South Atlantic Blockading Squadron
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The South Atlantic Blockading Squadron was a U.S. Navy formation during the American Civil War responsible for enforcing the Union blockade along the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia, and northern Florida.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| South Atlantic Blockading Squadron canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: South Atlantic Blockading Squadron Context triple: [Samuel Francis Du Pont, commanded, South Atlantic Blockading Squadron]
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Asiatic Squadron
The Asiatic Squadron was a United States Navy formation stationed in East Asian waters that became famous for its decisive victory over the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War.
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B.
Blount Island Command
Blount Island Command is a United States Marine Corps installation in Jacksonville, Florida, responsible for managing and supporting the Marine Corps’ Maritime Prepositioning Force and related logistics operations.
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C.
Charleston Battery
Charleston Battery is a professional American soccer club based in Charleston, South Carolina, known as one of the oldest continuously operating lower-division teams in the United States.
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D.
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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E.
Second Fleet
The Second Fleet was a principal operational fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy, active in major naval campaigns during the early 20th century and World War II.
- 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: South Atlantic Blockading Squadron Target entity description: The South Atlantic Blockading Squadron was a U.S. Navy formation during the American Civil War responsible for enforcing the Union blockade along the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia, and northern Florida.
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A.
Asiatic Squadron
The Asiatic Squadron was a United States Navy formation stationed in East Asian waters that became famous for its decisive victory over the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War.
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B.
Blount Island Command
Blount Island Command is a United States Marine Corps installation in Jacksonville, Florida, responsible for managing and supporting the Marine Corps’ Maritime Prepositioning Force and related logistics operations.
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C.
Charleston Battery
Charleston Battery is a professional American soccer club based in Charleston, South Carolina, known as one of the oldest continuously operating lower-division teams in the United States.
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D.
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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E.
Second Fleet
The Second Fleet was a principal operational fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy, active in major naval campaigns during the early 20th century and World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Union Navy formation
ⓘ
United States Navy squadron ⓘ |
| allegiance | Union ⓘ |
| areaOfOperation |
Atlantic coast of the Confederate States
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coast of Georgia ⓘ Lowcountry of South Carolina ⓘ
surface form:
coast of South Carolina
coast of northern Florida ⓘ |
| branch | Union Navy ⓘ |
| conflict | American Civil War ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| endTime | 1865 ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
Battle of Port Royal
ⓘ
Siege of Charleston ⓘ
surface form:
Siege of Charleston Harbor
Union blockade of the Confederacy ⓘ operations against Fort Pulaski ⓘ |
| hasPart |
gunboats
ⓘ
ironclad warships ⓘ sailing warships ⓘ steam warships ⓘ support vessels ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Port Royal, South Carolina ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1860s ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| location |
South Atlantic
ⓘ
surface form:
South Atlantic Ocean
|
| mission |
capture and hold coastal strongpoints
ⓘ
interdict Confederate maritime commerce ⓘ support Union amphibious operations ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
John A. Dahlgren
ⓘ
John A. Dahlgren ⓘ
surface form:
John Adolphus Bernard Dahlgren
Samuel Francis Du Pont ⓘ
surface form:
Samuel F. Du Pont
Samuel Francis Du Pont ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Battle of Port Royal
ⓘ
surface form:
capture of Port Royal Sound
operations against Charleston, South Carolina ⓘ support of operations against Fort Pulaski ⓘ |
| objective | enforce Union blockade of Confederate ports ⓘ |
| opponent |
Confederate States Navy
ⓘ
Confederate States of America ⓘ |
| partOf |
Union Navy
ⓘ
Union blockade of the Confederacy ⓘ
surface form:
Union blockade of the Confederate States
United States Navy ⓘ |
| role | naval blockade enforcement ⓘ |
| startTime | 1861 ⓘ |
| theater | South Atlantic Blockading theater ⓘ |
| type | blockading squadron ⓘ |
| uses |
naval artillery
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steam propulsion ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: South Atlantic Blockading Squadron Description of subject: The South Atlantic Blockading Squadron was a U.S. Navy formation during the American Civil War responsible for enforcing the Union blockade along the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia, and northern Florida.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Samuel Francis Du Pont