DD-415
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DD-415 was the hull number of USS O’Brien, a Sims-class destroyer that served in the United States Navy during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| DD-415 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1971800 — 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: DD-415 Context triple: [USS O’Brien (DD-415), hullNumber, DD-415]
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A.
DD-413
DD-413 was the hull number of USS Mustin, a United States Navy Sims-class destroyer that served during World War II.
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B.
DD-411
DD-411 was the hull number of USS Anderson, a Sims-class destroyer that served in the United States Navy during World War II.
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C.
DD-409
DD-409 is the hull number of USS Sims, a U.S. Navy destroyer that served in World War II and was the lead ship of the Sims-class destroyers.
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D.
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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E.
USS Turner Joy (DD-951)
USS Turner Joy (DD-951) was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer of the United States Navy best known for its controversial role in the events that escalated U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
- 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: DD-415 Target entity description: DD-415 was the hull number of USS O’Brien, a Sims-class destroyer that served in the United States Navy during World War II.
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A.
DD-413
DD-413 was the hull number of USS Mustin, a United States Navy Sims-class destroyer that served during World War II.
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B.
DD-411
DD-411 was the hull number of USS Anderson, a Sims-class destroyer that served in the United States Navy during World War II.
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C.
DD-409
DD-409 is the hull number of USS Sims, a U.S. Navy destroyer that served in World War II and was the lead ship of the Sims-class destroyers.
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D.
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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E.
USS Turner Joy (DD-951)
USS Turner Joy (DD-951) was a Forrest Sherman-class destroyer of the United States Navy best known for its controversial role in the events that escalated U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sims-class destroyer
ⓘ
World War II warship ⓘ destroyer ⓘ |
| armament |
12 × 21 in torpedo tubes
ⓘ
4 × 0.50 in machine guns ⓘ 5 × 5 in/38 caliber guns ⓘ depth charge projectors ⓘ depth charge racks ⓘ |
| awardedTo | United States Navy crew members ⓘ |
| battleHonors | 3 battle stars ⓘ |
| beam | 36 ft 1 in ⓘ |
| builder | Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking | structural failure from earlier torpedo damage ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1940-03-02 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewComplement | about 192 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| damagedBy |
Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-19
ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese submarine I-19
|
| dateOfTorpedoHit | 1942-09-15 ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1942-10-19 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | 2170 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | 1570 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | 13 ft 4 in ⓘ |
| escorted | USS Enterprise (CV-6) ⓘ |
| fate | sank after torpedo damage ⓘ |
| followedBy | USS Wainwright (DD-419) ⓘ |
| hullNumber | DD-415 self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1938-05-31 ⓘ |
| launched | 1939-10-20 ⓘ |
| length | 348 ft 3 in ⓘ |
| locationDuringAttackOnPearlHarbor | at sea with Task Force 8 ⓘ |
| locationOfTorpedoHit | south of the Solomon Islands ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 35 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Jeremiah O’Brien
ⓘ
surface form:
Jeremiah O'Brien
O’Brien family of Machias, Maine ⓘ
surface form:
O'Brien family of Machias, Maine
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| navalFleet |
U.S. Pacific Fleet
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Pacific Fleet
|
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
attack on Pearl Harbor
ⓘ
surface form:
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Guadalcanal campaign
|
| powerOutput | 50000 shp ⓘ |
| precededBy | USS Morris (DD-417) ⓘ |
| propulsion |
2 propeller shafts
ⓘ
geared turbines ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ |
| range | 6490 nautical miles at 12 knots ⓘ |
| shipClass | Sims class ⓘ |
| shipyard |
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
ⓘ
surface form:
Bethlehem Shipbuilding, San Pedro, California
|
| sponsor |
Miss Josephine O’Brien Campbell
ⓘ
surface form:
Miss Josephine O'Brien Campbell
|
| sunkIn | South Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| sunkOff | Samoa ⓘ |
| sunkOn | 1942-10-19 ⓘ |
| taskForce |
North Pacific Force
ⓘ
surface form:
Task Force 8
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: DD-415 Description of subject: DD-415 was the hull number of USS O’Brien, a Sims-class destroyer that served in the United States Navy during World War II.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
USS O'Brien (DD-415)