USS Trippe (DD-403)
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USS Trippe (DD-403) was a United States Navy destroyer that served actively during World War II in both the Atlantic and Mediterranean theaters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Trippe (DD-403) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9562408 — 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 Trippe (DD-403) Context triple: [Benham-class destroyer, shipCompleted, USS Trippe (DD-403)]
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A.
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.
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B.
USS Mayrant (DD-402)
USS Mayrant (DD-402) was a United States Navy destroyer that served actively during World War II, participating in Atlantic convoy escort duties and major Mediterranean operations.
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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 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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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: USS Trippe (DD-403) Target entity description: USS Trippe (DD-403) was a United States Navy destroyer that served actively during World War II in both the Atlantic and Mediterranean theaters.
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A.
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.
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B.
USS Mayrant (DD-402)
USS Mayrant (DD-402) was a United States Navy destroyer that served actively during World War II, participating in Atlantic convoy escort duties and major Mediterranean operations.
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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 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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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 (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Benham-class destroyer
ⓘ
United States Navy destroyer ⓘ |
| armament |
5 × 5-inch/38 caliber guns
ⓘ
anti-aircraft guns ⓘ depth charges ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| awarded | battle stars for World War II service ⓘ |
| beam | 35 ft 6 in ⓘ |
| builder |
Boston Navy Yard
ⓘ
linked to:
Boston Naval Shipyard
|
| callSign | Navy radio call sign used during World War II ⓘ |
| category | World War II destroyers of the United States ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1939-11-01 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 250 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1945-10-28 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | 2500 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | 1500 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | 9 ft 8 in ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| followedBy | USS Lang (DD-399) ⓘ |
| homeport | various U.S. East Coast ports ⓘ |
| hullNumber | DD-403 ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
United States Atlantic Fleet
ⓘ
linked to:
Atlantic Fleet
United States Mediterranean forces ⓘ
linked to:
United States Sixth Fleet
|
| laidDown | 1937-04-15 ⓘ |
| launched | 1938-05-14 ⓘ |
| length | 341 ft 3 in ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 38 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Trippe ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Allied convoy operations in the Atlantic
ⓘ
Anzio operations ⓘ
linked to:
Operation Shingle
Salerno landings ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Salerno
invasion of Sicily ⓘ |
| patrolledArea |
Mediterranean
ⓘ
North Atlantic ⓘ |
| precededBy | USS Benham (DD-397) ⓘ |
| propulsion |
2 propeller shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
anti-submarine warfare
ⓘ
convoy escort ⓘ shore bombardment ⓘ |
| shipClass |
Benham class
ⓘ
linked to:
Benham-class destroyer
|
| soldForScrap | 1947-05-20 ⓘ |
| sponsor | Miss Betty Trippe ⓘ |
| stricken | 1945-11-28 ⓘ |
| theater |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USS Trippe (DD-403) Description of subject: USS Trippe (DD-403) was a United States Navy destroyer that served actively during World War II in both the Atlantic and Mediterranean theaters.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.