USS Maine Memorial
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The USS Maine Memorial is a monument honoring the sailors who died in the 1898 explosion of the battleship USS Maine, an event that helped trigger the Spanish–American War.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arlington National Cemetery USS Maine Mast Memorial | 1 |
| USS Maine Memorial canonical | 1 |
| USS Maine National Monument, New York City | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T142169 — 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: USS Maine Memorial Context triple: [Arlington National Cemetery, contains, USS Maine Memorial]
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A.
USS Arizona Memorial
The USS Arizona Memorial is a World War II monument in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, honoring the sailors and Marines who died aboard the battleship USS Arizona during the 1941 Japanese attack.
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B.
Battleship Missouri Memorial
The Battleship Missouri Memorial is a historic museum ship in Hawaii, best known as the site of Japan’s formal surrender in World War II, now preserved as a major naval and World War II memorial.
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C.
Marine Corps War Memorial
The Marine Corps War Memorial is a monumental bronze sculpture near Arlington National Cemetery that depicts the iconic World War II flag-raising on Iwo Jima, honoring all U.S. Marine Corps personnel who have died in defense of the United States.
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D.
MacArthur Memorial
The MacArthur Memorial is a museum and final resting place in Norfolk, Virginia, dedicated to the life, military career, and legacy of U.S. General Douglas MacArthur.
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E.
Bunker Hill Monument
The Bunker Hill Monument is a granite obelisk in Boston commemorating one of the first major battles of the American Revolutionary War.
- 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: USS Maine Memorial Target entity description: The USS Maine Memorial is a monument honoring the sailors who died in the 1898 explosion of the battleship USS Maine, an event that helped trigger the Spanish–American War.
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A.
USS Arizona Memorial
The USS Arizona Memorial is a World War II monument in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, honoring the sailors and Marines who died aboard the battleship USS Arizona during the 1941 Japanese attack.
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B.
Battleship Missouri Memorial
The Battleship Missouri Memorial is a historic museum ship in Hawaii, best known as the site of Japan’s formal surrender in World War II, now preserved as a major naval and World War II memorial.
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C.
Marine Corps War Memorial
The Marine Corps War Memorial is a monumental bronze sculpture near Arlington National Cemetery that depicts the iconic World War II flag-raising on Iwo Jima, honoring all U.S. Marine Corps personnel who have died in defense of the United States.
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D.
MacArthur Memorial
The MacArthur Memorial is a museum and final resting place in Norfolk, Virginia, dedicated to the life, military career, and legacy of U.S. General Douglas MacArthur.
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E.
Bunker Hill Monument
The Bunker Hill Monument is a granite obelisk in Boston commemorating one of the first major battles of the American Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
monument
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war memorial ⓘ |
| commemorates |
USS Maine (ACR-1)
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events leading to the Spanish–American War ⓘ sailors who died in the 1898 explosion of the battleship USS Maine ⓘ victims of the USS Maine explosion ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| dedicatedTo |
United States Navy sailors
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casualties of the USS Maine explosion ⓘ |
| genre | public memorial ⓘ |
| hasPart |
decorative sculptural elements
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inscriptions honoring the dead of USS Maine ⓘ naval iconography ⓘ symbolic elements referencing the battleship USS Maine ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | memorial of the Spanish–American War era ⓘ |
| inception | after 1898 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| purpose |
to commemorate a catalyst of the Spanish–American War
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to honor sailors killed in the USS Maine explosion ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Spanish–American War
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explosion of USS Maine in Havana Harbor in 1898 ⓘ |
| subject |
American military history
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USS Maine (ACR-1) ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| theme |
Spanish–American War
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military remembrance ⓘ naval history ⓘ |
| use |
educational site about the Spanish–American War
ⓘ
site of commemorative ceremonies ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: USS Maine Memorial Description of subject: The USS Maine Memorial is a monument honoring the sailors who died in the 1898 explosion of the battleship USS Maine, an event that helped trigger the Spanish–American War.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Arlington National Cemetery USS Maine Mast Memorial
this entity surface form:
USS Maine National Monument, New York City