USS Roe (DD-418)
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USS Roe (DD-418) was a United States Navy destroyer that served with distinction during World War II in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| USS Roe (DD-418) canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T302030 — 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 Roe (DD-418) Context triple: [Sims-class destroyer, notableShip, USS Roe (DD-418)]
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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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B.
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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USS Anderson (DD-411)
USS Anderson (DD-411) was a U.S. Navy destroyer that saw extensive service in World War II, participating in major Pacific campaigns and earning multiple battle stars before being sunk during atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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 Roe (DD-418) Target entity description: USS Roe (DD-418) was a United States Navy destroyer that served with distinction during World War II in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
USS Anderson (DD-411)
USS Anderson (DD-411) was a U.S. Navy destroyer that saw extensive service in World War II, participating in major Pacific campaigns and earning multiple battle stars before being sunk during atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Sims-class destroyer
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United States Navy destroyer ⓘ World War II warship ⓘ |
| armament |
12 × 21 in torpedo tubes
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5 × 5 in/38 caliber guns ⓘ anti-aircraft guns ⓘ depth charge projectors ⓘ |
| awarded | battle stars for World War II service ⓘ |
| beam | 36 ft 1 in ⓘ |
| builder | Charleston Navy Yard ⓘ |
| category |
1940 ships
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Ships built in Charleston, South Carolina ⓘ Sims-class destroyers of the United States Navy ⓘ
linked to:
Sims-class destroyers
World War II destroyers of the United States ⓘ |
| commissioned | 5 January 1940 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 192 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 30 November 1945 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | 2170 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | 1570 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | 13 ft 4 in ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| homeport |
various United States Navy bases in the Pacific
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various United States Navy bases on the East Coast ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| laidDown | 23 April 1938 ⓘ |
| launched | 21 June 1939 ⓘ |
| length | 348 ft 3 in ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 35 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Francis Asbury Roe ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of the Atlantic
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Pacific campaigns of World War II ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific War
|
| pennantNumber | DD-418 ⓘ |
| power | 50000 shp ⓘ |
| propulsion |
2 propeller shafts
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3 boilers ⓘ geared steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
anti-submarine warfare ship
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convoy escort ⓘ screening vessel for larger warships ⓘ |
| shipClass | Sims class ⓘ |
| sponsor | Miss Margaret C. Roe ⓘ |
| stricken | 28 January 1947 ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Atlantic Ocean
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Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
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 Roe (DD-418) Description of subject: USS Roe (DD-418) was a United States Navy destroyer that served with distinction during World War II in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.