USS Decatur (DD-341)
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USS Decatur (DD-341) was a Clemson-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served primarily between World War I and World War II, performing patrol, training, and fleet support duties.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Decatur (DD-341) canonical | 1 |
| USS Decatur (DDG-31) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7860609 — 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: USS Decatur (DD-341) Context triple: [USS Decatur, hasPart, USS Decatur (DD-341)]
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A.
USS La Vallette (DD-448)
USS La Vallette (DD-448) was a U.S. Navy Fletcher-class destroyer that saw extensive service in the Pacific during World War II.
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B.
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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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 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 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.
- 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 Decatur (DD-341) Target entity description: USS Decatur (DD-341) was a Clemson-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served primarily between World War I and World War II, performing patrol, training, and fleet support duties.
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A.
USS La Vallette (DD-448)
USS La Vallette (DD-448) was a U.S. Navy Fletcher-class destroyer that saw extensive service in the Pacific during World War II.
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B.
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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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 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 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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Clemson-class destroyer
ⓘ
United States Navy destroyer ⓘ |
| armament |
1 × 3-inch/23 caliber AA gun
ⓘ
12 × 21-inch torpedo tubes ⓘ 4 × 4-inch/50 caliber guns ⓘ depth charge tracks ⓘ |
| assignedTo |
Atlantic Fleet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beam | 30 ft 11 in ⓘ |
| builder | Mare Island Navy Yard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
1921 ships
ⓘ
Clemson-class destroyers of the United States Navy ⓘ Ships built at Mare Island Naval Shipyard ⓘ |
| class | Clemson class ⓘ |
| commissioned | 29 August 1922 ⓘ |
| conflictParticipation | World War II service in secondary roles ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewComplement | about 122 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 7 December 1945 ⓘ |
| displacement |
1215 long tons standard
ⓘ
1294 long tons full load ⓘ |
| draft | 9 ft 10 in ⓘ |
| era | between World War I and World War II ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| hullNumber | DD-341 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 30 June 1919 ⓘ |
| launched | 29 October 1921 ⓘ |
| length | 314 ft 4 in ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 35 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Stephen Decatur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namesake | Commodore Stephen Decatur Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableActivity | participated in fleet exercises during the interwar years ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| power | 27000 shp ⓘ |
| precededByClass | Wickes-class destroyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRoles |
fleet support duties
ⓘ
patrol duties ⓘ training duties ⓘ |
| propulsion |
2 shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| range | 2500 nautical miles at 20 knots ⓘ |
| serviceEntryPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| soldForScrap | 12 December 1946 ⓘ |
| sponsor | Miss Elizabeth DeLong NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| struckFromNavalRegister | 3 January 1946 ⓘ |
| successorNameReuse |
USS Decatur (DD-936)
NERFINISHED
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USS Decatur (DDG-31) NERFINISHED ⓘ USS Decatur (DDG-73) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USS Decatur (DD-341) Description of subject: USS Decatur (DD-341) was a Clemson-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served primarily between World War I and World War II, performing patrol, training, and fleet support duties.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
USS Decatur (DDG-31)