Naval Weapons Station Yorktown
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Naval Weapons Station Yorktown is a major U.S. Navy ordnance storage, loading, and logistics facility located near Yorktown, Virginia.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Naval Weapons Station Yorktown canonical | 3 |
| Naval Weapons Station Yorktown Complex | 1 |
| Naval Weapons Station Yorktown–Cheatham Annex | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1599093 — 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: Naval Weapons Station Yorktown Context triple: [Yorktown, nearbyMilitaryInstallation, Naval Weapons Station Yorktown]
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A.
Portsmouth Naval Base
Portsmouth Naval Base is a major Royal Navy dockyard and headquarters on England’s south coast, serving as one of the UK’s principal naval facilities.
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B.
Naval Station Norfolk
Naval Station Norfolk is the world’s largest naval base and a major hub for the U.S. Navy’s Atlantic Fleet, located in Norfolk, Virginia.
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C.
Naval Support Facility Arlington
Naval Support Facility Arlington is a U.S. military installation in Arlington, Virginia that supports Navy and joint-service operations, administration, and training.
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D.
Naval Air Station Oceana
Naval Air Station Oceana is a major U.S. Navy master jet base and one of the Navy’s primary East Coast air stations, located in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
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E.
Augusta Naval Base
Augusta Naval Base is a major Italian naval installation in Sicily that serves as a strategic hub for fleet operations and logistics in the central Mediterranean.
- 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: Naval Weapons Station Yorktown Target entity description: Naval Weapons Station Yorktown is a major U.S. Navy ordnance storage, loading, and logistics facility located near Yorktown, Virginia.
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A.
Portsmouth Naval Base
Portsmouth Naval Base is a major Royal Navy dockyard and headquarters on England’s south coast, serving as one of the UK’s principal naval facilities.
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B.
Naval Station Norfolk
Naval Station Norfolk is the world’s largest naval base and a major hub for the U.S. Navy’s Atlantic Fleet, located in Norfolk, Virginia.
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C.
Naval Support Facility Arlington
Naval Support Facility Arlington is a U.S. military installation in Arlington, Virginia that supports Navy and joint-service operations, administration, and training.
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D.
Naval Air Station Oceana
Naval Air Station Oceana is a major U.S. Navy master jet base and one of the Navy’s primary East Coast air stations, located in Virginia Beach, Virginia.
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E.
Augusta Naval Base
Augusta Naval Base is a major Italian naval installation in Sicily that serves as a strategic hub for fleet operations and logistics in the central Mediterranean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy installation
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naval weapons station ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United States Navy ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| environment |
coastal
ⓘ
forested ⓘ |
| garrison |
U.S. Marine Corps personnel
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U.S. Navy personnel ⓘ civilian employees ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
ammunition storage bunkers
ⓘ
logistics warehouses ⓘ maintenance facilities ⓘ ordnance piers ⓘ support housing ⓘ training ranges ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
provide logistics support to naval units
ⓘ
support Atlantic Fleet operations ⓘ support fleet ordnance requirements ⓘ |
| hasRole |
major U.S. Navy logistics facility
ⓘ
major U.S. Navy ordnance loading facility ⓘ major U.S. Navy ordnance storage facility ⓘ |
| hasSecurity |
federal military jurisdiction
ⓘ
restricted access ⓘ |
| hasTransportation |
deep-water piers
ⓘ
rail connections ⓘ road connections ⓘ |
| hasUse |
logistics support
ⓘ
ordnance loading ⓘ ordnance storage ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Virginia
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York County, Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Chesapeake Bay
ⓘ
Newport News, Virginia ⓘ Williamsburg ⓘ
surface form:
Williamsburg, Virginia
York River ⓘ |
| locatedOn | York River waterfront ⓘ |
| location |
Yorktown
ⓘ
surface form:
Yorktown, Virginia
|
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| militaryDistrict |
Navy Region Mid-Atlantic
ⓘ
surface form:
Naval Region Mid-Atlantic
|
| nearbyMilitaryInstallation |
Langley Air Force Base
ⓘ
surface form:
Joint Base Langley–Eustis
Naval Station Norfolk ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Department of the Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of the Navy
|
| partOf |
Naval Weapons Station Yorktown
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Naval Weapons Station Yorktown Complex
Naval Weapons Station Yorktown self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Naval Weapons Station Yorktown–Cheatham Annex
United States Navy shore establishment ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Naval Weapons Station Yorktown Description of subject: Naval Weapons Station Yorktown is a major U.S. Navy ordnance storage, loading, and logistics facility located near Yorktown, Virginia.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Naval Weapons Station Yorktown Complex
this entity surface form:
Naval Weapons Station Yorktown–Cheatham Annex