Atlantic Blockading Squadron
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The Atlantic Blockading Squadron was a U.S. Navy formation during the American Civil War tasked with enforcing the naval blockade along the Confederate Atlantic coast.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| North Atlantic Blockading Squadron | 3 |
| Atlantic Blockading Squadron canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16127316 — 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: Atlantic Blockading Squadron Context triple: [Union blockade of the Confederacy, hasPart, Atlantic Blockading Squadron]
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A.
Royal Navy blockading squadrons
The Royal Navy blockading squadrons were British naval forces stationed off enemy ports, particularly Brest, to contain opposing fleets and secure maritime dominance during the age of sail.
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B.
North Atlantic Squadron
The North Atlantic Squadron was a principal formation of the United States Navy responsible for operations and defense in the North Atlantic region during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Royal Navy Baltic Squadron
The Royal Navy Baltic Squadron was a British naval force deployed to the Baltic Sea, notably active during conflicts such as the Crimean War to challenge Russian maritime power and protect British interests.
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D.
Mediterranean Fleet
The Mediterranean Fleet was a major Royal Navy formation responsible for British naval operations and power projection in the Mediterranean Sea.
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E.
British Mediterranean Squadron
The British Mediterranean Squadron was a Royal Navy formation that operated in the Mediterranean Sea, serving as a key component of British naval power there before being reorganized into the Mediterranean Fleet.
- 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: Atlantic Blockading Squadron Target entity description: The Atlantic Blockading Squadron was a U.S. Navy formation during the American Civil War tasked with enforcing the naval blockade along the Confederate Atlantic coast.
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A.
Royal Navy blockading squadrons
The Royal Navy blockading squadrons were British naval forces stationed off enemy ports, particularly Brest, to contain opposing fleets and secure maritime dominance during the age of sail.
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B.
North Atlantic Squadron
The North Atlantic Squadron was a principal formation of the United States Navy responsible for operations and defense in the North Atlantic region during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Royal Navy Baltic Squadron
The Royal Navy Baltic Squadron was a British naval force deployed to the Baltic Sea, notably active during conflicts such as the Crimean War to challenge Russian maritime power and protect British interests.
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D.
Mediterranean Fleet
The Mediterranean Fleet was a major Royal Navy formation responsible for British naval operations and power projection in the Mediterranean Sea.
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E.
British Mediterranean Squadron
The British Mediterranean Squadron was a Royal Navy formation that operated in the Mediterranean Sea, serving as a key component of British naval power there before being reorganized into the Mediterranean Fleet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Atlantic Blockading Squadron