U.S. Navy Home Squadron
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The U.S. Navy Home Squadron was a 19th-century naval formation responsible for defending American coastal waters and interests in the Western Atlantic and Caribbean.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gulf Squadron of the postwar U.S. Navy | 1 |
| U.S. Navy Home Squadron canonical | 1 |
| United States Home Squadron | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3494607 — 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: U.S. Navy Home Squadron Context triple: [USS Portsmouth, navalBranch, U.S. Navy Home Squadron]
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A.
U.S. Navy Pacific Squadron
The U.S. Navy Pacific Squadron was a 19th-century American naval formation responsible for projecting U.S. maritime power and protecting national interests across the Pacific Ocean.
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B.
Navy Section
The Navy Section was the branch of Japan’s Imperial General Headquarters responsible for directing and coordinating the operations and strategy of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
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C.
Submarine Squadron
Submarine Squadron is the Portuguese Navy’s dedicated operational unit responsible for managing, training, and deploying its fleet of submarines.
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D.
United States Fleet
The United States Fleet was the principal operational naval force of the U.S. Navy in the early 20th century, responsible for coordinating and commanding major fleet units during peacetime and war.
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E.
Spanish Pacific Squadron
The Spanish Pacific Squadron was the Spanish Navy formation based in the Philippines that was decisively defeated by U.S. forces in the 1898 Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War.
- 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: U.S. Navy Home Squadron Target entity description: The U.S. Navy Home Squadron was a 19th-century naval formation responsible for defending American coastal waters and interests in the Western Atlantic and Caribbean.
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A.
U.S. Navy Pacific Squadron
The U.S. Navy Pacific Squadron was a 19th-century American naval formation responsible for projecting U.S. maritime power and protecting national interests across the Pacific Ocean.
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B.
Navy Section
The Navy Section was the branch of Japan’s Imperial General Headquarters responsible for directing and coordinating the operations and strategy of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
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C.
Submarine Squadron
Submarine Squadron is the Portuguese Navy’s dedicated operational unit responsible for managing, training, and deploying its fleet of submarines.
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D.
United States Fleet
The United States Fleet was the principal operational naval force of the U.S. Navy in the early 20th century, responsible for coordinating and commanding major fleet units during peacetime and war.
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E.
Spanish Pacific Squadron
The Spanish Pacific Squadron was the Spanish Navy formation based in the Philippines that was decisively defeated by U.S. forces in the 1898 Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy squadron
ⓘ
naval formation ⓘ |
| activeDuringCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| areaOfOperations |
American coastal waters
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Caribbean Sea ⓘ Gulf of Mexico ⓘ Northwest Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
surface form:
Western Atlantic Ocean
|
| basedIn |
New York City
ⓘ
surface form:
New York, New York
Norfolk, Virginia ⓘ Pensacola, Florida ⓘ |
| conflictParticipatedIn |
American Civil War
ⓘ
Mexican–American War ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dissolvedBy | reorganization of U.S. Navy squadrons ⓘ |
| duty |
defense of Gulf Coast
ⓘ
defense of U.S. Atlantic seaboard ⓘ support of U.S. foreign policy in the Caribbean ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryRole |
coastal defense
ⓘ
protection of American maritime interests ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Charles Stewart
ⓘ
David Conner ⓘ Matthew Calbraith Perry ⓘ
surface form:
Matthew C. Perry
Samuel Francis Du Pont ⓘ
surface form:
Samuel F. Du Pont
William B. Shubrick ⓘ |
| notableShip |
USS Raritan
ⓘ
surface form:
USS Albany
USS Cumberland ⓘ USS Falmouth ⓘ USS Richmond ⓘ
surface form:
USS Germantown
USS Mississippi ⓘ USS Potomac ⓘ USS Princeton ⓘ USS Raritan ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Navy ⓘ |
| task |
blockade enforcement
ⓘ
patrol of coastal waters ⓘ protection of American citizens and property abroad ⓘ protection of American commerce ⓘ support of amphibious operations ⓘ suppression of piracy ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
American Civil War
ⓘ
surface form:
American Civil War era
Mexican–American War era ⓘ antebellum period ⓘ |
| usedVesselType |
frigate
ⓘ
gunboat ⓘ sloop-of-war ⓘ steam warship ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: U.S. Navy Home Squadron Description of subject: The U.S. Navy Home Squadron was a 19th-century naval formation responsible for defending American coastal waters and interests in the Western Atlantic and Caribbean.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
United States Home Squadron
this entity surface form:
Gulf Squadron of the postwar U.S. Navy