USS Pope
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USS Pope was a U.S. Navy Clemson-class destroyer that saw intense action in the early Pacific War before being lost during the Japanese advance in 1942.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Pope canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1310914 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: USS Pope Context triple: [Battle of the Java Sea, notableShipSunk, USS Pope]
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A.
USS Farenholt
USS Farenholt was a U.S. Navy Benson-class destroyer that saw extensive combat service in the Pacific during World War II.
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B.
USS Cassin Young
USS Cassin Young is a preserved World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer now serving as a museum ship in Boston, Massachusetts.
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C.
USS Alfred
USS Alfred was a prominent warship of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War, known for serving as one of its earliest flagships.
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D.
USS Duncan
USS Duncan was a U.S. Navy destroyer that served in the Pacific during World War II and was lost in combat in 1942.
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E.
USS Providence
USS Providence was a prominent warship of the Continental Navy that served during the American Revolutionary War, participating in several key naval operations against British forces.
- 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 Pope Target entity description: USS Pope was a U.S. Navy Clemson-class destroyer that saw intense action in the early Pacific War before being lost during the Japanese advance in 1942.
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A.
USS Farenholt
USS Farenholt was a U.S. Navy Benson-class destroyer that saw extensive combat service in the Pacific during World War II.
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B.
USS Cassin Young
USS Cassin Young is a preserved World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer now serving as a museum ship in Boston, Massachusetts.
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C.
USS Alfred
USS Alfred was a prominent warship of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War, known for serving as one of its earliest flagships.
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D.
USS Duncan
USS Duncan was a U.S. Navy destroyer that served in the Pacific during World War II and was lost in combat in 1942.
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E.
USS Providence
USS Providence was a prominent warship of the Continental Navy that served during the American Revolutionary War, participating in several key naval operations against British forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Clemson-class destroyer
ⓘ
United States Navy destroyer ⓘ |
| armament |
1 × 3-inch/23 caliber AA gun
ⓘ
12 × 21-inch torpedo tubes ⓘ 4 × 4-inch/50 caliber guns ⓘ depth charge tracks ⓘ |
| assignedTo |
Asiatic Squadron
ⓘ
surface form:
Asiatic Fleet
|
| awarded |
Presidential Unit Citation (United States)
ⓘ
surface form:
Presidential Unit Citation
battle stars for World War II service ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of the Badung Strait
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Badung Strait
Battle of Balikpapan (1942) ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Balikpapan
Battle of the Java Sea ⓘ Battle of the Sunda Strait ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Sunda Strait campaign
|
| beam | 9.7 m ⓘ |
| builder | William Cramp & Sons ⓘ |
| causeOfLoss |
air attack
ⓘ
gunfire from Japanese warships ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1920-10-27 ⓘ |
| complement | about 122 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewStatusAfterLoss |
many crew members became prisoners of war
ⓘ
most of crew survived sinking ⓘ |
| deployedTo |
Dutch East Indies
ⓘ
Philippines ⓘ |
| displacement | 1215 long tons standard ⓘ |
| draft | 2.9 m ⓘ |
| engagedAgainst | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| fate | sunk ⓘ |
| hullNumber | DD-225 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1919-09-09 ⓘ |
| launched | 1920-10-23 ⓘ |
| length | 95.8 m ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 35 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Pope ⓘ |
| notableFor | intense early-war action against Japanese advance in 1942 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | ABDA Command ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| serviceEntryEra | interwar period ⓘ |
| shipClass | Clemson class ⓘ |
| status | war grave ⓘ |
| sunkIn | Java Sea ⓘ |
| sunkOnDate | 1942-03-01 ⓘ |
| theater |
Pacific War
ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Theater of World War II
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USS Pope Description of subject: USS Pope was a U.S. Navy Clemson-class destroyer that saw intense action in the early Pacific War before being lost during the Japanese advance in 1942.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.