USS Montgomery

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Independence-class littoral combat ship Wickes-class destroyer littoral combat ship protected cruiser ship name sidewheel gunboat

USS Montgomery is the name given to multiple United States Navy ships, most notably a modern Independence-class littoral combat ship, commemorating American Revolutionary War General Richard Montgomery.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
USS Montgomery canonical	2
USS Montgomery (C-9)	1
USS Montgomery (DD-121)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9636270 — 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 Montgomery
Context triple: [Richard Montgomery, hasNamesake, USS Montgomery]

A. USS Rochester
USS Rochester was a U.S. Navy heavy cruiser that saw significant combat service during the Korean War and other Cold War-era operations.
B. USS Augusta
USS Augusta was a U.S. Navy heavy cruiser that notably served as President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s flagship during key World War II conferences and operations.
C. USS Benson
USS Benson was a United States Navy Benson-class destroyer that served during World War II in the Atlantic and Mediterranean theaters.
D. USS Pensacola
USS Pensacola was a United States Navy screw steamer and later protected cruiser that served prominently during the American Civil War and in subsequent 19th-century naval operations.
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 Montgomery
Target entity description: USS Montgomery is the name given to multiple United States Navy ships, most notably a modern Independence-class littoral combat ship, commemorating American Revolutionary War General Richard Montgomery.

A. USS Rochester
USS Rochester was a U.S. Navy heavy cruiser that saw significant combat service during the Korean War and other Cold War-era operations.
B. USS Augusta
USS Augusta was a U.S. Navy heavy cruiser that notably served as President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s flagship during key World War II conferences and operations.
C. USS Benson
USS Benson was a United States Navy Benson-class destroyer that served during World War II in the Atlantic and Mediterranean theaters.
D. USS Pensacola
USS Pensacola was a United States Navy screw steamer and later protected cruiser that served prominently during the American Civil War and in subsequent 19th-century naval operations.
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 (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Independence-class littoral combat ship ⓘ Wickes-class destroyer ⓘ littoral combat ship ⓘ protected cruiser ⓘ ship name ⓘ sidewheel gunboat ⓘ
armament	.50 caliber machine guns ⓘ 57 mm gun ⓘ Rolling Airframe Missile launcher ⓘ linked to: Rolling Airframe Missile
aviationFacilities	flight deck for helicopters ⓘ hangar for MH-60 Seahawk ⓘ
builder	Austal USA ⓘ linked to: Austal
class	Independence class ⓘ
commissioned	1894 ⓘ 1918 ⓘ 2016-09-10 ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ United States of America ⓘ United States of America ⓘ United States of America ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
crewComplement	about 40 core crew ⓘ
decommissioned	1908 ⓘ
displacement	about 3,100 tons (full load) ⓘ
hasPart	USS Montgomery (1861 sidewheel gunboat) ⓘ USS Montgomery (C-9) ⓘ linked to: USS Montgomery USS Montgomery (DD-121) ⓘ linked to: USS Montgomery USS Montgomery (LCS-8) ⓘ
homeport	San Diego, California ⓘ linked to: San Diego, California, United States
hullNumber	C-9 ⓘ DD-121 ⓘ LCS-8 ⓘ
laidDown	2013-06-23 ⓘ
launched	2014-08-29 ⓘ
length	approximately 127.4 meters ⓘ
missionModules	anti-submarine warfare module ⓘ mine countermeasures module ⓘ surface warfare module ⓘ
namedAfter	Richard Montgomery ⓘ Richard Montgomery ⓘ
namedFor	American Revolutionary War general Richard Montgomery ⓘ linked to: Revolutionary War General Richard Montgomery
operator	United States Navy ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ
propulsion	combined diesel and gas turbines with waterjets ⓘ
reclassified	minesweeper DM-17 ⓘ
role	littoral warfare ⓘ
serviceEntry	American Civil War era ⓘ
shipType	surface combatant ⓘ
speed	greater than 40 knots ⓘ
usedBy	United States Navy ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Richard Montgomery → hasNamesake → USS Montgomery ⓘ

subject linked to: Revolutionary War General Richard Montgomery

Bombardment of San Juan → notableShip → USS Montgomery ⓘ

USS Montgomery → hasPart → USS Montgomery (C-9) ⓘ

linked to: USS Montgomery

USS Montgomery → hasPart → USS Montgomery (DD-121) ⓘ