Fort Michie
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Fort Michie was a coastal artillery fortification that formed part of the early 20th-century seacoast defenses protecting the approaches to New York Harbor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fort Michie 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: Fort Michie Context triple: [Harbor defenses of New York, hasPart, Fort Michie]
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A.
Fort Constitution
Fort Constitution is a historic coastal defense fortification located at the mouth of the Piscataqua River in New Castle, near Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
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B.
USS Somers
USS Somers was a United States Navy brig most famous as the site of the 1842 "Somers Mutiny," a controversial incident that influenced the founding of the U.S. Naval Academy.
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C.
USS Chesapeake
USS Chesapeake was a United States Navy frigate active during the early 19th century, best known for its role in the War of 1812 and its capture by the British HMS Shannon.
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D.
USS Lake Champlain
USS Lake Champlain was a U.S. Navy Essex-class aircraft carrier that served in World War II, the Korean War, and later as a recovery ship for early American crewed space missions.
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E.
USS Macdonough
USS Macdonough is the name given to several United States Navy warships honoring Commodore Thomas Macdonough, a notable naval officer from the War of 1812.
- 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: Fort Michie Target entity description: Fort Michie was a coastal artillery fortification that formed part of the early 20th-century seacoast defenses protecting the approaches to New York Harbor.
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A.
Fort Constitution
Fort Constitution is a historic coastal defense fortification located at the mouth of the Piscataqua River in New Castle, near Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
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B.
USS Somers
USS Somers was a United States Navy brig most famous as the site of the 1842 "Somers Mutiny," a controversial incident that influenced the founding of the U.S. Naval Academy.
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C.
USS Chesapeake
USS Chesapeake was a United States Navy frigate active during the early 19th century, best known for its role in the War of 1812 and its capture by the British HMS Shannon.
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D.
USS Lake Champlain
USS Lake Champlain was a U.S. Navy Essex-class aircraft carrier that served in World War II, the Korean War, and later as a recovery ship for early American crewed space missions.
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E.
USS Macdonough
USS Macdonough is the name given to several United States Navy warships honoring Commodore Thomas Macdonough, a notable naval officer from the War of 1812.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army fort
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coastal artillery fortification ⓘ |
| armament |
12-inch gun M1895
ⓘ
12-inch gun M1895A1 ⓘ 16-inch gun M1919 ⓘ 3-inch gun ⓘ 6-inch gun ⓘ mortars ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Endicott Board seacoast defense program
ⓘ
linked to:
Endicott Period coast defenses
Taft Board seacoast defense program ⓘ |
| builtDuring |
Endicott Period
ⓘ
Taft Period ⓘ
linked to:
William Howard Taft administration
|
| constructionBegan | 1897 ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
United States Army Coast Artillery Corps
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Coast Artillery Corps
|
| coordinateSystem | geographic coordinates ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| currentUse | wildlife research site vicinity ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1940s ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| garrison |
Coast Artillery Corps units
ⓘ
Harbor Defense troops of Long Island Sound ⓘ |
| hasStructureType |
barracks
ⓘ
concrete gun batteries ⓘ fire control stations ⓘ magazines ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | former U.S. seacoast fortification ⓘ |
| inService |
World War I
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ circa 1900 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | New York ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Long Island Sound ⓘ |
| locatedInCounty | Suffolk County, New York ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Great Gull Island ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
United States Army Coast Artillery Corps
ⓘ
linked to:
United States Coast Artillery Corps
|
| namedAfter | Dennis Michie ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Fisher's Island, New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Fishers Island
New London, Connecticut ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
16-inch gun battery on an open barbette carriage
ⓘ
disappearing gun mounts ⓘ |
| operator | United States Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
Harbor Defenses of Long Island Sound
ⓘ
linked to:
Harbor defenses of New York
seacoast defenses of New York Harbor ⓘ
linked to:
United States seacoast defense systems
|
| protectsApproachesTo |
Long Island Sound
ⓘ
New York Harbor ⓘ |
| status | disused military installation ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coastal artillery
ⓘ
harbor defense ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Fort Michie Description of subject: Fort Michie was a coastal artillery fortification that formed part of the early 20th-century seacoast defenses protecting the approaches to New York Harbor.
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