Battery Brown
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Battery Brown 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 Brown canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7817948 — 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 Brown Context triple: [Harbor defenses of New York, hasPart, Battery Brown]
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A.
Battery Way
Battery Way is a historic coastal artillery battery on Corregidor Island in the Philippines, notable for its role in the defense of Manila Bay during World War II.
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B.
Battery Point
Battery Point is a historic waterfront suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, known for its well-preserved colonial architecture and village-like streets.
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C.
Battery Kirby
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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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.
Battery Smith
Battery Smith is a coastal artillery battery that formed part of the defensive fortifications at Fort Mills on Corregidor Island in the Philippines.
- 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 Brown Target entity description: Battery Brown was a coastal artillery battery that formed part of the historic harbor defense system protecting New York City.
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A.
Battery Way
Battery Way is a historic coastal artillery battery on Corregidor Island in the Philippines, notable for its role in the defense of Manila Bay during World War II.
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B.
Battery Point
Battery Point is a historic waterfront suburb of Hobart, Tasmania, known for its well-preserved colonial architecture and village-like streets.
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C.
Battery Kirby
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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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.
Battery Smith
Battery Smith is a coastal artillery battery that formed part of the defensive fortifications at Fort Mills on Corregidor Island in the Philippines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (19)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal artillery battery
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harbor defense facility ⓘ military installation ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| hasCategory |
artillery batteries
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coastal fortifications in the United States ⓘ harbor defense batteries ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | coastal ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
artillery support
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coastal defense ⓘ |
| hasStrategicRole | protection of maritime approaches to New York City ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | New York City ⓘ |
| location | New York Harbor ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Brown (surname) ⓘ |
| partOf |
New York City harbor defenses
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linked to:
Harbor defenses of New York
historic harbor defense system of New York City ⓘ |
| usedFor |
defense against naval threats
ⓘ
protection of New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battery Brown Description of subject: Battery Brown 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.