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 (5)
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
ⓘ
naval weapons station ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United States Navy ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| environment |
coastal
ⓘ
forested ⓘ |
| garrison |
U.S. Marine Corps personnel
ⓘ
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
ⓘ
York County, Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Chesapeake Bay
ⓘ
Newport News, Virginia ⓘ Williamsburg, Virginia ⓘ
linked to:
Williamsburg
York River ⓘ |
| locatedOn | York River waterfront ⓘ |
| location |
Yorktown, Virginia
ⓘ
linked to:
Yorktown
|
| militaryBranch | United States Navy ⓘ |
| militaryDistrict |
Naval Region Mid-Atlantic
ⓘ
linked to:
Navy Region Mid-Atlantic
|
| nearbyMilitaryInstallation |
Joint Base Langley–Eustis
ⓘ
linked to:
Langley Air Force Base
Naval Station Norfolk ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United States Department of the Navy
ⓘ
linked to:
Department of the Navy
|
| partOf |
Naval Weapons Station Yorktown Complex
ⓘ
linked to:
Naval Weapons Station Yorktown
Naval Weapons Station Yorktown–Cheatham Annex ⓘ
linked to:
Naval Weapons Station Yorktown
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 (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Naval Weapons Station Yorktown
linked to: Naval Weapons Station Yorktown
subject linked to:
York County
subject linked to:
Grove
linked to: Naval Weapons Station Yorktown
linked to: Naval Weapons Station Yorktown