Naval Station Argentia
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Naval Station Argentia was a major United States Navy base in Newfoundland, Canada, that served as a key Atlantic anti-submarine warfare and communications hub during World War II and the Cold War.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Argentia Naval Air Station | 1 |
| Naval Station Argentia canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8510445 — 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 Station Argentia Context triple: [Argentia, hostedFacility, Naval Station Argentia]
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A.
Portsmouth Naval Base
Portsmouth Naval Base is a major Royal Navy dockyard and headquarters on England’s south coast, serving as one of the UK’s principal naval facilities.
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B.
Lyness Naval Base
Lyness Naval Base is a former Royal Navy base on the island of Hoy in Orkney, Scotland, that served as a key anchorage and support facility for the British fleet during both World Wars.
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C.
Augusta Naval Base
Augusta Naval Base is a major Italian naval installation in Sicily that serves as a strategic hub for fleet operations and logistics in the central Mediterranean.
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D.
Cape Washington
Cape Washington is a prominent ice-covered headland in Antarctica that marks the western entrance to Terra Nova Bay along the coast of the Ross Sea.
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E.
HMC Dockyard Halifax
HMC Dockyard Halifax is a major Royal Canadian Navy base and shipyard located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, serving as one of Canada’s primary Atlantic maritime defence and support facilities.
- 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 Station Argentia Target entity description: Naval Station Argentia was a major United States Navy base in Newfoundland, Canada, that served as a key Atlantic anti-submarine warfare and communications hub during World War II and the Cold War.
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A.
Portsmouth Naval Base
Portsmouth Naval Base is a major Royal Navy dockyard and headquarters on England’s south coast, serving as one of the UK’s principal naval facilities.
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B.
Lyness Naval Base
Lyness Naval Base is a former Royal Navy base on the island of Hoy in Orkney, Scotland, that served as a key anchorage and support facility for the British fleet during both World Wars.
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C.
Augusta Naval Base
Augusta Naval Base is a major Italian naval installation in Sicily that serves as a strategic hub for fleet operations and logistics in the central Mediterranean.
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D.
Cape Washington
Cape Washington is a prominent ice-covered headland in Antarctica that marks the western entrance to Terra Nova Bay along the coast of the Ross Sea.
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E.
HMC Dockyard Halifax
HMC Dockyard Halifax is a major Royal Canadian Navy base and shipyard located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, serving as one of Canada’s primary Atlantic maritime defence and support facilities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (71)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | United States Navy base ⓘ |
| builtOn | former fishing village of Argentia ⓘ |
| closed | 1994 ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | 1940 ⓘ |
| coordinatesApprox | 47.3°N 53.9°W ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| currentUse |
commercial port facilities
ⓘ
industrial park ⓘ logistics and marine services hub ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1994 ⓘ |
| environmentalStatus | subject to environmental remediation ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
1940 US–UK base agreement
ⓘ
Destroyers for Bases Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
U.S. Marine Corps security detachments
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Navy personnel ⓘ civilian employees ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
ammunition storage areas
ⓘ
communications and radar installations ⓘ deep-water anchorage ⓘ fuel storage tanks ⓘ housing and support services for military personnel ⓘ operations and command buildings ⓘ piers and wharves ⓘ runways for land-based aircraft ⓘ seaplane base ⓘ |
| hasRole |
North Atlantic convoy escort support base
ⓘ
anti-submarine warfare base ⓘ communications hub ⓘ naval air station ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
major U.S. military presence in Newfoundland before its confederation with Canada
ⓘ
symbol of U.S.–British and U.S.–Canadian wartime cooperation ⓘ |
| hosted |
NATO forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force units NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Canadian Navy units NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Coast Guard units ⓘ U.S. Navy HF and VLF radio transmitters ⓘ U.S. Navy PBY Catalina flying boats NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Navy SOSUS shore terminal NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Navy communications facilities ⓘ U.S. Navy land-based patrol bombers ⓘ U.S. Navy patrol aircraft ⓘ U.S. Navy submarines ⓘ U.S. Navy surface ships ⓘ U.S. Navy weather and oceanographic units NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedAt | Argentia, Newfoundland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canada
ⓘ
Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Placentia Bay
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Town of Placentia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1941 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Navy ⓘ |
| partOf |
North Atlantic Treaty Organization infrastructure
ⓘ
United States Atlantic Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakPopulation | several thousand personnel ⓘ |
| region | North Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
forward base for U.S. naval aviation in the North Atlantic
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key North Atlantic anti-submarine warfare node ⓘ major Atlantic communications relay ⓘ |
| supportedOperation |
Battle of the Atlantic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greenland-Iceland-UK (GIUK) gap surveillance ⓘ North Atlantic convoy operations ⓘ anti-submarine patrols in the North Atlantic ⓘ |
| transferredTo |
Government of Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Government of Newfoundland and Labrador NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Cold War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aircraft staging and refueling
ⓘ
long-range maritime patrols ⓘ search and rescue operations ⓘ tracking Soviet submarines ⓘ trans-Atlantic communications ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Naval Station Argentia Description of subject: Naval Station Argentia was a major United States Navy base in Newfoundland, Canada, that served as a key Atlantic anti-submarine warfare and communications hub during World War II and the Cold War.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Argentia Naval Air Station