USS Wilson (DD-408)
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USS Wilson (DD-408) was a United States Navy destroyer that served actively during World War II in the Pacific Theater.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| USS Wilson (DD-408) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9562413 — 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 Wilson (DD-408) Context triple: [Benham-class destroyer, shipCompleted, USS Wilson (DD-408)]
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A.
USS Wainwright (DD-419)
USS Wainwright (DD-419) was a U.S. Navy destroyer that served prominently during World War II, earning distinction for its convoy escort, anti-submarine, and combat operations in the Atlantic and Mediterranean.
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B.
USS Walke (DD-416)
USS Walke (DD-416) was a United States Navy destroyer that served prominently in the Atlantic and Pacific during World War II before being sunk in the Guadalcanal campaign.
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C.
USS Trippe (DD-403)
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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D.
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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E.
USS Sterett (DD-407)
USS Sterett (DD-407) was a U.S. Navy destroyer that served with distinction in the Atlantic and Pacific during World War II, earning multiple battle stars for its combat actions.
- 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 Wilson (DD-408) Target entity description: USS Wilson (DD-408) was a United States Navy destroyer that served actively during World War II in the Pacific Theater.
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A.
USS Wainwright (DD-419)
USS Wainwright (DD-419) was a U.S. Navy destroyer that served prominently during World War II, earning distinction for its convoy escort, anti-submarine, and combat operations in the Atlantic and Mediterranean.
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B.
USS Walke (DD-416)
USS Walke (DD-416) was a United States Navy destroyer that served prominently in the Atlantic and Pacific during World War II before being sunk in the Guadalcanal campaign.
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C.
USS Trippe (DD-403)
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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D.
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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E.
USS Sterett (DD-407)
USS Sterett (DD-407) was a U.S. Navy destroyer that served with distinction in the Atlantic and Pacific during World War II, earning multiple battle stars for its combat actions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Benham-class destroyer
ⓘ
United States Navy destroyer ⓘ |
| armament |
5 × 5 in/38 caliber guns
ⓘ
anti-aircraft guns ⓘ depth charges ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| awarded | 11 battle stars ⓘ |
| beam | 35 ft 6 in ⓘ |
| builder | Puget Sound Navy Yard ⓘ |
| class |
Benham class
ⓘ
linked to:
Benham-class destroyer
|
| commissionedOn | 1939-07-05 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 250 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissionedOn | 1946-07-29 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | 2500 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | 1500 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | 9 ft 8 in ⓘ |
| fate | sunk as target ⓘ |
| hullNumber | DD-408 ⓘ |
| laidDownAt | Puget Sound Navy Yard ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 1937-04-22 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 1939-04-12 ⓘ |
| length | 341 ft 3 in ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 38 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Louis Wilson
ⓘ
linked to:
Louis Dicken Wilson
|
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Savo Island
ⓘ
Battle of the Philippine Sea ⓘ Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ Guadalcanal campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Solomon Islands campaign
Iwo Jima operation ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Iwo Jima
Marianas campaign ⓘ Okinawa campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Okinawa
Philippines campaign ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. invasion of Leyte
Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ |
| precededByClass |
Sims-class destroyer
ⓘ
linked to:
Sims-class destroyers
|
| propulsion |
2 propeller shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
anti-submarine warfare
ⓘ
screening for aircraft carriers ⓘ shore bombardment ⓘ |
| servedDuring |
World War II in the Pacific Theater
ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific War
|
| serviceEntryEra | pre-World War II ⓘ |
| sponsor | Mrs. Louis H. Wilson ⓘ |
| strickenFromNavalRegisterOn | 1947-08-01 ⓘ |
| succeededByClass | Gleaves-class destroyer ⓘ |
| sunkAsTargetOn | 1948-03-08 ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Pacific Theater of World War II
ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific Theater of Operations
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USS Wilson (DD-408) Description of subject: USS Wilson (DD-408) was a United States Navy destroyer that served actively during World War II in the Pacific Theater.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.