USS Drum (SS-228)
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USS Drum (SS-228) is a World War II-era Gato-class submarine of the United States Navy, renowned for its combat service in the Pacific and now preserved as a museum ship.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Drum (SS-228) canonical | 4 |
| World War II submarine USS Drum | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4354200 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: USS Drum (SS-228) Context triple: [USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, hasExhibit, USS Drum (SS-228)]
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A.
USS Bowfin (SS-287)
USS Bowfin (SS-287) is a World War II-era American Balao-class submarine famed for its successful wartime patrols in the Pacific and preservation as a museum ship in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
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B.
USS Silversides (SS-236)
USS Silversides (SS-236) is a World War II-era Gato-class submarine of the United States Navy renowned for its successful combat patrols in the Pacific and now preserved as a museum ship.
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C.
USS Torsk
USS Torsk is a World War II-era Tench-class submarine preserved as a museum ship in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.
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D.
USS Johnston (DD-557)
USS Johnston (DD-557) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the U.S. Navy renowned for its heroic, outgunned charge against a superior Japanese fleet during the Battle off Samar in World War II.
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E.
USS Bluegill
USS Bluegill was a U.S. Navy submarine that served in the Pacific during World War II, conducting combat patrols and attacks against Japanese vessels.
- 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 Drum (SS-228) Target entity description: USS Drum (SS-228) is a World War II-era Gato-class submarine of the United States Navy, renowned for its combat service in the Pacific and now preserved as a museum ship.
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A.
USS Bowfin (SS-287)
USS Bowfin (SS-287) is a World War II-era American Balao-class submarine famed for its successful wartime patrols in the Pacific and preservation as a museum ship in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii.
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B.
USS Silversides (SS-236)
USS Silversides (SS-236) is a World War II-era Gato-class submarine of the United States Navy renowned for its successful combat patrols in the Pacific and now preserved as a museum ship.
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C.
USS Torsk
USS Torsk is a World War II-era Tench-class submarine preserved as a museum ship in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor.
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D.
USS Johnston (DD-557)
USS Johnston (DD-557) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the U.S. Navy renowned for its heroic, outgunned charge against a superior Japanese fleet during the Battle off Samar in World War II.
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E.
USS Bluegill
USS Bluegill was a U.S. Navy submarine that served in the Pacific during World War II, conducting combat patrols and attacks against Japanese vessels.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gato-class submarine
ⓘ
United States Navy submarine ⓘ museum ship ⓘ |
| armament |
1 × 3-inch/50 caliber deck gun
ⓘ
10 × 21-inch torpedo tubes ⓘ anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
USS Alabama (BB-60)
ⓘ
linked to:
USS Alabama
|
| awards |
12 battle stars
ⓘ
Navy Unit Commendation ⓘ |
| beam | 27 feet 3 inches ⓘ |
| builder | Electric Boat Company ⓘ |
| class | Gato class ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1 November 1941 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 60 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 16 February 1946 ⓘ |
| displacementSubmerged | 2424 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementSurfaced | 1526 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | 17 feet ⓘ |
| fate | preserved as museum ship ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic naval vessel ⓘ |
| homeportDuringWWII |
Fremantle, Australia
ⓘ
linked to:
Fremantle
Pearl Harbor ⓘ |
| hullNumber | SS-228 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 11 September 1940 ⓘ |
| launched | 12 May 1941 ⓘ |
| length | 311 feet 9 inches ⓘ |
| location |
Mobile, Alabama
ⓘ
USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park ⓘ |
| museumOpening | 1969 ⓘ |
| namesake | drum (fish) ⓘ |
| navalRegistryNumber | 228 ⓘ |
| notableFor | successful war patrols against Japanese shipping ⓘ |
| numberOfWarPatrols | 13 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| preservationDate | 1969 ⓘ |
| propulsion | diesel-electric ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1941 ⓘ |
| shipyard | Groton, Connecticut ⓘ |
| speedSubmerged | 8.75 knots ⓘ |
| speedSurfaced | 20.25 knots ⓘ |
| sponsor | Mrs. Thomas Holcomb ⓘ |
| status | on display to the public ⓘ |
| stricken | 30 June 1969 ⓘ |
| theater |
Pacific Theater
ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific Theater of Operations
|
| type | fleet submarine ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USS Drum (SS-228) Description of subject: USS Drum (SS-228) is a World War II-era Gato-class submarine of the United States Navy, renowned for its combat service in the Pacific and now preserved as a museum ship.
Referenced by (5)
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