USS Pillsbury
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USS Pillsbury was a U.S. Navy destroyer escort best known for helping capture the German submarine U-505 during World War II.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| US destroyer Pillsbury | 1 |
| USS Pillsbury canonical | 1 |
| USS Pillsbury (DE-133) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2039951 — 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 Pillsbury Context triple: [U-505, capturedBy, USS Pillsbury]
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A.
USS Farenholt
USS Farenholt was a U.S. Navy Benson-class destroyer that saw extensive combat service in the Pacific during World War II.
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B.
USS Pope
USS Pope was a U.S. Navy Clemson-class destroyer that saw intense action in the early Pacific War before being lost during the Japanese advance in 1942.
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C.
USS Leonard F. Mason
USS Leonard F. Mason was a U.S. Navy destroyer best known for serving as the primary recovery ship for NASA’s Gemini 8 space mission.
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D.
USS Cassin Young
USS Cassin Young is a preserved World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer now serving as a museum ship in Boston, Massachusetts.
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E.
USS Providence
USS Providence was a prominent warship of the Continental Navy that served during the American Revolutionary War, participating in several key naval operations against British forces.
- 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 Pillsbury Target entity description: USS Pillsbury was a U.S. Navy destroyer escort best known for helping capture the German submarine U-505 during World War II.
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A.
USS Farenholt
USS Farenholt was a U.S. Navy Benson-class destroyer that saw extensive combat service in the Pacific during World War II.
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B.
USS Pope
USS Pope was a U.S. Navy Clemson-class destroyer that saw intense action in the early Pacific War before being lost during the Japanese advance in 1942.
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C.
USS Leonard F. Mason
USS Leonard F. Mason was a U.S. Navy destroyer best known for serving as the primary recovery ship for NASA’s Gemini 8 space mission.
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D.
USS Cassin Young
USS Cassin Young is a preserved World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer now serving as a museum ship in Boston, Massachusetts.
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E.
USS Providence
USS Providence was a prominent warship of the Continental Navy that served during the American Revolutionary War, participating in several key naval operations against British forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cannon-class destroyer escort
ⓘ
United States Navy warship ⓘ |
| armament |
20 mm anti-aircraft guns
ⓘ
3-inch/50 caliber guns ⓘ 40 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ depth charge projectors ⓘ hedgehog anti-submarine mortar ⓘ |
| assignedTo | Atlantic Fleet ⓘ |
| assistedShip | USS Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| awarded | battle stars for World War II service ⓘ |
| beam | about 36 feet ⓘ |
| builder | Consolidated Steel Corporation ⓘ |
| builtAt | Orange, Texas ⓘ |
| capturedPrisonersFrom |
German submarine U-505
ⓘ
linked to:
U-505 submarine
|
| commissionedOn | 7 June 1943 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 200 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissionedOn | 19 June 1947 ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 1,240 tons standard ⓘ |
| escorted | convoys in the Atlantic ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrapping ⓘ |
| hasPennantNumber | DE-133 ⓘ |
| hullNumber | DE-133 ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 16 November 1942 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 7 March 1943 ⓘ |
| length | about 306 feet ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John E. Pillsbury ⓘ |
| navalPrefix | USS ⓘ |
| notableFor | participation in the capture of German submarine U-505 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | Task Group 22.3 ⓘ |
| patrolledArea |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Caribbean Sea ⓘ |
| primaryRole | anti-submarine warfare ⓘ |
| propulsion | diesel-electric drive ⓘ |
| serviceEntryEra |
World War II era
ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
|
| shipClass | Cannon class ⓘ |
| shipType | destroyer escort ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | Mrs. John E. Pillsbury ⓘ |
| strickenFromNavalRegisterOn | 1 July 1972 ⓘ |
| tookPartIn | capture of U-505 ⓘ |
| topSpeed | about 21 knots ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USS Pillsbury Description of subject: USS Pillsbury was a U.S. Navy destroyer escort best known for helping capture the German submarine U-505 during World War II.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.