USS Pope (DE-134)
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USS Pope (DE-134) was an Edsall-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy that served primarily in Atlantic convoy and anti-submarine operations during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| USS Pope (DE-134) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9514268 — 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 Pope (DE-134) Context triple: [Task Group 22.3, hasShip, USS Pope (DE-134)]
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USS Hammann (DE-131)
USS Hammann (DE-131) was a World War II-era U.S. Navy Edsall-class destroyer escort named in honor of Medal of Honor recipient Charles Hammann.
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USS Decatur (DD-341)
USS Decatur (DD-341) was a Clemson-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served primarily between World War I and World War II, performing patrol, training, and fleet support duties.
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USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413)
USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413) was a John C. Butler–class destroyer escort famed for its heroic, outgunned charge against a superior Japanese fleet during the Battle off Samar in World War II.
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USS Pope
USS Pope was a U.S. Navy Clemson-class destroyer that saw intense action in the early Pacific War before being lost during the Japanese advance in 1942.
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USS Sampson (DD-394)
USS Sampson (DD-394) was a United States Navy Somers-class destroyer that served primarily in the Atlantic during World War II.
- 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 Pope (DE-134) Target entity description: USS Pope (DE-134) was an Edsall-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy that served primarily in Atlantic convoy and anti-submarine operations during World War II.
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A.
USS Hammann (DE-131)
USS Hammann (DE-131) was a World War II-era U.S. Navy Edsall-class destroyer escort named in honor of Medal of Honor recipient Charles Hammann.
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B.
USS Decatur (DD-341)
USS Decatur (DD-341) was a Clemson-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served primarily between World War I and World War II, performing patrol, training, and fleet support duties.
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C.
USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413)
USS Samuel B. Roberts (DE-413) was a John C. Butler–class destroyer escort famed for its heroic, outgunned charge against a superior Japanese fleet during the Battle off Samar in World War II.
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USS Pope
USS Pope was a U.S. Navy Clemson-class destroyer that saw intense action in the early Pacific War before being lost during the Japanese advance in 1942.
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E.
USS Sampson (DD-394)
USS Sampson (DD-394) was a United States Navy Somers-class destroyer that served primarily in the Atlantic during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Edsall-class destroyer escort
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United States Navy warship ⓘ |
| armament |
20 mm anti-aircraft guns
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3 × 3-inch/50 caliber guns ⓘ 40 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ depth charge projectors ⓘ depth charge tracks ⓘ hedgehog anti-submarine mortar ⓘ |
| awards | one battle star for World War II service ⓘ |
| beam | 36 feet 10 inches ⓘ |
| builder |
Consolidated Steel Corporation
ⓘ
Orange, Texas ⓘ |
| category |
1942 ships
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Ships built in Orange, Texas ⓘ World War II destroyer escorts of the United States ⓘ |
| commissioned | 29 April 1943 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 186 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 17 May 1946 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | about 1,590 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | about 1,253 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | 10 feet 6 inches ⓘ |
| duty |
Atlantic convoy escort
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anti-submarine patrols ⓘ escort of troop and supply ships ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrapping ⓘ |
| homeportDuringWWII | Norfolk, Virginia ⓘ |
| hullNumber | DE-134 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 16 July 1942 ⓘ |
| launched | 12 November 1942 ⓘ |
| length | 306 feet ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 21 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
John Pope
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USS Pope (DD-225) ⓘ
linked to:
USS Pope
|
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| powerOutput | about 6,000 shp ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
anti-submarine warfare
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convoy escort ⓘ |
| propulsion |
4 diesel engines
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diesel-electric drive ⓘ |
| shaftCount | 2 ⓘ |
| shipClass | Edsall class ⓘ |
| soldForScrapping | 22 January 1966 ⓘ |
| sponsor | Mrs. John Pope ⓘ |
| stricken | 1 April 1965 ⓘ |
| 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 Pope (DE-134) Description of subject: USS Pope (DE-134) was an Edsall-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy that served primarily in Atlantic convoy and anti-submarine operations during World War II.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.