USS Mayrant (DD-402)
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USS Mayrant (DD-402) was a United States Navy destroyer that served actively during World War II, participating in Atlantic convoy escort duties and major Mediterranean operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| USS Mayrant (DD-402) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9562407 — 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 Mayrant (DD-402) Context triple: [Benham-class destroyer, shipCompleted, USS Mayrant (DD-402)]
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A.
USS Mustin (DD-413)
USS Mustin (DD-413) was a United States Navy destroyer that served prominently in the Pacific Theater during World War II, earning multiple battle stars for its combat operations.
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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 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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D.
USS Gleaves (DD-423)
USS Gleaves (DD-423) was the lead ship of the Gleaves-class destroyers that served in the United States Navy during World War II.
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E.
USS Benson (DD-421)
USS Benson (DD-421) was a World War II-era United States Navy destroyer and the lead ship of the Benson-class.
- 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 Mayrant (DD-402) Target entity description: USS Mayrant (DD-402) was a United States Navy destroyer that served actively during World War II, participating in Atlantic convoy escort duties and major Mediterranean operations.
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A.
USS Mustin (DD-413)
USS Mustin (DD-413) was a United States Navy destroyer that served prominently in the Pacific Theater during World War II, earning multiple battle stars for its combat operations.
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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 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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D.
USS Gleaves (DD-423)
USS Gleaves (DD-423) was the lead ship of the Gleaves-class destroyers that served in the United States Navy during World War II.
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E.
USS Benson (DD-421)
USS Benson (DD-421) was a World War II-era United States Navy destroyer and the lead ship of the Benson-class.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Benham-class destroyer
ⓘ
United States Navy destroyer ⓘ |
| armament |
5 × 5-inch/38 caliber guns
ⓘ
anti-aircraft guns ⓘ depth charges ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| battleHonors | 3 battle stars for World War II service ⓘ |
| beam | 35 ft 6 in ⓘ |
| builder |
Boston Navy Yard
ⓘ
linked to:
Boston Naval Shipyard
|
| commissioned | 19 September 1939 ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 184 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| damagedBy | German dive bombers ⓘ |
| dateOfMajorDamage | 23 July 1943 ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1 November 1945 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | 2050 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | 1500 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | 9 ft 8 in ⓘ |
| escortDuties |
Mediterranean convoys
ⓘ
North Atlantic convoys ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of the Atlantic
|
| fate | sold for scrap ⓘ |
| hullNumber | DD-402 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 15 April 1937 ⓘ |
| launched | 14 May 1938 ⓘ |
| length | 341 ft 3 in ⓘ |
| locationOfMajorDamage | off Palermo, Sicily ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 37 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Edward Mayrant ⓘ |
| namesakeEra | American Revolutionary War ⓘ |
| namesakeOccupation | United States Navy officer ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Atlantic convoy escort operations
ⓘ
Mediterranean operations ⓘ Operation Husky ⓘ
linked to:
Allied invasion of Sicily
invasion of Sicily ⓘ |
| preWarServiceArea |
Atlantic Fleet
ⓘ
Caribbean ⓘ |
| propulsion |
2 propeller shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
anti-submarine warfare
ⓘ
convoy escort ⓘ screening for capital ships ⓘ |
| scrappedAt | New York ⓘ |
| servedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| shipClass |
Benham class
ⓘ
linked to:
Benham-class destroyer
|
| soldForScrap | 10 May 1947 ⓘ |
| sponsor | Miss Margaret K. Davison ⓘ |
| stricken | 28 January 1947 ⓘ |
| 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 Mayrant (DD-402) Description of subject: USS Mayrant (DD-402) was a United States Navy destroyer that served actively during World War II, participating in Atlantic convoy escort duties and major Mediterranean operations.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.