USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum
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The USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum is a historic aircraft carrier-turned-museum in Alameda, California, showcasing naval aviation, World War II history, and space exploration artifacts including Apollo program exhibits.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| USS Hornet Museum | 1 |
| USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4110854 — 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)
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Target entity: USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum Context triple: [USS Hornet (CV-12), museumName, USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum]
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A.
National Naval Aviation Museum
The National Naval Aviation Museum is a major U.S. military aviation museum that showcases the history and aircraft of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard aviation.
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B.
USS Lexington Museum on the Bay
The USS Lexington Museum on the Bay is a World War II-era aircraft carrier turned naval aviation and military history museum moored in Corpus Christi, Texas.
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C.
Battleship USS Iowa Museum
The Battleship USS Iowa Museum is a historic World War II-era U.S. Navy battleship preserved as a maritime museum and educational attraction in Los Angeles.
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D.
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is a New York City museum built around the historic aircraft carrier USS Intrepid, featuring military aircraft, a submarine, and the Space Shuttle Enterprise.
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E.
National Museum of the United States Navy
The National Museum of the United States Navy is the official museum of the U.S. Navy, showcasing its history, technology, and heritage through artifacts, exhibits, and educational programs in Washington, D.C.
- 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 Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum Target entity description: The USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum is a historic aircraft carrier-turned-museum in Alameda, California, showcasing naval aviation, World War II history, and space exploration artifacts including Apollo program exhibits.
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A.
National Naval Aviation Museum
The National Naval Aviation Museum is a major U.S. military aviation museum that showcases the history and aircraft of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard aviation.
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B.
USS Lexington Museum on the Bay
The USS Lexington Museum on the Bay is a World War II-era aircraft carrier turned naval aviation and military history museum moored in Corpus Christi, Texas.
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C.
Battleship USS Iowa Museum
The Battleship USS Iowa Museum is a historic World War II-era U.S. Navy battleship preserved as a maritime museum and educational attraction in Los Angeles.
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D.
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
The Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum is a New York City museum built around the historic aircraft carrier USS Intrepid, featuring military aircraft, a submarine, and the Space Shuttle Enterprise.
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E.
National Museum of the United States Navy
The National Museum of the United States Navy is the official museum of the U.S. Navy, showcasing its history, technology, and heritage through artifacts, exhibits, and educational programs in Washington, D.C.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air and space museum
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history museum ⓘ maritime museum ⓘ military museum ⓘ |
| accessibleFrom |
Alameda waterfront
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surface form:
Alameda Point waterfront
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| associatedWithEvent |
Apollo 11 Command Module Columbia
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surface form:
Apollo 11 splashdown recovery (via USS Hornet CV-12)
Apollo 12 command module Yankee Clipper ⓘ
surface form:
Apollo 12 splashdown recovery (via USS Hornet CV-12)
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| category |
museum ship
ⓘ
naval museum in the United States ⓘ space museum in the United States ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Apollo program
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Cold War naval history ⓘ World War II history ⓘ naval aviation history ⓘ space exploration history ⓘ |
| formerUseOfVessel |
United States Navy aircraft carriers
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surface form:
United States Navy aircraft carrier
|
| hasCollectionType |
historic aircraft
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military memorabilia ⓘ naval artifacts ⓘ space capsules replicas or mockups ⓘ |
| hasExhibit |
Apollo program artifacts
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carrier flight deck ⓘ crew living quarters ⓘ engine room and machinery spaces tours ⓘ hangar deck displays ⓘ naval aircraft ⓘ ship’s island superstructure ⓘ space mission recovery exhibits ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.uss-hornet.org/ ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation |
National Historic Landmark
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surface form:
National Historic Landmark (USS Hornet CV-12)
National Historic Landmark ship museum ⓘ |
| inception | 1990s ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alameda County
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surface form:
Alameda County, California
Alameda, California ⓘ San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| near |
Oakland
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surface form:
Oakland, California
San Francisco ⓘ
surface form:
San Francisco, California
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| occupiesVessel | USS Hornet (CV-12) ⓘ |
| occupiesVesselType | Essex-class aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| offers |
STEM education activities
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educational programs ⓘ overnight live-aboard programs ⓘ public tours ⓘ youth group programs ⓘ |
| openTo | general public ⓘ |
| operatesAs | nonprofit organization ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum Description of subject: The USS Hornet Sea, Air & Space Museum is a historic aircraft carrier-turned-museum in Alameda, California, showcasing naval aviation, World War II history, and space exploration artifacts including Apollo program exhibits.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
USS Hornet (CV-12)
this entity surface form:
USS Hornet Museum