USS Bagley (DD-386)
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USS Bagley (DD-386) was a Bagley-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served actively during World War II in the Pacific Theater.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Bagley (DD-386) canonical | 2 |
| United States Navy ship USS Bagley (DD-386) | 1 |
| United States Navy ship USS Bagley (FF-1069) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1945032 — 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 Bagley (DD-386) Context triple: [USS Russell (DD-414), precededBy, USS Bagley (DD-386)]
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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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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 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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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- 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 Bagley (DD-386) Target entity description: USS Bagley (DD-386) was a Bagley-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served actively during World War II in the Pacific Theater.
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A.
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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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 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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D.
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.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bagley-class destroyer
ⓘ
United States Navy warship ⓘ World War II destroyer ⓘ |
| awarded | battle stars for World War II service ⓘ |
| builder | Norfolk Navy Yard ⓘ |
| category |
Bagley-class destroyers of the United States Navy
ⓘ
linked to:
Gridley-class destroyer
Ships built at Norfolk Naval Shipyard ⓘ World War II destroyers of the United States ⓘ |
| commissionedDate | 1937-06-12 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| decommissionedDate | 1946-06-13 ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 1500 long tons ⓘ |
| era |
1930s warship
ⓘ
World War II warship ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| flag | Naval jack of the United States ⓘ |
| homeportDuringWWII |
Pearl Harbor Naval Base
ⓘ
linked to:
Pearl Harbor Naval Base infrastructure
|
| hullNumber | DD-386 ⓘ |
| laidDownAt | Norfolk Navy Yard ⓘ |
| laidDownDate | 1935-07-31 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1936-09-03 ⓘ |
| locationDuringAttackOnPearlHarbor |
Pearl Harbor, Hawaii
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linked to:
Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii, United States
|
| namesake | Ensign Worth Bagley ⓘ |
| navalFleet |
United States Pacific Fleet
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Pacific Fleet
|
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Attack on Pearl Harbor
ⓘ
linked to:
attack on Pearl Harbor
Battle of Savo Island ⓘ Guadalcanal campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Solomon Islands campaign
New Guinea campaign ⓘ Okinawa campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Okinawa
Philippines campaign (1944–1945) ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945)
Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ |
| primaryArmament |
21 inch torpedo tubes
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5 in/38 caliber guns ⓘ |
| propulsion |
geared turbines
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| roleAtPearlHarbor | anti-aircraft and anti-submarine defense ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Navy surface fleet ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | interwar period ⓘ |
| shipClass | Bagley class ⓘ |
| shipType | destroyer ⓘ |
| strickenDate | 1947-06-25 ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Pacific Theater
ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific Theater of Operations
|
| usedFor |
anti-submarine warfare
ⓘ
escort duties ⓘ screening aircraft carriers ⓘ shore bombardment ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USS Bagley (DD-386) Description of subject: USS Bagley (DD-386) was a Bagley-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served actively during World War II in the Pacific Theater.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: USS Bagley (DD-386)
linked to: USS Bagley (DD-386)