USS Philadelphia
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USS Philadelphia was a United States Navy warship active in the early 19th century, notably involved in the First Barbary War before being captured and destroyed to prevent its use by enemy forces.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Philadelphia canonical | 4 |
| burning of USS Philadelphia | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1362644 — 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.
Target entity: USS Philadelphia Context triple: [Thomas Macdonough, shipServedOn, USS Philadelphia]
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USS Olympia
USS Olympia is a historic U.S. Navy protected cruiser best known for serving as Commodore George Dewey’s flagship during the Spanish–American War and is now preserved as a museum ship.
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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.
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C.
USS Portsmouth
USS Portsmouth was a 19th-century United States Navy sloop-of-war notable for its service during the Mexican–American War and in the Pacific.
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USS Dewey
USS Dewey is a United States Navy warship named in honor of Admiral George Dewey, famed for his victory at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: USS Philadelphia Target entity description: USS Philadelphia was a United States Navy warship active in the early 19th century, notably involved in the First Barbary War before being captured and destroyed to prevent its use by enemy forces.
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A.
USS Olympia
USS Olympia is a historic U.S. Navy protected cruiser best known for serving as Commodore George Dewey’s flagship during the Spanish–American War and is now preserved as a museum ship.
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B.
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.
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C.
USS Portsmouth
USS Portsmouth was a 19th-century United States Navy sloop-of-war notable for its service during the Mexican–American War and in the Pacific.
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D.
USS Dewey
USS Dewey is a United States Navy warship named in honor of Admiral George Dewey, famed for his victory at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy warship
ⓘ
sailing frigate ⓘ |
| armament |
36 guns
ⓘ
rated 36-gun frigate ⓘ |
| beam | about 39 feet ⓘ |
| builder |
Joshua Humphreys
ⓘ
Nathaniel Hutton ⓘ |
| captain |
Samuel Barron
ⓘ
Stephen Decatur Sr. ⓘ William Bainbridge ⓘ |
| captor | Tripoli ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1800-04-05 ⓘ |
| conflict |
First Barbary War
ⓘ
Quasi-War ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewTakenPrisoner | yes ⓘ |
| date |
1803-10-31
ⓘ
1804-02-16 ⓘ |
| destroyedBy |
Stephen Decatur
ⓘ
United States Navy raid ⓘ |
| displacement | about 1240 tons burthen ⓘ |
| draft | about 16 feet ⓘ |
| era | early 19th century ⓘ |
| event |
burning in Tripoli harbor
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ran aground off Tripoli ⓘ |
| fate | burned and destroyed in Tripoli harbor ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
central episode of the First Barbary War
ⓘ
symbol of early U.S. Navy operations in Mediterranean ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | wood ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1799-11-28 ⓘ |
| length | about 157 feet (gundeck) ⓘ |
| locationOfDestruction | Tripoli harbor ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Philadelphia
ⓘ
surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
| navalArchitectureStyle | Humphreys-designed frigate ⓘ |
| notableFor | daring raid led by Stephen Decatur ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| placeOfConstruction |
Philadelphia
ⓘ
surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| prisonersHeldIn | Tripoli ⓘ |
| propulsion | sail ⓘ |
| purposeOfDestruction | to prevent use by enemy forces ⓘ |
| role |
blockade enforcement
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commerce protection ⓘ convoy escort ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| shipClass | Philadelphia-class frigate ⓘ |
| statusAfterGrounding | captured by Tripolitan forces ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Caribbean Sea
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Barbary corsairs
ⓘ
surface form:
Navy of Tripoli
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Subject: USS Philadelphia Description of subject: USS Philadelphia was a United States Navy warship active in the early 19th century, notably involved in the First Barbary War before being captured and destroyed to prevent its use by enemy forces.
Referenced by (5)
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