USS Tecumseh
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USS Tecumseh was a Union Navy ironclad monitor warship of the American Civil War, notable for being sunk by a mine while leading an attack during the Battle of Mobile Bay in 1864.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Tecumseh canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9924135 — 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 Tecumseh Context triple: [Battle of Mobile Bay, involvedShip, USS Tecumseh]
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A.
USS Rochester
USS Rochester was a U.S. Navy heavy cruiser that saw significant combat service during the Korean War and other Cold War-era operations.
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B.
USS Boise
USS Boise was a Brooklyn-class light cruiser of the United States Navy that saw notable action in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
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C.
USS Cabot
USS Cabot was a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that served with distinction during World War II and later in the Spanish Navy under the name Dédalo.
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D.
USS Lamson
USS Lamson was a U.S. Navy destroyer that served in World War II and was later used as a target ship during the Bikini Atoll atomic tests, where it was sunk and now lies as a shipwreck.
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E.
USS Anderson
USS Anderson (DD-411) was a Sims-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served prominently in the Pacific Theater 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 Tecumseh Target entity description: USS Tecumseh was a Union Navy ironclad monitor warship of the American Civil War, notable for being sunk by a mine while leading an attack during the Battle of Mobile Bay in 1864.
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A.
USS Rochester
USS Rochester was a U.S. Navy heavy cruiser that saw significant combat service during the Korean War and other Cold War-era operations.
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B.
USS Boise
USS Boise was a Brooklyn-class light cruiser of the United States Navy that saw notable action in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
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C.
USS Cabot
USS Cabot was a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that served with distinction during World War II and later in the Spanish Navy under the name Dédalo.
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D.
USS Lamson
USS Lamson was a U.S. Navy destroyer that served in World War II and was later used as a target ship during the Bikini Atoll atomic tests, where it was sunk and now lies as a shipwreck.
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E.
USS Anderson
USS Anderson (DD-411) was a Sims-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served prominently in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union Navy ship
ⓘ
ironclad monitor ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| armament |
2 × 15-inch Dahlgren smoothbore guns
ⓘ
small-caliber guns for defense ⓘ |
| armor |
belt armor of several inches of iron
ⓘ
turret armor up to 10 inches of iron ⓘ |
| assignedTo |
West Gulf Blockading Squadron
ⓘ
linked to:
Union West Gulf Blockading Squadron
|
| associatedWithQuote | “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead” (context of Battle of Mobile Bay) ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Mobile Bay ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 43 feet ⓘ |
| builder | Secor & Co. ⓘ |
| builtAt |
Jersey City, New Jersey
ⓘ
linked to:
Jersey City
|
| casualties | most of crew lost when sunk ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking |
mine
ⓘ
torpedo (naval mine) ⓘ |
| commanderAtBattleOfMobileBay | Commander Tunis A. M. Craven ⓘ |
| commissionDate | 1864-04-19 ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crewComplement | approximately 100 officers and men ⓘ |
| dateSunk | 1864-08-05 ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 2100 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | approximately 13 feet ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in combat ⓘ |
| flagOfficerInOverallCommand | Admiral David Farragut ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | ironclad ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1863-09-12 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 225 feet ⓘ |
| locationOfSinking | Mobile Bay, Alabama ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Shawnee leader Tecumseh
ⓘ
linked to:
Tecumseh
Tecumseh ⓘ |
| notability | first Union ironclad sunk by a mine at Mobile Bay ⓘ |
| notableEngagement | Battle of Mobile Bay ⓘ |
| operator | Union Navy ⓘ |
| propulsion |
single screw propeller
ⓘ
steam engine ⓘ |
| roleAtSinking | lead ship in the monitor column ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| serviceEndYear | 1864 ⓘ |
| serviceStartYear | 1864 ⓘ |
| shipClass | Canonicus-class monitor ⓘ |
| shipType | monitor ⓘ |
| status | shipwreck ⓘ |
| survivors | a minority of crew survived the sinking ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Gulf of Mexico ⓘ |
| wreckLocation | near the main ship channel of Mobile Bay ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USS Tecumseh Description of subject: USS Tecumseh was a Union Navy ironclad monitor warship of the American Civil War, notable for being sunk by a mine while leading an attack during the Battle of Mobile Bay in 1864.
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