Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
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The Philadelphia Naval Shipyard was one of the United States Navy’s oldest and most important shipbuilding and repair facilities, located at the confluence of the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers in Philadelphia.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Philadelphia Naval Shipyard canonical | 10 |
| Philadelphia Navy Yard | 5 |
| Philadelphia Naval Business Center | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3599144 — 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: Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Context triple: [USS New Jersey, builder, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard]
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Washington Navy Yard
The Washington Navy Yard is a historic United States Navy facility in Washington, D.C., long serving as a major shipbuilding, ordnance, and administrative center for the Navy.
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is a historic U.S. Navy shipbuilding and repair facility located in Kittery, Maine, known especially for constructing and overhauling naval vessels including submarines.
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Norfolk Navy Yard
Norfolk Navy Yard, also known as Norfolk Naval Shipyard, is a major United States Navy shipbuilding and repair facility located in Portsmouth, Virginia.
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New York Naval Shipyard
The New York Naval Shipyard, also known as the Brooklyn Navy Yard, was a major United States Navy shipbuilding and repair facility in Brooklyn, New York, that played a key role in constructing warships from the early 19th through the mid-20th century.
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Portsmouth Naval Base
Portsmouth Naval Base is a major Royal Navy dockyard and headquarters on England’s south coast, serving as one of the UK’s principal naval facilities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Target entity description: The Philadelphia Naval Shipyard was one of the United States Navy’s oldest and most important shipbuilding and repair facilities, located at the confluence of the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers in Philadelphia.
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Washington Navy Yard
The Washington Navy Yard is a historic United States Navy facility in Washington, D.C., long serving as a major shipbuilding, ordnance, and administrative center for the Navy.
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Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is a historic U.S. Navy shipbuilding and repair facility located in Kittery, Maine, known especially for constructing and overhauling naval vessels including submarines.
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Norfolk Navy Yard
Norfolk Navy Yard, also known as Norfolk Naval Shipyard, is a major United States Navy shipbuilding and repair facility located in Portsmouth, Virginia.
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New York Naval Shipyard
The New York Naval Shipyard, also known as the Brooklyn Navy Yard, was a major United States Navy shipbuilding and repair facility in Brooklyn, New York, that played a key role in constructing warships from the early 19th through the mid-20th century.
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Portsmouth Naval Base
Portsmouth Naval Base is a major Royal Navy dockyard and headquarters on England’s south coast, serving as one of the UK’s principal naval facilities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Navy installation
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naval shipyard ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard
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surface form:
Philadelphia Naval Business Center
Philadelphia Naval Shipyard ⓘ
surface form:
Philadelphia Navy Yard
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| area | approximately 1,200 acres ⓘ |
| constructedVessel |
USS New Jersey
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surface form:
USS New Jersey (BB-62)
USS New York (BB-34) ⓘ USS Washington (BB-56) ⓘ USS Wisconsin ⓘ
surface form:
USS Wisconsin (BB-64)
numerous cruisers ⓘ numerous destroyers ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| currentName | The Navy Yard ⓘ |
| dateOfOfficialClosureAsNavyBase | 1996 ⓘ |
| employedDuringPeak | over 40,000 workers ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
administrative buildings
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dry docks ⓘ foundries ⓘ machine shops ⓘ piers ⓘ |
| hasTransportationAccess |
Interstate 95
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Philadelphia International Airport nearby ⓘ |
| hasUse |
logistics support
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ship overhaul ⓘ ship repair ⓘ shipbuilding ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | contains historic naval industrial structures ⓘ |
| inception | 1801 ⓘ |
| locatedAtConfluenceOf |
Delaware River
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Schuylkill River ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Delaware River
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Pennsylvania ⓘ Philadelphia ⓘ Schuylkill River ⓘ |
| locatedInMetropolitanArea | Delaware Valley ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Navy ⓘ |
| ownedBy | United States Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Navy shipbuilding program ⓘ |
| playedRole |
major naval construction center during World War II
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major ship repair facility during World War II ⓘ |
| postClosureUse |
commercial space
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industrial park ⓘ office campus ⓘ research and development facilities ⓘ |
| relocatedToLeagueIsland | 1871 ⓘ |
| repairedVessel |
USS Forrestal (CV-59)
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USS Saratoga ⓘ
surface form:
USS Saratoga (CV-3)
numerous aircraft carriers ⓘ numerous battleships ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
Base Realignment and Closure 1991 decision
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conversion to mixed‑use industrial and commercial campus ⓘ |
| timeOfEmploymentPeak | World War II ⓘ |
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Subject: Philadelphia Naval Shipyard Description of subject: The Philadelphia Naval Shipyard was one of the United States Navy’s oldest and most important shipbuilding and repair facilities, located at the confluence of the Delaware and Schuylkill Rivers in Philadelphia.
Referenced by (16)
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