USS Herndon (DD-198)
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USS Herndon (DD-198) was a Clemson-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served primarily during the interwar period and early World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Herndon (DD-198) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7617722 — 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 Herndon (DD-198) Context triple: [William Lewis Herndon, hasPartInNameOf, USS Herndon (DD-198)]
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USS Henley (DD-391)
USS Henley (DD-391) was a Bagley-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served in the Pacific during World War II before being sunk in 1943.
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B.
USS Hammann (DD-412)
USS Hammann (DD-412) was a U.S. Navy destroyer that served in the early years of World War II in the Pacific before being sunk during the Battle of Midway in 1942.
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C.
USS O’Brien (DD-415)
USS O’Brien (DD-415) was a World War II-era United States Navy destroyer that served in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters before being lost to damage sustained from a Japanese torpedo attack in 1942.
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D.
USS Morris (DD-417)
USS Morris (DD-417) was a U.S. Navy destroyer that saw extensive and distinguished service in the Pacific Theater during World War II, earning multiple battle stars for its combat actions.
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E.
USS Hoel (DD-533)
USS Hoel (DD-533) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy that gained renown for its heroic but doomed attack against a vastly superior Japanese force during the Battle off Samar in 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: USS Herndon (DD-198) Target entity description: USS Herndon (DD-198) was a Clemson-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served primarily during the interwar period and early World War II.
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A.
USS Henley (DD-391)
USS Henley (DD-391) was a Bagley-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served in the Pacific during World War II before being sunk in 1943.
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B.
USS Hammann (DD-412)
USS Hammann (DD-412) was a U.S. Navy destroyer that served in the early years of World War II in the Pacific before being sunk during the Battle of Midway in 1942.
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C.
USS O’Brien (DD-415)
USS O’Brien (DD-415) was a World War II-era United States Navy destroyer that served in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters before being lost to damage sustained from a Japanese torpedo attack in 1942.
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D.
USS Morris (DD-417)
USS Morris (DD-417) was a U.S. Navy destroyer that saw extensive and distinguished service in the Pacific Theater during World War II, earning multiple battle stars for its combat actions.
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E.
USS Hoel (DD-533)
USS Hoel (DD-533) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy that gained renown for its heroic but doomed attack against a vastly superior Japanese force during the Battle off Samar in World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Clemson-class destroyer
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United States Navy destroyer ⓘ |
| armament |
1 × 3-inch/23 caliber gun
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12 × 21-inch torpedo tubes ⓘ 4 × 4-inch/50 caliber guns ⓘ depth charge tracks ⓘ |
| beam | 30 feet 11 inches ⓘ |
| builder | Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Clemson-class destroyers of the United States Navy
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Ships built in Newport News, Virginia ⓘ World War II destroyers of the United States ⓘ |
| class | Clemson class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 14 September 1920 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 122 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissioned |
17 January 1931
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29 May 1924 ⓘ |
| displacement | 1215 long tons standard ⓘ |
| draft | 9 feet 10 inches ⓘ |
| fate | scrapped ⓘ |
| flag | Flag of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullNumber | DD-198 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDown | 20 August 1918 ⓘ |
| laterName |
USS Herndon (APD-9)
NERFINISHED
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USS Herndon (AVP-15) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launched | 31 May 1919 ⓘ |
| length | 314 feet 4 inches ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William Lewis Herndon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalTheater |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| primaryMissions |
neutrality patrols
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patrol duty ⓘ training exercises ⓘ |
| primaryRole | destroyer ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| reclassificationDate |
2 August 1940
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2 August 1943 ⓘ |
| reclassified |
APD-9
NERFINISHED
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AVP-15 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recommissioned |
4 December 1939
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4 October 1930 ⓘ |
| scrappedYear | 1946 ⓘ |
| serviceEntryPeriod |
early World War II
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interwar period ⓘ |
| sponsor | Miss Lucy Taylor Herndon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topSpeed | 35 knots ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USS Herndon (DD-198) Description of subject: USS Herndon (DD-198) was a Clemson-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served primarily during the interwar period and early World War II.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.