USS Bennett (DD-473)
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USS Bennett (DD-473) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| USS Bennett (DD-473) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11280718 — 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 Bennett (DD-473) Context triple: [Floyd Bennett, hasNamesake, USS Bennett (DD-473)]
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A.
USS Benham (DD-397)
USS Benham (DD-397) was a United States Navy destroyer that served prominently in the Pacific during World War II as the lead ship of her class.
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B.
USS Trippe (DD-403)
USS Trippe (DD-403) was a United States Navy destroyer that served actively during World War II in both the Atlantic and Mediterranean theaters.
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C.
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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D.
USS Benson (DD-421)
USS Benson (DD-421) was a World War II-era United States Navy destroyer and the lead ship of the Benson-class.
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E.
USS Farragut (DD-348)
USS Farragut (DD-348) was a United States Navy Farragut-class destroyer commissioned in the 1930s that served prominently in the Pacific 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: USS Bennett (DD-473) Target entity description: USS Bennett (DD-473) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
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A.
USS Benham (DD-397)
USS Benham (DD-397) was a United States Navy destroyer that served prominently in the Pacific during World War II as the lead ship of her class.
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B.
USS Trippe (DD-403)
USS Trippe (DD-403) was a United States Navy destroyer that served actively during World War II in both the Atlantic and Mediterranean theaters.
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C.
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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D.
USS Benson (DD-421)
USS Benson (DD-421) was a World War II-era United States Navy destroyer and the lead ship of the Benson-class.
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E.
USS Farragut (DD-348)
USS Farragut (DD-348) was a United States Navy Farragut-class destroyer commissioned in the 1930s that served prominently in the Pacific during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Fletcher-class destroyer
ⓘ
United States Navy warship ⓘ World War II destroyer ⓘ |
| armament |
5-inch/38 caliber guns
ⓘ
anti-aircraft guns ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| awarded |
Bureau of Naval Personnel Unit Commendation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
battle stars for World War II service ⓘ |
| beam | about 39.7 ft ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | 1942-02-09 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 273 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| damagedBy | kamikaze attack ⓘ |
| damagedDuring | Battle of Okinawa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decommissionedOn | 1946-04-18 ⓘ |
| fate |
scrapped
ⓘ
sold to Brazil ⓘ |
| fullLoadDisplacement | about 2,500 tons ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| laidDownAt | Boston Navy Yard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 1941-12-10 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 1942-04-16 ⓘ |
| length | about 376.5 ft ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Floyd Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| newName | Paraíba (D-28) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | DD-473 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
escort ship
ⓘ
screening destroyer ⓘ shore bombardment ship ⓘ |
| scrappedIn | 1989 ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| shipClass | Fletcher class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipType | destroyer ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | Mrs. Floyd Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| standardDisplacement | about 2,050 tons ⓘ |
| strickenFromNavalRegisterOn | 1974-10-01 ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Pacific Theater of Operations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPartIn |
Aleutian Islands campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Battle of Leyte NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Okinawa NERFINISHED ⓘ Gilbert Islands campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Mariana and Palau Islands campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Marshall Islands campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topSpeed | about 35 knots ⓘ |
| transferredOn | 1959-12-15 ⓘ |
| transferredTo | Brazilian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USS Bennett (DD-473) Description of subject: USS Bennett (DD-473) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
Referenced by (1)
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