USS Nicholas (DD-449)
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USS Nicholas (DD-449) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy that earned distinction for its aggressive service in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| USS Nicholas (DD-449) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17143050 — 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 Nicholas (DD-449) Context triple: [Battle of Kula Gulf, shipInvolved, USS Nicholas (DD-449)]
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A.
USS Farragut (DD-348)
USS Farragut (DD-348) was a United States Navy Farragut-class destroyer commissioned in the 1930s that served prominently in the Pacific during World War II.
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B.
USS Sampson (DD-394)
USS Sampson (DD-394) was a United States Navy Somers-class destroyer that served primarily in the Atlantic during World War II.
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C.
USS Farragut (DD-300)
USS Farragut (DD-300) was a Clemson-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served in the years following World War I.
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D.
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.
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E.
USS Heermann (DD-532)
USS Heermann (DD-532) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy renowned for its courageous actions against a superior Japanese fleet during the Battle off Samar in 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 Nicholas (DD-449) Target entity description: USS Nicholas (DD-449) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy that earned distinction for its aggressive service in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
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A.
USS Farragut (DD-348)
USS Farragut (DD-348) was a United States Navy Farragut-class destroyer commissioned in the 1930s that served prominently in the Pacific during World War II.
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B.
USS Sampson (DD-394)
USS Sampson (DD-394) was a United States Navy Somers-class destroyer that served primarily in the Atlantic during World War II.
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C.
USS Farragut (DD-300)
USS Farragut (DD-300) was a Clemson-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served in the years following World War I.
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D.
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.
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E.
USS Heermann (DD-532)
USS Heermann (DD-532) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy renowned for its courageous actions against a superior Japanese fleet during the Battle off Samar in World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.