Martin PBM Mariner flying boat
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The Martin PBM Mariner was an American twin-engine patrol flying boat used extensively by the U.S. Navy during World War II for maritime patrol, anti-submarine warfare, and search-and-rescue missions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Martin PBM Mariner flying boat canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8966324 — 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: Martin PBM Mariner flying boat Context triple: [Glenn L. Martin Company, product, Martin PBM Mariner flying boat]
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Curtiss H-16 flying boat
The Curtiss H-16 was a large American World War I-era patrol flying boat used primarily by the U.S. Navy and British forces for maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare.
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Fairey Albacore
The Fairey Albacore was a British World War II carrier-borne biplane torpedo bomber designed to replace the Fairey Swordfish in Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm service.
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C.
Vought SB2U Vindicator
The Vought SB2U Vindicator was a U.S. Navy carrier-based dive bomber of the late 1930s and early World War II, notable as one of the first monoplane dive bombers to enter American naval service.
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D.
Short Empire flying boat
The Short Empire flying boat was a British four-engined long-range seaplane of the 1930s used primarily by Imperial Airways for transoceanic passenger and mail services.
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E.
Short Knuckleduster (S.1) flying boat
The Short Knuckleduster (S.1) was an experimental British biplane flying boat of the early 1930s, built by Short Brothers to test new hull and aerodynamic concepts for future maritime aircraft.
- 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: Martin PBM Mariner flying boat Target entity description: The Martin PBM Mariner was an American twin-engine patrol flying boat used extensively by the U.S. Navy during World War II for maritime patrol, anti-submarine warfare, and search-and-rescue missions.
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A.
Curtiss H-16 flying boat
The Curtiss H-16 was a large American World War I-era patrol flying boat used primarily by the U.S. Navy and British forces for maritime reconnaissance and anti-submarine warfare.
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B.
Fairey Albacore
The Fairey Albacore was a British World War II carrier-borne biplane torpedo bomber designed to replace the Fairey Swordfish in Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm service.
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C.
Vought SB2U Vindicator
The Vought SB2U Vindicator was a U.S. Navy carrier-based dive bomber of the late 1930s and early World War II, notable as one of the first monoplane dive bombers to enter American naval service.
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D.
Short Empire flying boat
The Short Empire flying boat was a British four-engined long-range seaplane of the 1930s used primarily by Imperial Airways for transoceanic passenger and mail services.
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E.
Short Knuckleduster (S.1) flying boat
The Short Knuckleduster (S.1) was an experimental British biplane flying boat of the early 1930s, built by Short Brothers to test new hull and aerodynamic concepts for future maritime aircraft.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flying boat
ⓘ
patrol aircraft ⓘ |
| armament |
bombs
ⓘ
depth charges ⓘ machine guns ⓘ torpedoes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crewSize |
7
ⓘ
9 ⓘ |
| engineCount | 2 ⓘ |
| engineModel | Wright R-2600 Twin Cyclone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineType | radial piston engine ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1940 ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1939-02-18 ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
PBM-1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
PBM-3 NERFINISHED ⓘ PBM-3C NERFINISHED ⓘ PBM-3D NERFINISHED ⓘ PBM-3R NERFINISHED ⓘ PBM-5 NERFINISHED ⓘ PBM-5A NERFINISHED ⓘ PBM-5E NERFINISHED ⓘ PBM-5S NERFINISHED ⓘ PBM-5S2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullType | single-step flying boat hull ⓘ |
| introduced | 1940 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Glenn L. Martin Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
large internal bomb bay
ⓘ
retractable wingtip floats ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 1366 ⓘ |
| operator |
Brazilian Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Australian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Netherlands Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| primaryUser |
Royal Air Force
ⓘ
Royal Australian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retired | 1964 ⓘ |
| role |
anti-submarine warfare
ⓘ
convoy escort ⓘ maritime patrol ⓘ minelaying ⓘ search and rescue ⓘ transport ⓘ |
| successor | Martin P5M Marlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | twin tail ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States Coast Guard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Atlantic anti-submarine patrols
ⓘ
Pacific maritime patrols ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Korean War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | high wing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Martin PBM Mariner flying boat Description of subject: The Martin PBM Mariner was an American twin-engine patrol flying boat used extensively by the U.S. Navy during World War II for maritime patrol, anti-submarine warfare, and search-and-rescue missions.
Referenced by (1)
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