DD-484
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DD-484 is the hull number of USS Buchanan, a World War II-era U.S. Navy destroyer that saw extensive combat in the Pacific Theater.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| DD-484 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7142994 — 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: DD-484 Context triple: [USS Buchanan, hullNumber, DD-484]
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A.
DD-448
DD-448 is the hull classification symbol for USS La Vallette, a World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy.
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B.
DD-418
DD-418 was the hull classification and pennant number of USS Roe, a World War II-era Sims-class destroyer in the United States Navy.
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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.
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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E.
DD-417
DD-417 was the hull number of USS Morris, a Sims-class destroyer that served with distinction in the United States Navy during World War II.
- 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-484 Target entity description: DD-484 is the hull number of USS Buchanan, a World War II-era U.S. Navy destroyer that saw extensive combat in the Pacific Theater.
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A.
DD-448
DD-448 is the hull classification symbol for USS La Vallette, a World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy.
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B.
DD-418
DD-418 was the hull classification and pennant number of USS Roe, a World War II-era Sims-class destroyer in the United States Navy.
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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.
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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E.
DD-417
DD-417 was the hull number of USS Morris, a Sims-class destroyer that served with distinction in the United States Navy during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Fletcher-class destroyer
ⓘ
United States Navy destroyer ⓘ |
| armament |
10 × 21 in torpedo tubes
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5 × 5 in/38 caliber guns ⓘ anti-aircraft guns ⓘ depth charges ⓘ |
| awarded |
16 battle stars for World War II service
ⓘ
Navy Unit Commendation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beam | 39.75 ft ⓘ |
| builder | Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt | Kearny, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | 1942-03-21 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 329 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissionedOn | 1946-03-21 ⓘ |
| displacement |
2050 tons (standard)
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2925 tons (full load) ⓘ |
| draft | 17.9 ft ⓘ |
| fate | scrapped after Turkish service ⓘ |
| hullNumber | DD-484 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 1941-02-11 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 1941-11-22 ⓘ |
| length | 376.5 ft ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 35 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Franklin Buchanan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Guadalcanal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Kolombangara NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Kula Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ Naval Battle of Guadalcanal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
2 propeller shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| recommissionedAs | TCG Gelibolu (D-346) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
anti-submarine warfare
ⓘ
escort destroyer ⓘ shore bombardment ⓘ |
| sawActionIn |
Guadalcanal Campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Georgia campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Okinawa campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Philippines campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Solomon Islands campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipClass | Fletcher class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| soldTo | Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strickenOn | 1972-11-01 ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific Theater of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transferredTo | Turkish Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: DD-484 Description of subject: DD-484 is the hull number of USS Buchanan, a World War II-era U.S. Navy destroyer that saw extensive combat in the Pacific Theater.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.