served during World War I, primarily in convoy escort and patrol duties in the Atlantic.
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A.
USS Benson (DD-421)
USS Benson (DD-421) was a World War II-era United States Navy destroyer and the lead ship of the Benson-class.
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B.
USS Decatur (DD-5)
USS Decatur (DD-5) was a Bainbridge-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served in the early 20th century, including during World War I.
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C.
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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D.
USS Mustin (DD-413)
USS Mustin (DD-413) was a United States Navy destroyer that served prominently in the Pacific Theater during World War II, earning multiple battle stars for its combat operations.
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E.
USS Anderson (DD-411)
USS Anderson (DD-411) was a U.S. Navy destroyer that saw extensive service in World War II, participating in major Pacific campaigns and earning multiple battle stars before being sunk during atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sampson-class destroyer
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United States Navy destroyer ⓘ |
| armament |
12 × 21-inch (533 mm) torpedo tubes
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2 × 1-pounder AA guns (later replaced) ⓘ 4 × 4-inch (102 mm) guns ⓘ depth charge tracks (World War I) ⓘ |
| beam | 29 ft 6 in (8.99 m) ⓘ |
| builder |
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Quincy, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1916 ships
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Sampson-class destroyers NERFINISHED ⓘ Ships built in Quincy, Massachusetts ⓘ World War I destroyers of the United States ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1916-06-27 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| crewComplement | about 99 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1921-06-15 ⓘ |
| displacement | approx. 1,111 long tons (standard) ⓘ |
| draft | 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| homeportDuringWWI | Queenstown, Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullNumber | DD-63 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1915-04-07 ⓘ |
| launched | 1916-03-04 ⓘ |
| length | 315 ft 3 in (96.07 m) ⓘ |
| locationLaidDown | Quincy, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William Thomas Sampson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalRegisterNumber | 63 ⓘ |
| notableEvent | operated with U.S. destroyer forces based at Queenstown in 1917–1918 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| postWarActivity | operations along U.S. East Coast ⓘ |
| postWarStatus | placed in reserve ⓘ |
| preWarActivity | Atlantic Fleet operations ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
convoy escort
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patrol duties ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| serviceEntryConflict | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipClass | Sampson class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soldForScrap | 1936-09-08 ⓘ |
| sponsor | Miss M. T. Sampson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stricken | 1936-01-07 ⓘ |
| task |
antisubmarine patrols
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escort transatlantic convoys ⓘ rescue of survivors of torpedoed ships ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
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European waters ⓘ |
| topSpeed | 29.5 knots ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USS Sampson (DD-63) Description of subject: USS Sampson (DD-63) was a United States Navy Sampson-class destroyer that served during World War I, primarily in convoy escort and patrol duties in the Atlantic.
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