Operation Market Time
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Operation Market Time was a U.S. and South Vietnamese naval coastal surveillance and interdiction campaign during the Vietnam War aimed at preventing seaborne infiltration of troops and supplies from North Vietnam.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Operation Market Time canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Operation Market Time Context triple: [Republic of Vietnam Navy, notableOperation, Operation Market Time]
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A.
Operation Market
Operation Market was the airborne component of the World War II Allied offensive Operation Market Garden, which aimed to seize key bridges in the Netherlands in September 1944.
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B.
Operation Goodtime
Operation Goodtime was a World War II Allied amphibious operation in the Pacific, conducted as part of the broader Operation Cartwheel campaign to isolate and neutralize the major Japanese base at Rabaul.
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C.
Operation Cobra
Operation Cobra was a major Allied offensive launched by U.S. forces in July 1944 to break out of the Normandy beachhead and rapidly advance across German-occupied France.
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D.
Operation Mercury
Operation Mercury was the German airborne invasion of the Greek island of Crete in May 1941, notable as one of the first large-scale airborne assaults in military history.
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E.
Operation Perch
Operation Perch was a British offensive during the Normandy campaign in June 1944 aimed at capturing Caen from German forces shortly after D-Day.
- 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: Operation Market Time Target entity description: Operation Market Time was a U.S. and South Vietnamese naval coastal surveillance and interdiction campaign during the Vietnam War aimed at preventing seaborne infiltration of troops and supplies from North Vietnam.
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A.
Operation Market
Operation Market was the airborne component of the World War II Allied offensive Operation Market Garden, which aimed to seize key bridges in the Netherlands in September 1944.
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B.
Operation Goodtime
Operation Goodtime was a World War II Allied amphibious operation in the Pacific, conducted as part of the broader Operation Cartwheel campaign to isolate and neutralize the major Japanese base at Rabaul.
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C.
Operation Cobra
Operation Cobra was a major Allied offensive launched by U.S. forces in July 1944 to break out of the Normandy beachhead and rapidly advance across German-occupied France.
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D.
Operation Mercury
Operation Mercury was the German airborne invasion of the Greek island of Crete in May 1941, notable as one of the first large-scale airborne assaults in military history.
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E.
Operation Perch
Operation Perch was a British offensive during the Normandy campaign in June 1944 aimed at capturing Caen from German forces shortly after D-Day.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal surveillance operation
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interdiction campaign ⓘ naval operation ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
enforcing coastal blockade of South Vietnam
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interdicting maritime supply routes from North Vietnam ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Market Time patrol ⓘ |
| commandedBy |
Commander, U.S. Seventh Fleet
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linked to:
Commander, Seventh Fleet
|
| conflict | Vietnam War ⓘ |
| coordinatedWith |
Operation Game Warden
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Operation Sea Dragon ⓘ |
| country |
South Vietnam
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United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| endTime | 1973 ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
contributed to the effectiveness of the Ho Chi Minh Trail as an alternative route
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forced North Vietnam to rely more on overland supply routes ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
Republic of Vietnam Navy
ⓘ
United States Coast Guard ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| legalBasis | U.S. rules of engagement in coastal waters of South Vietnam ⓘ |
| location |
South China Sea
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coastal waters of South Vietnam ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Republic of Vietnam Navy
ⓘ
United States Coast Guard ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| notableEngagement | interdiction of North Vietnamese trawlers in 1967 ⓘ |
| objective |
prevent seaborne infiltration of supplies from North Vietnam
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prevent seaborne infiltration of troops from North Vietnam ⓘ |
| opponent |
North Vietnam
ⓘ
linked to:
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
|
| partOf |
Republic of Vietnam Navy operations in the Vietnam War
ⓘ
linked to:
Republic of Vietnam Navy
U.S. containment strategy in Southeast Asia ⓘ United States Navy operations in the Vietnam War ⓘ |
| result | significant reduction of large-scale seaborne infiltration ⓘ |
| scope | continuous naval patrols along approximately 1,200 miles of coastline ⓘ |
| startTime | 1965 ⓘ |
| supportedBy |
U.S. Pacific Fleet
ⓘ
U.S. Seventh Fleet ⓘ
linked to:
Seventh Fleet
|
| theaterOfOperations |
I Corps Tactical Zone coast
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II Corps Tactical Zone coast ⓘ III Corps Tactical Zone coast ⓘ IV Corps Tactical Zone coast ⓘ |
| usedAsset |
coast guard cutters
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destroyers ⓘ patrol craft ⓘ radar picket ships ⓘ surveillance aircraft ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
barrier patrols along the South Vietnamese coast
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boarding and inspection of coastal vessels ⓘ radar and air surveillance of shipping lanes ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Operation Market Time Description of subject: Operation Market Time was a U.S. and South Vietnamese naval coastal surveillance and interdiction campaign during the Vietnam War aimed at preventing seaborne infiltration of troops and supplies from North Vietnam.
Referenced by (2)
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