Union Navy
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The Union Navy was the maritime military force of the United States during the American Civil War, responsible for blockading Confederate ports and controlling inland waterways.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Union Navy canonical | 16 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1058410 — 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.
Target entity: Union Navy Context triple: [Union, militaryBranch, Union Navy]
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Confederate States Navy
The Confederate States Navy was the maritime military force of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War, responsible for naval operations, commerce raiding, and coastal defense.
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Continental Navy
The Continental Navy was the nascent naval force established by the American colonies during the Revolutionary War to challenge British maritime power.
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United States Navy
The United States Navy is the maritime service branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, responsible for naval warfare, power projection, and maintaining freedom of navigation across the world’s oceans.
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Navy
The Navy is a nation's maritime military force responsible for conducting naval operations, securing sea lanes, and projecting power at sea.
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UN naval forces
UN naval forces were the multinational maritime component of the United Nations Command in the Korean War, providing naval gunfire support, carrier air operations, amphibious capabilities, and sea control for UN operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Union Navy Target entity description: The Union Navy was the maritime military force of the United States during the American Civil War, responsible for blockading Confederate ports and controlling inland waterways.
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A.
Confederate States Navy
The Confederate States Navy was the maritime military force of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War, responsible for naval operations, commerce raiding, and coastal defense.
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B.
Continental Navy
The Continental Navy was the nascent naval force established by the American colonies during the Revolutionary War to challenge British maritime power.
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C.
United States Navy
The United States Navy is the maritime service branch of the U.S. Armed Forces, responsible for naval warfare, power projection, and maintaining freedom of navigation across the world’s oceans.
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D.
Navy
The Navy is a nation's maritime military force responsible for conducting naval operations, securing sea lanes, and projecting power at sea.
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E.
UN naval forces
UN naval forces were the multinational maritime component of the United Nations Command in the Korean War, providing naval gunfire support, carrier air operations, amphibious capabilities, and sea control for UN operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
branch of the United States military
ⓘ
military organization ⓘ navy ⓘ |
| activeDuring | 1861–1865 ⓘ |
| allegiance |
Union
ⓘ
United States government ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
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| commander |
Andrew H. Foote
ⓘ
surface form:
Andrew Hull Foote
David Dixon Porter ⓘ Admiral David Farragut ⓘ
surface form:
David Farragut
Samuel Francis Du Pont ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| effect |
limited Confederate imports of war materiel
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restricted Confederate cotton exports ⓘ weakened Confederate economy ⓘ |
| endTime | 1865 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
United States Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Navy (post–Civil War)
|
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| languageOfCommand | English ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Fort Donelson campaign
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surface form:
Battle of Fort Donelson
Fort Henry campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Fort Henry
Battle of Hampton Roads ⓘ Battle of Mobile Bay ⓘ Battle of New Orleans (Civil War naval operations) ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of New Orleans (1862)
Siege of Vicksburg ⓘ
surface form:
Vicksburg campaign
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| notableOperation |
Anaconda Plan
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Union blockade of the Confederacy ⓘ
surface form:
Union blockade
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| notableShip |
USS Cairo
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USS Hartford ⓘ USS Kearsarge ⓘ USS Merrimack (as USS Merrimack before capture) ⓘ USS Monitor ⓘ USS New Ironsides ⓘ |
| opposedTo | Confederate States Navy ⓘ |
| oversightBy |
Department of the Navy
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surface form:
United States Department of the Navy
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| partOf |
Union war effort
ⓘ
United States Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form:
United States armed forces
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| precededBy |
United States Navy
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surface form:
United States Navy (pre–Civil War)
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| primaryMission |
blockade of Confederate ports
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control of inland waterways ⓘ |
| role |
commerce protection
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interdiction of Confederate trade ⓘ power projection ⓘ sea control ⓘ support of land operations ⓘ |
| startTime | 1861 ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Atlantic Ocean
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Gulf of Mexico ⓘ Mississippi River ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ Western rivers ⓘ |
| usedTactic |
amphibious operations
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joint operations with Union Army ⓘ naval blockade ⓘ riverine warfare ⓘ |
| usedTechnology |
iron armor plating
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rifled naval artillery ⓘ steam propulsion ⓘ |
| usedVesselType |
blockade runner catcher
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gunboat ⓘ ironclad warship ⓘ monitor warship ⓘ river gunboat ⓘ sailing ship ⓘ screw sloop ⓘ steam frigate ⓘ |
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Subject: Union Navy Description of subject: The Union Navy was the maritime military force of the United States during the American Civil War, responsible for blockading Confederate ports and controlling inland waterways.
Referenced by (16)
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