Battery Livingston
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Battery Livingston was a coastal artillery fortification that formed part of the historic harbor defense system protecting New York City.
All labels observed (1)
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| Battery Livingston canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7817945 — 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 Livingston Context triple: [Harbor defenses of New York, hasPart, Battery Livingston]
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Battery Townsley
Battery Townsley is a historic coastal artillery battery in the Marin Headlands of California, once part of the harbor defenses of San Francisco Bay and now preserved as a military heritage site.
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B.
Battery Carroll
Battery Carroll is a historic coastal artillery battery that forms part of Washington, D.C.’s Fort Circle Parks defensive system dating from the Civil War era.
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C.
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.
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D.
Battery Spencer
Battery Spencer is a historic coastal artillery fortification in the Marin Headlands overlooking the Golden Gate, now a popular viewpoint and tourist site.
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E.
Alexandra Battery
Alexandra Battery is a historic coastal artillery fortification in St. George’s, Bermuda, built to defend the island’s eastern approaches.
- 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 Livingston Target entity description: Battery Livingston was a coastal artillery fortification that formed part of the historic harbor defense system protecting New York City.
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A.
Battery Townsley
Battery Townsley is a historic coastal artillery battery in the Marin Headlands of California, once part of the harbor defenses of San Francisco Bay and now preserved as a military heritage site.
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B.
Battery Carroll
Battery Carroll is a historic coastal artillery battery that forms part of Washington, D.C.’s Fort Circle Parks defensive system dating from the Civil War era.
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C.
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.
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D.
Battery Spencer
Battery Spencer is a historic coastal artillery fortification in the Marin Headlands overlooking the Golden Gate, now a popular viewpoint and tourist site.
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E.
Alexandra Battery
Alexandra Battery is a historic coastal artillery fortification in St. George’s, Bermuda, built to defend the island’s eastern approaches.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal artillery battery
ⓘ
harbor defense installation ⓘ military fortification ⓘ |
| builtFor | defense against enemy warships ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasAccess | limited public access ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Coastal fortifications in the United States
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Harbor defenses of New York City ⓘ
linked to:
Harbor defenses of New York
|
| hasFunction |
artillery emplacement
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coastal defense ⓘ |
| hasGarrisonType | coast artillery troops ⓘ |
| hasRole | deterrence against naval attack ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | concrete gun battery ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic fortification ⓘ |
| isPartOfHistory | military history of New York Harbor ⓘ |
| locatedIn | New York Harbor ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | New York City ⓘ |
| locatedInTimePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Atlantic coast of the United States ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
United States Army Coast Artillery Corps
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Coast Artillery Corps
|
| namedAfter | Livingston ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
Harbor Defenses of New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Harbor defenses of New York
United States coastal defense system ⓘ seacoast defense network of the United States ⓘ |
| status | disused military installation ⓘ |
| usedFor | protection of New York City harbor approaches ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
World War I
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battery Livingston Description of subject: Battery Livingston was a coastal artillery fortification that formed part of the historic harbor defense system protecting New York City.
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