Battery Kirby
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Battery Kirby is a historic coastal artillery battery in the Marin Headlands of California that once formed part of the defenses of San Francisco Bay.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battery Kirby canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7529618 — 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: Battery Kirby Context triple: [Kirby Cove, nearbyLandmark, Battery Kirby]
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A.
Battery Pier
Battery Pier is a harbour pier located in Douglas, Isle of Man, serving as part of the town’s maritime infrastructure.
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B.
The Battery
The Battery is a historic waterfront park at the southern tip of Manhattan in New York City, known for its harbor views, ferries to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, and landmark Castle Clinton.
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C.
The Battery
The Battery is a historic defensive seawall and promenade in Charleston, South Carolina, famed for its antebellum homes and views of Charleston Harbor and Fort Sumter.
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D.
Battery Wheeler
Battery Wheeler is a coastal artillery battery that formed part of the defensive fortifications at Fort Mills on Corregidor Island in the Philippines.
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E.
Rayovac
Rayovac is a battery and portable power brand known for offering value-focused alternatives to major competitors like Duracell and Energizer.
- 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: Battery Kirby Target entity description: Battery Kirby is a historic coastal artillery battery in the Marin Headlands of California that once formed part of the defenses of San Francisco Bay.
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A.
Battery Pier
Battery Pier is a harbour pier located in Douglas, Isle of Man, serving as part of the town’s maritime infrastructure.
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B.
The Battery
The Battery is a historic waterfront park at the southern tip of Manhattan in New York City, known for its harbor views, ferries to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, and landmark Castle Clinton.
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C.
The Battery
The Battery is a historic defensive seawall and promenade in Charleston, South Carolina, famed for its antebellum homes and views of Charleston Harbor and Fort Sumter.
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D.
Battery Wheeler
Battery Wheeler is a coastal artillery battery that formed part of the defensive fortifications at Fort Mills on Corregidor Island in the Philippines.
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E.
Rayovac
Rayovac is a battery and portable power brand known for offering value-focused alternatives to major competitors like Duracell and Energizer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal artillery battery
ⓘ
historic military site ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| coordinateSystem | WGS84 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| currentUse |
historic site
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| designedFor |
defense of San Francisco Bay
ⓘ
long-range coastal artillery ⓘ |
| era | Endicott Period coastal defenses ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
concrete parapets
ⓘ
gun emplacements ⓘ magazines ⓘ underground rooms ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
artillery emplacement
ⓘ
coastal defense ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic coastal defense site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Marin County, California ⓘ
linked to:
Marin County
Marin Headlands ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedInProtectedArea | Golden Gate National Recreation Area ⓘ |
| material | reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Edmund Kirby ⓘ |
| near |
Golden Gate
ⓘ
Point Bonita ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| overlooks |
Pacific Ocean
ⓘ
approaches to San Francisco Bay ⓘ |
| partOf |
Fort Barry
ⓘ
Harbor Defenses of San Francisco ⓘ defenses of San Francisco Bay ⓘ |
| region | San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battery Kirby Description of subject: Battery Kirby is a historic coastal artillery battery in the Marin Headlands of California that once formed part of the defenses of San Francisco Bay.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.