USS Anderson
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USS Anderson (DD-411) was a Sims-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served prominently in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| USS Anderson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8633320 — 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 Anderson Context triple: [DD-411, identifies, USS Anderson]
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A.
USS Lamson
USS Lamson was a U.S. Navy destroyer that served in World War II and was later used as a target ship during the Bikini Atoll atomic tests, where it was sunk and now lies as a shipwreck.
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B.
USS Duncan
USS Duncan was a U.S. Navy destroyer that served in the Pacific during World War II and was lost in combat in 1942.
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C.
USS Buchanan
USS Buchanan was a U.S. Navy destroyer that served with distinction in the Pacific Theater during World War II, participating in multiple key naval engagements.
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D.
USS Alfred
USS Alfred was a prominent warship of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War, known for serving as one of its earliest flagships.
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E.
USS Cabot
USS Cabot was a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that served with distinction during World War II and later in the Spanish Navy under the name Dédalo.
- 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 Anderson Target entity description: USS Anderson (DD-411) was a Sims-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served prominently in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
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A.
USS Lamson
USS Lamson was a U.S. Navy destroyer that served in World War II and was later used as a target ship during the Bikini Atoll atomic tests, where it was sunk and now lies as a shipwreck.
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B.
USS Duncan
USS Duncan was a U.S. Navy destroyer that served in the Pacific during World War II and was lost in combat in 1942.
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C.
USS Buchanan
USS Buchanan was a U.S. Navy destroyer that served with distinction in the Pacific Theater during World War II, participating in multiple key naval engagements.
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D.
USS Alfred
USS Alfred was a prominent warship of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War, known for serving as one of its earliest flagships.
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E.
USS Cabot
USS Cabot was a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that served with distinction during World War II and later in the Spanish Navy under the name Dédalo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Sims-class destroyer ⓘ |
| armament |
12 × 21-inch torpedo tubes
ⓘ
4 × 0.50 in machine guns (as built) ⓘ 5 × 5-inch/38 caliber guns ⓘ depth charge projectors ⓘ |
| awarded | Battle stars for World War II service ⓘ |
| beam | 36 feet 1 inch ⓘ |
| builder |
Bath Iron Works
ⓘ
linked to:
General Dynamics Bath Iron Works
Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | 19 May 1939 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 192 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissionedOn | 20 July 1946 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | 2170 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | 1570 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | 13 feet 4 inches ⓘ |
| fate | Sunk as target ⓘ |
| hullNumber | DD-411 ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 15 November 1937 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 4 February 1939 ⓘ |
| length | 348 feet 3 inches ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 35 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Rear Admiral Edwin Alexander Anderson Jr. ⓘ |
| notableFor | Extensive destroyer service in the Pacific during World War II ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Aleutian Islands Campaign
ⓘ
linked to:
Aleutian Islands campaign
Attack on Pearl Harbor operations period ⓘ
linked to:
attack on Pearl Harbor
Battle of Leyte ⓘ Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands ⓘ Gilbert and Marshall Islands campaign ⓘ Guadalcanal Campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Solomon Islands campaign
Marianas campaign ⓘ Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ Pacific Theater of World War II ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific War
|
| powerOutput | 50000 shaft horsepower ⓘ |
| propulsion |
2 propeller shafts
ⓘ
Geared steam turbines ⓘ |
| range | 6500 nautical miles at 12 knots ⓘ |
| role |
Anti-submarine warfare
ⓘ
Escort duties ⓘ Screening aircraft carriers ⓘ Shore bombardment ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Atlantic Fleet (pre-World War II)
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linked to:
Atlantic Fleet
Pacific Fleet ⓘ |
| shipClass | Sims class ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | Mrs. E. A. Anderson Jr. ⓘ |
| strickenFromNavalRegisterOn | 1 March 1948 ⓘ |
| sunkAsTargetOn | 1 July 1948 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USS Anderson Description of subject: USS Anderson (DD-411) was a Sims-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served prominently in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
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