Naval Air Station Alameda
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Naval Air Station Alameda was a major former U.S. Navy air station on Alameda Island in the San Francisco Bay that served as an important aviation and ship support base during much of the 20th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Naval Air Station Alameda canonical | 5 |
| Alameda Naval Air Station | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7799695 — 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: Naval Air Station Alameda Context triple: [Alameda, California, hasHistoricUse, Naval Air Station Alameda]
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A.
Naval Air Station Lemoore
Naval Air Station Lemoore is a major United States Navy jet air station in California that serves as the Navy’s primary West Coast master jet base.
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B.
Naval Air Station San Diego
Naval Air Station San Diego is a major U.S. Navy aviation facility located on North Island in San Diego Bay, serving as a key base for naval aircraft operations and the birthplace of naval aviation.
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C.
Naval Air Station Rio Grande
Naval Air Station Rio Grande was a World War II-era U.S. Navy airfield in New Jersey that later became the site of the Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum.
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D.
U.S. Naval Air Station
U.S. Naval Air Station was a United States Navy aviation facility that supported military aircraft operations, training, and logistics, often in strategically important locations such as Midway Atoll.
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E.
Naval Base Ventura County
Naval Base Ventura County is a major U.S. Navy installation on the Southern California coast that supports naval air, sea, and shore operations, including Seabees and other fleet units.
- 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: Naval Air Station Alameda Target entity description: Naval Air Station Alameda was a major former U.S. Navy air station on Alameda Island in the San Francisco Bay that served as an important aviation and ship support base during much of the 20th century.
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A.
Naval Air Station Lemoore
Naval Air Station Lemoore is a major United States Navy jet air station in California that serves as the Navy’s primary West Coast master jet base.
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B.
Naval Air Station San Diego
Naval Air Station San Diego is a major U.S. Navy aviation facility located on North Island in San Diego Bay, serving as a key base for naval aircraft operations and the birthplace of naval aviation.
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C.
Naval Air Station Rio Grande
Naval Air Station Rio Grande was a World War II-era U.S. Navy airfield in New Jersey that later became the site of the Naval Air Station Wildwood Aviation Museum.
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D.
U.S. Naval Air Station
U.S. Naval Air Station was a United States Navy aviation facility that supported military aircraft operations, training, and logistics, often in strategically important locations such as Midway Atoll.
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E.
Naval Base Ventura County
Naval Base Ventura County is a major U.S. Navy installation on the Southern California coast that supports naval air, sea, and shore operations, including Seabees and other fleet units.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | military air base ⓘ |
| closureProgram | Base Realignment and Closure ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1 November 1940 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1930s ⓘ |
| contains |
administrative buildings
ⓘ
aircraft hangars ⓘ housing areas ⓘ maintenance depots ⓘ piers ⓘ runways ⓘ ship berthing facilities ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| currentUse |
film and television production location
ⓘ
museum site ⓘ redevelopment for civilian and commercial uses ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1997 ⓘ |
| era |
Cold War
ⓘ
Vietnam War era ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| heritage | part of U.S. naval aviation history ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alameda County, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Alameda County
Alameda, California ⓘ California ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
San Francisco Bay ⓘ West Coast of the United States ⓘ |
| location | Alameda Island ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Oakland, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Oakland
San Francisco, California ⓘ
linked to:
San Francisco
|
| notableUnit |
Naval Air Reserve units
ⓘ
Pacific Fleet squadrons ⓘ aircraft carrier air groups ⓘ |
| notableVesselHomeported |
USS Enterprise (CVN-65)
ⓘ
USS Hornet (CV-12) ⓘ other U.S. Navy aircraft carriers ⓘ |
| opened | 1940 ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | Naval Base San Francisco ⓘ |
| runwayCount | 2 ⓘ |
| significance |
important aviation and ship support base during the 20th century
ⓘ
major U.S. Navy air station on the West Coast ⓘ |
| status |
closed
ⓘ
former military base ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Pacific Fleet support
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aircraft carrier support ⓘ aircraft maintenance ⓘ logistics support ⓘ naval aviation operations ⓘ pilot training ⓘ ship support ⓘ |
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: Naval Air Station Alameda Description of subject: Naval Air Station Alameda was a major former U.S. Navy air station on Alameda Island in the San Francisco Bay that served as an important aviation and ship support base during much of the 20th century.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Naval Air Station Alameda
subject linked to:
Alameda Point (former Naval Air Station Alameda)