USS Dennis (DE-405)
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USS Dennis (DE-405) was a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy that notably fought in the Battle off Samar as part of the famed "Taffy 3" task unit during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| USS Dennis (DE-405) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11324277 — 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 Dennis (DE-405) Context triple: [Taffy 3, hasPart, USS Dennis (DE-405)]
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A.
USS Henley (DD-762)
USS Henley (DD-762) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served in the post–World War II era, including during the Cold War and Korean War.
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B.
USS Ellet (DD-398)
USS Ellet (DD-398) was a U.S. Navy destroyer that served extensively in the Pacific during World War II, participating in major campaigns including Guadalcanal and the Solomon Islands.
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C.
USS Walke (DD-723)
USS Walke (DD-723) was an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served prominently during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.
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D.
USS Jenks (DE-665)
USS Jenks (DE-665) was a World War II-era Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy that served primarily in Atlantic anti-submarine operations.
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E.
USS Heermann (DD-532)
USS Heermann (DD-532) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy renowned for its courageous actions against a superior Japanese fleet during the Battle off Samar in 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 Dennis (DE-405) Target entity description: USS Dennis (DE-405) was a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy that notably fought in the Battle off Samar as part of the famed "Taffy 3" task unit during World War II.
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A.
USS Henley (DD-762)
USS Henley (DD-762) was a Gearing-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served in the post–World War II era, including during the Cold War and Korean War.
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B.
USS Ellet (DD-398)
USS Ellet (DD-398) was a U.S. Navy destroyer that served extensively in the Pacific during World War II, participating in major campaigns including Guadalcanal and the Solomon Islands.
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C.
USS Walke (DD-723)
USS Walke (DD-723) was an Allen M. Sumner-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served prominently during World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War.
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D.
USS Jenks (DE-665)
USS Jenks (DE-665) was a World War II-era Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy that served primarily in Atlantic anti-submarine operations.
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E.
USS Heermann (DD-532)
USS Heermann (DD-532) was a Fletcher-class destroyer of the United States Navy renowned for its courageous actions against a superior Japanese fleet during the Battle off Samar in World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
John C. Butler-class destroyer escort
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World War II warship ⓘ destroyer escort ⓘ |
| armament |
2 × 5 in/38 caliber guns
ⓘ
20 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ 40 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ depth charge projectors ⓘ depth charge racks ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| awarded |
Presidential Unit Citation
ⓘ
linked to:
Presidential Unit Citation (United States)
battle stars for World War II service ⓘ |
| beam | 36 ft 10 in ⓘ |
| builder | Brown Shipbuilding Company ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | 1944-03-20 ⓘ |
| complement | about 215 officers and enlisted ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| decommissionedOn | 1946-06-11 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | 1900 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | 1350 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | 9 ft 5 in ⓘ |
| engagedEnemyType | Japanese surface forces ⓘ |
| fate | sold for scrapping ⓘ |
| hullNumber | DE-405 ⓘ |
| laidDownAt |
Houston, Texas
ⓘ
linked to:
Houston
|
| laidDownBy | Brown Shipbuilding Company ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 1943-09-15 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 1943-11-04 ⓘ |
| length | 306 ft ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 24 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Donald A. Dennis ⓘ |
| namesakeConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| namesakeOccupation | United States Navy officer ⓘ |
| navalFleet |
United States Pacific Fleet
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Pacific Fleet
|
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Leyte Gulf
ⓘ
Battle off Samar ⓘ |
| powerOutput | 12000 shp ⓘ |
| propulsion |
2 boilers
ⓘ
2 geared steam turbines ⓘ |
| range | 6000 nmi at 12 knots ⓘ |
| roleAtSamar | screening and escort for escort carriers ⓘ |
| servedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| shaftCount | 2 ⓘ |
| shipClass |
John C. Butler class
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linked to:
John C. Butler-class
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| soldForScrappingOn | 1973-09-12 ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | Mrs. Donald A. Dennis ⓘ |
| strickenFromNavalRegisterOn | 1972-12-01 ⓘ |
| taskUnit | Taffy 3 ⓘ |
| taskUnitDesignation |
Task Unit 77.4.3
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linked to:
U.S. Task Unit 77.4.3
|
| theaterOfOperations |
Pacific Theater
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linked to:
Pacific Theater of Operations
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: USS Dennis (DE-405) Description of subject: USS Dennis (DE-405) was a John C. Butler-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy that notably fought in the Battle off Samar as part of the famed "Taffy 3" task unit during World War II.
Referenced by (2)
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