Olympia Reserve Fleet
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The Olympia Reserve Fleet was a World War II–era anchorage near Olympia, Washington, where the United States stored inactive merchant and naval vessels as part of its National Defense Reserve Fleet.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Olympia Reserve Fleet canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1416258 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Olympia Reserve Fleet Context triple: [National Defense Reserve Fleet, historicalLocation, Olympia Reserve Fleet]
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Beaumont Reserve Fleet
The Beaumont Reserve Fleet is a major U.S. government anchorage in Texas where inactive merchant and military support ships are laid up for potential future national defense and emergency use.
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Hudson River Reserve Fleet
The Hudson River Reserve Fleet was a major U.S. government anchorage on the Hudson River where surplus and decommissioned merchant and military vessels were laid up, particularly after World War II.
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C.
James River Reserve Fleet
The James River Reserve Fleet is a U.S. government anchorage in Virginia where decommissioned and reserve merchant and military ships are laid up for potential future national defense or emergency use.
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D.
Dry Dock No. 3
Dry Dock No. 3 is a historic 19th-century stone dry dock at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, notable for its role in U.S. naval shipbuilding and repair.
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E.
Dry Dock No. 2
Dry Dock No. 2 is a historic early-19th-century stone dry dock at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, notable for its role in U.S. naval shipbuilding and maritime engineering.
- 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: Olympia Reserve Fleet Target entity description: The Olympia Reserve Fleet was a World War II–era anchorage near Olympia, Washington, where the United States stored inactive merchant and naval vessels as part of its National Defense Reserve Fleet.
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A.
Beaumont Reserve Fleet
The Beaumont Reserve Fleet is a major U.S. government anchorage in Texas where inactive merchant and military support ships are laid up for potential future national defense and emergency use.
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B.
Hudson River Reserve Fleet
The Hudson River Reserve Fleet was a major U.S. government anchorage on the Hudson River where surplus and decommissioned merchant and military vessels were laid up, particularly after World War II.
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C.
James River Reserve Fleet
The James River Reserve Fleet is a U.S. government anchorage in Virginia where decommissioned and reserve merchant and military ships are laid up for potential future national defense or emergency use.
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D.
Dry Dock No. 3
Dry Dock No. 3 is a historic 19th-century stone dry dock at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, notable for its role in U.S. naval shipbuilding and repair.
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E.
Dry Dock No. 2
Dry Dock No. 2 is a historic early-19th-century stone dry dock at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, notable for its role in U.S. naval shipbuilding and maritime engineering.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Defense Reserve Fleet anchorage
ⓘ
mothball fleet ⓘ |
| category |
Military history of Washington (state)
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National Defense Reserve Fleet sites ⓘ Ship graveyards ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolvedAbolishedOrDemolished | 20th century ⓘ |
| hasPart |
laid-up Liberty ships
ⓘ
laid-up Victory ships ⓘ other surplus cargo ships ⓘ |
| inception |
World War II home front
ⓘ
surface form:
World War II era
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| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Thurston County, Washington
ⓘ
Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington (state)
|
| location | near Olympia, Washington ⓘ |
| maintainedFor |
emergency sealift capacity
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national defense contingency ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Olympia
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surface form:
Olympia, Washington
|
| operator |
Maritime Administration
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surface form:
United States Maritime Administration
United States Maritime Commission ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States government ⓘ |
| partOf |
National Defense Reserve Fleet
ⓘ
National Defense Reserve Fleet ⓘ
surface form:
United States maritime reserve system
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| serviceEntry | World War II ⓘ |
| startTime | 1940s ⓘ |
| subjectHasRole | reserve anchorage for laid-up ships ⓘ |
| use |
storage of inactive merchant vessels
ⓘ
storage of inactive naval vessels ⓘ |
| waterbody | Puget Sound ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Olympia Reserve Fleet Description of subject: The Olympia Reserve Fleet was a World War II–era anchorage near Olympia, Washington, where the United States stored inactive merchant and naval vessels as part of its National Defense Reserve Fleet.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.