Battery Ayres
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Battery Ayres 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 Ayres canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7817949 — 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 Ayres Context triple: [Harbor defenses of New York, hasPart, Battery Ayres]
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A.
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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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 Geary
Battery Geary 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 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.
- 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 Ayres Target entity description: Battery Ayres was a coastal artillery battery that formed part of the historic harbor defense system protecting New York City.
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A.
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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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 Geary
Battery Geary 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 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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal artillery battery
ⓘ
military installation ⓘ |
| category |
Coastal artillery batteries of the United States
ⓘ
Harbor Defense of New York ⓘ
linked to:
Harbor defenses of New York
|
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| defended |
New York Harbor shipping channels
ⓘ
linked to:
New York Harbor main channel
approaches to New York City ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
coastal defense
ⓘ
harbor defense ⓘ |
| hasRole | component of historic harbor defense system of New York City ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York City
ⓘ
New York Harbor ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Atlantic coast of the United States ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
United States Army Coast Artillery Corps
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Coast Artillery Corps
|
| namedAfter |
Ayres (namesake unknown)
ⓘ
linked to:
Ayres
|
| operatedBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
Harbor Defenses of New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Harbor defenses of New York
United States coastal defense system ⓘ
linked to:
United States seacoast defense systems
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| usedBy |
United States Army Coast Artillery units
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Coast Artillery Corps
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| usedFor | protection of New York City harbor approaches ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Battery Ayres Description of subject: Battery Ayres was a coastal artillery battery that formed part of the historic harbor defense system protecting New York City.
Referenced by (1)
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