USS Potomac
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USS Potomac was a U.S. Navy frigate that served prominently in the early 19th century, including action in the First Sumatran Expedition and duties protecting American interests abroad.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| USS Potomac canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15282208 — 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: USS Potomac Context triple: [U.S. Navy Home Squadron, notableShip, USS Potomac]
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A.
USS Baltimore
USS Baltimore was a late 19th-century protected cruiser of the United States Navy that gained prominence for its service in the Pacific and participation in key events of American naval expansion.
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B.
USS Congress
USS Congress was a prominent early United States Navy frigate that served during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, participating in key naval conflicts such as the Quasi-War and the War of 1812.
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C.
USS Hatteras
USS Hatteras was a Union Navy steamer during the American Civil War, best known for being sunk by the Confederate commerce raider CSS Alabama in 1863.
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D.
USS Montpelier
USS Montpelier was a U.S. Navy Cleveland-class light cruiser that saw significant combat service in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
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E.
USS Portsmouth
USS Portsmouth was a 19th-century United States Navy sloop-of-war notable for its service during the Mexican–American War and in the Pacific.
- 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: USS Potomac Target entity description: USS Potomac was a U.S. Navy frigate that served prominently in the early 19th century, including action in the First Sumatran Expedition and duties protecting American interests abroad.
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A.
USS Baltimore
USS Baltimore was a late 19th-century protected cruiser of the United States Navy that gained prominence for its service in the Pacific and participation in key events of American naval expansion.
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B.
USS Congress
USS Congress was a prominent early United States Navy frigate that served during the late 18th and early 19th centuries, participating in key naval conflicts such as the Quasi-War and the War of 1812.
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C.
USS Hatteras
USS Hatteras was a Union Navy steamer during the American Civil War, best known for being sunk by the Confederate commerce raider CSS Alabama in 1863.
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D.
USS Montpelier
USS Montpelier was a U.S. Navy Cleveland-class light cruiser that saw significant combat service in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
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E.
USS Portsmouth
USS Portsmouth was a 19th-century United States Navy sloop-of-war notable for its service during the Mexican–American War and in the Pacific.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.