USS La Vallette (DD-448)
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USS La Vallette (DD-448) was a U.S. Navy Fletcher-class destroyer that saw extensive service in the Pacific during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS La Vallette (DD-448) canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1127567 — 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 La Vallette (DD-448) Context triple: [Battle of Rennell Island, notableShipDamaged, USS La Vallette (DD-448)]
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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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
USS Walke (DD-416)
USS Walke (DD-416) was a United States Navy destroyer that served prominently in the Atlantic and Pacific during World War II before being sunk in the Guadalcanal campaign.
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E.
USS Wainwright (DD-419)
USS Wainwright (DD-419) was a U.S. Navy destroyer that served prominently during World War II, earning distinction for its convoy escort, anti-submarine, and combat operations in the Atlantic and Mediterranean.
- 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 La Vallette (DD-448) Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
USS Walke (DD-416)
USS Walke (DD-416) was a United States Navy destroyer that served prominently in the Atlantic and Pacific during World War II before being sunk in the Guadalcanal campaign.
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E.
USS Wainwright (DD-419)
USS Wainwright (DD-419) was a U.S. Navy destroyer that served prominently during World War II, earning distinction for its convoy escort, anti-submarine, and combat operations in the Atlantic and Mediterranean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Fletcher-class destroyer
ⓘ
United States Navy destroyer ⓘ |
| armament |
5 × 5-inch/38 caliber guns
ⓘ
anti-aircraft guns ⓘ depth charges ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| awarded |
Presidential Unit Citation (as part of a task group, context-dependent)
ⓘ
linked to:
Presidential Unit Citation (United States)
|
| battleHonors |
10 battle stars for World War II
ⓘ
2 battle stars for Korean War ⓘ |
| beam | 39.7 ft ⓘ |
| builder |
Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
ⓘ
Kearny, New Jersey ⓘ |
| casualties | killed and wounded in 14 February 1945 mining ⓘ |
| commissioned | 12 August 1942 ⓘ |
| conflict |
Korean War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| damagedBy | mine off Corregidor ⓘ |
| dateOfDamage | 14 February 1945 ⓘ |
| decommissioned |
16 April 1946
ⓘ
21 May 1959 ⓘ |
| displacement | about 2,050 tons standard ⓘ |
| draft | 13.9 ft ⓘ |
| fate | sunk as a target ⓘ |
| hullType | destroyer ⓘ |
| laidDown | 27 November 1941 ⓘ |
| launched | 21 June 1942 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 376.5 ft ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Elie A. F. La Vallette ⓘ |
| namesake | Rear Admiral Elie A. F. La Vallette ⓘ |
| navalRegistryNumber | 448 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Kolombangara
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Guadalcanal campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Solomon Islands campaign
Okinawa operations ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Okinawa
Philippine Islands operations ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. invasion of Leyte
Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | DD-448 ⓘ |
| propulsion |
steam turbines
ⓘ
twin screws ⓘ |
| recommissioned | 22 November 1950 ⓘ |
| repairedAt | Mare Island Naval Shipyard ⓘ |
| serviceEntryEra | World War II era ⓘ |
| shipClass | Fletcher class ⓘ |
| sponsor | Miss Kathryn La Vallette ⓘ |
| stricken | 1 June 1971 ⓘ |
| sunkAsTarget | 1974 ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Pacific Theater of World War II
ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific Theater of Operations
|
| topSpeed | 35 knots ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: USS La Vallette (DD-448) Description of subject: USS La Vallette (DD-448) was a U.S. Navy Fletcher-class destroyer that saw extensive service in the Pacific during World War II.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.