Battery Wheeler
E365112
Battery Wheeler is a coastal artillery battery that formed part of the defensive fortifications at Fort Mills on Corregidor Island in the Philippines.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Battery Wheeler canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3517378 — 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: Battery Wheeler Context triple: [Fort Mills, hasPart, Battery Wheeler]
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A.
Wheeler
Wheeler is a surname most prominently associated in this context with Ted Wheeler, the American politician and mayor of Portland, Oregon.
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B.
The Battery
The Battery is a historic defensive seawall and promenade in Charleston, South Carolina, famed for its antebellum homes and views of Charleston Harbor and Fort Sumter.
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C.
The Battery
The Battery is a historic waterfront park at the southern tip of Manhattan in New York City, known for its harbor views, ferries to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, and landmark Castle Clinton.
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D.
Battery Pier
Battery Pier is a harbour pier located in Douglas, Isle of Man, serving as part of the town’s maritime infrastructure.
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E.
Helen Wheels
"Helen Wheels" is a song by the British rock band Wings, released in 1973 and associated with Paul McCartney’s post-Beatles career.
- 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: Battery Wheeler Target entity description: Battery Wheeler is a coastal artillery battery that formed part of the defensive fortifications at Fort Mills on Corregidor Island in the Philippines.
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A.
Wheeler
Wheeler is a surname most prominently associated in this context with Ted Wheeler, the American politician and mayor of Portland, Oregon.
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B.
The Battery
The Battery is a historic defensive seawall and promenade in Charleston, South Carolina, famed for its antebellum homes and views of Charleston Harbor and Fort Sumter.
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C.
The Battery
The Battery is a historic waterfront park at the southern tip of Manhattan in New York City, known for its harbor views, ferries to the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, and landmark Castle Clinton.
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D.
Battery Pier
Battery Pier is a harbour pier located in Douglas, Isle of Man, serving as part of the town’s maritime infrastructure.
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E.
Helen Wheels
"Helen Wheels" is a song by the British rock band Wings, released in 1973 and associated with Paul McCartney’s post-Beatles career.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal artillery battery
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military installation ⓘ |
| armamentCaliber | 12-inch guns ⓘ |
| armamentMounting | disappearing carriages ⓘ |
| armamentType | seacoast artillery ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
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surface form:
Japanese invasion of the Philippines
Battle of Corregidor (1942) ⓘ
surface form:
siege of Corregidor 1942
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| builtBy |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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surface form:
United States Army Corps of Engineers
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| constructionMaterial | reinforced concrete ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| defended |
Manila Bay
ⓘ
approaches to Manila ⓘ |
| function |
coastal defense
ⓘ
harbor defense ⓘ |
| garrison |
United States Coast Artillery Corps
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surface form:
United States Army Coast Artillery Corps
|
| geographicRegion | Luzon ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fire control stations
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gun emplacements ⓘ magazines ⓘ |
| hasRemains |
concrete gun positions
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damaged structures from World War II combat ⓘ |
| heritage | military heritage site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fort Mills
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Philippines ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Corregidor
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surface form:
Corregidor Island
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| namedAfter | Bigelow Wheeler ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| partOf |
Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays
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surface form:
Fortifications of Manila Bay
Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays ⓘ seaward defenses of Corregidor ⓘ tourist attractions on Corregidor Island ⓘ |
| status | ruins ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Battle of Corregidor (1942)
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surface form:
Battle of Corregidor
World War II ⓘ |
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Subject: Battery Wheeler Description of subject: Battery Wheeler is a coastal artillery battery that formed part of the defensive fortifications at Fort Mills on Corregidor Island in the Philippines.
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