USS The Sullivans (DD-537)
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USS The Sullivans (DD-537) is a World War II–era Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, preserved as a museum ship and named in honor of the five Sullivan brothers who died in combat.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| USS The Sullivans (DD-537) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5463462 — 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 The Sullivans (DD-537) Context triple: [Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park, hasExhibit, USS The Sullivans (DD-537)]
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USS Johnston (DD-557)
USS Johnston (DD-557) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the U.S. Navy renowned for its heroic, outgunned charge against a superior Japanese fleet during the Battle off Samar in World War II.
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USS Maddox (DD-731)
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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C.
USS Ludlow (DD-438)
USS Ludlow (DD-438) was a Gleaves-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served during World War II, participating in Atlantic convoy escort duties, the North African landings, and the invasions of Sicily and Italy.
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D.
USS Gleaves (DD-423)
USS Gleaves (DD-423) was the lead ship of the Gleaves-class destroyers that served in the United States Navy during World War II.
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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.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: USS The Sullivans (DD-537) Target entity description: USS The Sullivans (DD-537) is a World War II–era Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, preserved as a museum ship and named in honor of the five Sullivan brothers who died in combat.
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A.
USS Johnston (DD-557)
USS Johnston (DD-557) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the U.S. Navy renowned for its heroic, outgunned charge against a superior Japanese fleet during the Battle off Samar in World War II.
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B.
USS Maddox (DD-731)
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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C.
USS Ludlow (DD-438)
USS Ludlow (DD-438) was a Gleaves-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served during World War II, participating in Atlantic convoy escort duties, the North African landings, and the invasions of Sicily and Italy.
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D.
USS Gleaves (DD-423)
USS Gleaves (DD-423) was the lead ship of the Gleaves-class destroyers that served in the United States Navy during World War II.
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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 |
Fletcher-class destroyer
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United States Navy destroyer ⓘ museum ship ⓘ |
| acquiredAsMuseum | 1977 ⓘ |
| armament |
10 × 21-inch torpedo tubes
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20 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ 40 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ 5 × 5-inch/38 caliber guns ⓘ depth charge projectors ⓘ |
| battleHonors |
11 battle stars for World War II
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5 battle stars for Korean War ⓘ |
| beam | 39.75 ft ⓘ |
| builder |
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation, San Francisco
NERFINISHED
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Bethlehem Steel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 30 September 1943 ⓘ |
| conflict |
Korean War
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World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 329 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 10 January 1965 ⓘ |
| designation | National Historic Landmark ⓘ |
| displacement |
2050 long tons standard
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2925 long tons full load ⓘ |
| draft | 17.9 ft ⓘ |
| homeportDuringMuseumService | Buffalo, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullType | destroyer ⓘ |
| laidDown | 10 October 1942 ⓘ |
| launched | 4 April 1943 ⓘ |
| length | 376.5 ft ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Buffalo, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 35 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Albert Leo Sullivan
NERFINISHED
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Francis Henry Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ George Thomas Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ Joseph Eugene Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ Madison Abel Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sullivan brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NHLDesignationDate | 6 March 1986 ⓘ |
| notableFor | named for five brothers who died on USS Juneau ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | DD-537 ⓘ |
| propulsion |
2 propeller shafts
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| shipClass | Fletcher class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sponsor | Alleta Sullivan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | museum ship ⓘ |
| successorNamesake | USS The Sullivans (DDG-68) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOStatus | U.S. National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USS The Sullivans (DD-537) Description of subject: USS The Sullivans (DD-537) is a World War II–era Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy, preserved as a museum ship and named in honor of the five Sullivan brothers who died in combat.
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