Battery Duane
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Battery Duane was a coastal artillery battery that formed part of the historic harbor defense system protecting New York City.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battery Duane canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7817939 — 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 Duane Context triple: [Harbor defenses of New York, hasPart, Battery Duane]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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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.
Battery Hearn
Battery Hearn is a historic coastal artillery battery on Corregidor Island in the Philippines, notable for its large seacoast gun and role in World War II defenses of Manila Bay.
- 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 Duane Target entity description: Battery Duane was a coastal artillery battery that formed part of the historic harbor defense system protecting New York City.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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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.
Battery Hearn
Battery Hearn is a historic coastal artillery battery on Corregidor Island in the Philippines, notable for its large seacoast gun and role in World War II defenses of Manila Bay.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal artillery battery
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military installation ⓘ |
| conflictRole | protection of New York City ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| hasCategory |
Coastal artillery batteries of the United States
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Harbor Defense of New York ⓘ
linked to:
Harbor defenses of New York
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| hasFeature | coast artillery guns ⓘ |
| hasFunction | artillery emplacement ⓘ |
| hasRole | defense of shipping lanes to New York City harbor ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic military site ⓘ |
| locatedIn | New York Harbor ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | New York City ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Atlantic coast of the United States ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| namedAfter | James C. Duane ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
United States Army Coast Artillery Corps
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linked to:
United States Coast Artillery Corps
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| partOf |
United States coastal defense system
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linked to:
United States seacoast defense systems
harbor defense system of New York City ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coastal defense
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harbor defense ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battery Duane Description of subject: Battery Duane was a coastal artillery battery that formed part of the historic harbor defense system protecting New York City.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.