USS Herndon (DD-638)
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USS Herndon (DD-638) was a Gleaves-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served prominently during World War II, including in the Normandy landings.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| USS Herndon (DD-638) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7617723 — 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 Herndon (DD-638) Context triple: [William Lewis Herndon, hasPartInNameOf, USS Herndon (DD-638)]
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USS Herndon (DD-198)
USS Herndon (DD-198) was a Clemson-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served primarily during the interwar period and early World War II.
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B.
USS Hoel (DD-533)
USS Hoel (DD-533) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy that gained renown for its heroic but doomed attack against a vastly superior Japanese force during the Battle off Samar in World War II.
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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 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 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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: USS Herndon (DD-638) Target entity description: USS Herndon (DD-638) was a Gleaves-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served prominently during World War II, including in the Normandy landings.
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A.
USS Herndon (DD-198)
USS Herndon (DD-198) was a Clemson-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served primarily during the interwar period and early World War II.
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B.
USS Hoel (DD-533)
USS Hoel (DD-533) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy that gained renown for its heroic but doomed attack against a vastly superior Japanese force during the Battle off Samar in World War II.
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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 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 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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gleaves-class destroyer
ⓘ
United States Navy warship ⓘ World War II destroyer ⓘ |
| armament |
10 × 21 in torpedo tubes
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5 × 5 in/38 caliber guns ⓘ anti-aircraft guns ⓘ depth charge projectors ⓘ |
| battleHonors | earned battle stars for World War II service ⓘ |
| beachAssignmentOnD-Day | Omaha Beach ⓘ |
| beam | 36 ft 1 in ⓘ |
| builder | Newport News Shipbuilding ⓘ |
| callSign | Navy tactical call sign used during World War II ⓘ |
| category |
1942 ships
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Gleaves-class destroyers of the United States Navy ⓘ Ships built in Newport News, Virginia ⓘ World War II destroyers of the United States ⓘ |
| commissionedDate | 1942-12-20 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crewComplement | approx. 276 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissionedDate | 1946-05-15 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approx. 2,395 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approx. 1,630 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | 13 ft 2 in ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| homeport | various U.S. East Coast ports ⓘ |
| hullNumber | DD-638 ⓘ |
| laidDownDate | 1941-05-26 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1942-02-02 ⓘ |
| length | 348 ft 3 in ⓘ |
| namedAfter | William Lewis Herndon ⓘ |
| namedShipNumber | second U.S. Navy ship named Herndon ⓘ |
| navalEnsign | Ensign of the United States Navy ⓘ |
| notableFor | participation in the D-Day invasion ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Normandy landings
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linked to:
Battle of Normandy
Operation Neptune ⓘ |
| power | 50,000 shp ⓘ |
| propulsion |
2 geared steam turbines
ⓘ
4 boilers ⓘ |
| range | 6,500 nmi at 12 knots ⓘ |
| roleInNormandy | escort and fire support ship ⓘ |
| serviceEntryEra | World War II era ⓘ |
| shipClass |
Gleaves class
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linked to:
Gleaves-class destroyer
|
| speed | 35 knots ⓘ |
| strickenDate | 1972-06-01 ⓘ |
| theater |
Atlantic Theater of World War II
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European Theater of Operations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USS Herndon (DD-638) Description of subject: USS Herndon (DD-638) was a Gleaves-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served prominently during World War II, including in the Normandy landings.
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