USS Maddox (DD-731)
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USS Maddox (DD-731) was a U.S. Navy destroyer best known for its controversial role in the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident, which helped escalate American involvement in the Vietnam War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Maddox | 1 |
| USS Maddox (DD-731) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1104074 — 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 Maddox (DD-731) Context triple: [Gulf of Tonkin incident, involvesShip, USS Maddox (DD-731)]
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USS Morris (DD-417)
USS Morris (DD-417) was a U.S. Navy destroyer that saw extensive and distinguished service in the Pacific Theater during World War II, earning multiple battle stars for its combat actions.
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B.
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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C.
USS Washington (BB-56)
USS Washington (BB-56) was a World War II-era U.S. Navy fast battleship renowned for its decisive nighttime surface combat performance in the Pacific Theater.
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D.
USS Juneau (CL-52)
USS Juneau (CL-52) was an Atlanta-class light cruiser of the United States Navy in World War II, best known for its tragic sinking during the Guadalcanal campaign with the loss of most of the Sullivan brothers.
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E.
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.
- 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 Maddox (DD-731) Target entity description: USS Maddox (DD-731) was a U.S. Navy destroyer best known for its controversial role in the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident, which helped escalate American involvement in the Vietnam War.
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A.
USS Morris (DD-417)
USS Morris (DD-417) was a U.S. Navy destroyer that saw extensive and distinguished service in the Pacific Theater during World War II, earning multiple battle stars for its combat actions.
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B.
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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C.
USS Washington (BB-56)
USS Washington (BB-56) was a World War II-era U.S. Navy fast battleship renowned for its decisive nighttime surface combat performance in the Pacific Theater.
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D.
USS Juneau (CL-52)
USS Juneau (CL-52) was an Atlanta-class light cruiser of the United States Navy in World War II, best known for its tragic sinking during the Guadalcanal campaign with the loss of most of the Sullivan brothers.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gearing-class destroyer
ⓘ
United States Navy destroyer ⓘ |
| armament |
5-inch/38 caliber guns
ⓘ
anti-aircraft guns ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| awarded |
battle stars for Korean War service
ⓘ
battle stars for Vietnam War service ⓘ battle stars for World War II service ⓘ |
| builder |
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works
ⓘ
surface form:
Bath Iron Works
|
| class | Gearing class ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1944-06-02 ⓘ |
| conducted | signals intelligence patrols off North Vietnam ⓘ |
| constructionSite | Bath, Maine ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewComplement | approximately 330 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1972-07-02 ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 3,460 tons full load ⓘ |
| engagedBy | North Vietnamese torpedo boats ⓘ |
| eventDate |
Gulf of Tonkin incident
ⓘ
surface form:
Gulf of Tonkin incident 1964-08-02
|
| fate |
Republic of China Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
transferred to Republic of China Navy
|
| flag | United States flag ⓘ |
| gulfOfTonkinResolutionDate | 1964-08-07 ⓘ |
| homeportDuringVietnam |
Seventh Fleet
ⓘ
surface form:
Seventh Fleet, Western Pacific
|
| hullNumber | DD-731 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1943-10-28 ⓘ |
| launched | 1944-03-19 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 390 feet ⓘ |
| locationDuringEvent | Gulf of Tonkin ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William A. T. Maddox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalFleet |
U.S. Pacific Fleet
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Pacific Fleet
|
| notableControversy | disputed second attack report on 1964-08-04 ⓘ |
| notableFor | Gulf of Tonkin incident ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Korean War
ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | DD-731 ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| roleInHistory | triggered escalation of U.S. involvement in Vietnam War ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1944 ⓘ |
| strickenFromNavalRegister | 1972 ⓘ |
| subsequentName | ROCS Po Yang (DD-10) ⓘ |
| topSpeed | about 35 knots ⓘ |
| type | destroyer ⓘ |
| usedAsJustificationFor | Gulf of Tonkin Resolution ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: USS Maddox (DD-731) Description of subject: USS Maddox (DD-731) was a U.S. Navy destroyer best known for its controversial role in the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident, which helped escalate American involvement in the Vietnam War.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
USS Maddox