Harbor Defenses of San Francisco
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Harbor Defenses of San Francisco were a network of coastal fortifications and artillery installations designed to protect the San Francisco Bay and its vital military and commercial assets from naval attack.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Harbor Defenses of San Francisco canonical | 4 |
| Harbor defenses of San Francisco | 1 |
| San Francisco Bay defenses | 1 |
| U.S. Army harbor defense of San Francisco | 1 |
| harbor defenses of San Francisco Bay | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Harbor Defenses of San Francisco Context triple: [Fort Cronkhite, partOf, Harbor Defenses of San Francisco]
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Presidio of San Francisco
The Presidio of San Francisco is a former U.S. Army military post at the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula that has been transformed into a national park site featuring historic buildings, scenic overlooks, and extensive recreational areas.
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Fort Point (San Francisco)
Fort Point (San Francisco) is a 19th-century brick masonry coastal fortification built to guard the Golden Gate strait, now preserved as a historic site beneath the Golden Gate Bridge.
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San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park is a waterfront national historical park in San Francisco that preserves and interprets the city’s rich maritime heritage through historic ships, a museum, and educational exhibits.
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Port of Benicia
The Port of Benicia is a deep-water port in Benicia, California, primarily handling automobile imports/exports and petroleum-related cargo on the Carquinez Strait.
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Mare Island Naval Shipyard
Mare Island Naval Shipyard was a major U.S. Navy shipbuilding and repair facility in Vallejo, California, notable as one of the first permanent naval shipyards on the West Coast.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Harbor Defenses of San Francisco Target entity description: Harbor Defenses of San Francisco were a network of coastal fortifications and artillery installations designed to protect the San Francisco Bay and its vital military and commercial assets from naval attack.
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A.
Presidio of San Francisco
The Presidio of San Francisco is a former U.S. Army military post at the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula that has been transformed into a national park site featuring historic buildings, scenic overlooks, and extensive recreational areas.
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B.
Fort Point (San Francisco)
Fort Point (San Francisco) is a 19th-century brick masonry coastal fortification built to guard the Golden Gate strait, now preserved as a historic site beneath the Golden Gate Bridge.
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C.
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park
San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park is a waterfront national historical park in San Francisco that preserves and interprets the city’s rich maritime heritage through historic ships, a museum, and educational exhibits.
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Port of Benicia
The Port of Benicia is a deep-water port in Benicia, California, primarily handling automobile imports/exports and petroleum-related cargo on the Carquinez Strait.
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Mare Island Naval Shipyard
Mare Island Naval Shipyard was a major U.S. Navy shipbuilding and repair facility in Vallejo, California, notable as one of the first permanent naval shipyards on the West Coast.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army harbor defense command
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coastal defense system ⓘ |
| armament |
12-inch coast defense guns
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16-inch coast defense guns ⓘ 6-inch coast defense guns ⓘ anti-aircraft guns ⓘ disappearing guns ⓘ mortars ⓘ rifled muzzle-loading cannon (early period) ⓘ searchlights ⓘ submarine mines ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| era |
Endicott Period
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Taft Period ⓘ
linked to:
William Howard Taft administration
World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ interwar period ⓘ |
| garrison |
Coast Artillery Corps regiments
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linked to:
United States Coast Artillery Corps
National Guard coast artillery units ⓘ
linked to:
Army National Guard
regular United States Army units ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Battery Boutelle
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Battery Chamberlin ⓘ Battery Crosby ⓘ Battery Davis ⓘ Battery Dynamite ⓘ Battery Godfrey ⓘ Battery Howe ⓘ Battery Ledyard ⓘ Battery Mendell ⓘ
linked to:
Battery Spencer
Battery Townsley ⓘ Battery Wallace ⓘ Fort Baker ⓘ Fort Baker Mine Depot ⓘ
linked to:
Fort Baker
Fort Barry ⓘ Fort Cronkhite ⓘ Fort Funston ⓘ Fort McDowell ⓘ Fort Miley ⓘ Fort Point ⓘ
linked to:
Fort Point National Historic Site
Fort Winfield Scott ⓘ anti-aircraft batteries ⓘ coast artillery batteries ⓘ fire control stations ⓘ harbor mine casemates ⓘ searchlight stations ⓘ submarine mine fields ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | many former batteries incorporated into Golden Gate National Recreation Area ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
San Francisco Bay ⓘ West Coast of the United States ⓘ |
| notableSite | Golden Gate ⓘ |
| operator | United States Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States coastal defense system
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linked to:
United States seacoast defense systems
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| primaryFunction |
defense of San Francisco Bay against naval attack
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protection of commercial shipping in San Francisco Bay ⓘ protection of military installations around San Francisco Bay ⓘ |
| status | deactivated ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | protection of Pacific coast naval and commercial hub at San Francisco ⓘ |
| successor | Nike missile defenses around San Francisco Bay ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United States Army Air Defense Artillery
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linked to:
Air Defense Artillery Branch
United States Army Coast Artillery Corps ⓘ
linked to:
United States Coast Artillery Corps
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Subject: Harbor Defenses of San Francisco Description of subject: Harbor Defenses of San Francisco were a network of coastal fortifications and artillery installations designed to protect the San Francisco Bay and its vital military and commercial assets from naval attack.
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