Sims-class destroyers
E19061
Sims-class destroyers were a group of U.S. Navy warships built just before World War II that featured improved machinery and armament over earlier destroyer classes and saw extensive wartime service.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sims-class destroyer | 10 |
| Sims-class destroyers canonical | 3 |
| Benson-class destroyer | 1 |
| Sims-class destroyers of the United States Navy | 1 |
| U.S. Navy surface ships | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T75142 — 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: Sims-class destroyers Context triple: [USS Hammann (DD-412), associatedWith, Sims-class destroyers]
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USS Tennessee (BB-43)
USS Tennessee (BB-43) was a Tennessee-class battleship of the United States Navy that served prominently in the Pacific Theater during World War II, providing shore bombardment and support in multiple major campaigns.
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Amagi-class battlecruiser
The Amagi-class battlecruiser was a planned class of fast capital ships for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the early 20th century, whose members were ultimately cancelled or converted following the Washington Naval Treaty and the Great Kantō earthquake.
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DD-412
DD-412 was the hull number of USS Hammann, a Sims-class U.S. Navy destroyer that served in World War II and was sunk during the Battle of Midway.
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heavy cruiser Mikuma
The heavy cruiser Mikuma was an Imperial Japanese Navy warship of the Mogami class that saw early World War II service before being sunk during the pivotal Battle of Midway in 1942.
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E.
USS West Virginia (BB-48)
USS West Virginia (BB-48) was a Colorado-class battleship of the United States Navy that was sunk and later refloated and modernized after the Pearl Harbor attack, subsequently serving in major Pacific Theater operations during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sims-class destroyers Target entity description: Sims-class destroyers were a group of U.S. Navy warships built just before World War II that featured improved machinery and armament over earlier destroyer classes and saw extensive wartime service.
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A.
USS Tennessee (BB-43)
USS Tennessee (BB-43) was a Tennessee-class battleship of the United States Navy that served prominently in the Pacific Theater during World War II, providing shore bombardment and support in multiple major campaigns.
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B.
Amagi-class battlecruiser
The Amagi-class battlecruiser was a planned class of fast capital ships for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the early 20th century, whose members were ultimately cancelled or converted following the Washington Naval Treaty and the Great Kantō earthquake.
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C.
DD-412
DD-412 was the hull number of USS Hammann, a Sims-class U.S. Navy destroyer that served in World War II and was sunk during the Battle of Midway.
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D.
heavy cruiser Mikuma
The heavy cruiser Mikuma was an Imperial Japanese Navy warship of the Mogami class that saw early World War II service before being sunk during the pivotal Battle of Midway in 1942.
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E.
USS West Virginia (BB-48)
USS West Virginia (BB-48) was a Colorado-class battleship of the United States Navy that was sunk and later refloated and modernized after the Pearl Harbor attack, subsequently serving in major Pacific Theater operations during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy ship class
ⓘ
destroyer class ⓘ |
| antiAircraftArmament |
later 40 mm guns
ⓘ
machine guns ⓘ |
| antiSubmarineArmament | depth charges ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 36 feet ⓘ |
| category | World War II destroyers of the United States ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | late 1930s ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| crewComplement | approximately 250 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| designFeature |
improved armament over preceding classes
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improved machinery layout over earlier U.S. destroyers ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 2477 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 1570 tons ⓘ |
| era | pre–World War II design ⓘ |
| followedBy | Benson-class destroyer ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| length | approximately 348 feet ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 35 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William Sims ⓘ |
| navalArchitecture | flush-deck design ⓘ |
| notableShip |
USS Hammann (DD-412)
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USS Morris (DD-417) ⓘ USS Russell (DD-414) ⓘ USS Sims (DD-409) ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 12 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| powerOutput | approximately 50,000 shaft horsepower ⓘ |
| precededBy | Benson-class destroyer ⓘ |
| primaryArmament | 5-inch/38 caliber guns ⓘ |
| propulsion |
geared turbines
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oil-fired boilers ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
anti-aircraft escort
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anti-submarine warfare ⓘ fleet screening ⓘ surface action ⓘ |
| sawActionIn |
Atlantic convoy escort operations
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Battle of Coral Sea ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Coral Sea
Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Guadalcanal campaign
Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1940 ⓘ |
| servicePeriod | World War II era ⓘ |
| shipType | destroyer ⓘ |
| torpedoArmament | 21-inch torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Battle of the Atlantic
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surface form:
Atlantic Theater of World War II
Pacific War ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Theater of World War II
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Subject: Sims-class destroyers Description of subject: Sims-class destroyers were a group of U.S. Navy warships built just before World War II that featured improved machinery and armament over earlier destroyer classes and saw extensive wartime service.
Referenced by (16)
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