USS Gleaves (DD-423)
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USS Gleaves (DD-423) was the lead ship of the Gleaves-class destroyers that served in the United States Navy during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| USS Gleaves (DD-423) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2051300 — 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 Gleaves (DD-423) Context triple: [USS Buck (DD-420), precededBy, USS Gleaves (DD-423)]
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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 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.
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D.
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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E.
USS Bagley (DD-386)
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.
- 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 Gleaves (DD-423) Target entity description: 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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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 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.
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D.
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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E.
USS Bagley (DD-386)
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gleaves-class destroyer
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United States Navy ship ⓘ World War II destroyer ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| armament |
5 × 5-inch/38 caliber guns
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anti-aircraft guns ⓘ depth charges ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| awards | battle stars for World War II service ⓘ |
| beam | 36 ft 1 in ⓘ |
| builder |
Bath Iron Works
ⓘ
linked to:
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works
|
| class | Gleaves-class destroyer ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | 1940-06-14 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 276 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissionedOn | 1946-05-08 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 2473 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 1630 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | 13 ft 2 in ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| homeport | various United States East Coast ports ⓘ |
| hullNumber | DD-423 ⓘ |
| laidDownAt |
Bath Iron Works
ⓘ
linked to:
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works
Bath, Maine ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 1938-06-16 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 1939-12-09 ⓘ |
| leadShipOf | Gleaves-class destroyer ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | 348 ft 3 in ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 37 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Admiral Albert Gleaves ⓘ |
| navalEnsign | Ensign of the United States Navy ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
convoy escort operations in the Atlantic during World War II
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invasion of Italy ⓘ invasion of Sicily ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | DD-423 ⓘ |
| powerOutput | 50000 shp ⓘ |
| propulsion |
geared turbines
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steam turbines ⓘ twin screws ⓘ |
| role |
anti-submarine warfare ship
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convoy escort ⓘ destroyer escort ⓘ |
| servedUntilEra | immediately post-World War II ⓘ |
| serviceEntryEra | pre-World War II ⓘ |
| soldForScrapOn | 1947-08-20 ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | Miss Eleanor W. Gleaves ⓘ |
| strickenFromNavalRegisterOn | 1947-06-01 ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Atlantic Ocean
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Mediterranean Sea ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USS Gleaves (DD-423) Description of subject: USS Gleaves (DD-423) was the lead ship of the Gleaves-class destroyers that served in the United States Navy during World War II.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.