Jumbo Mark II-class ferry
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The Jumbo Mark II-class ferry is a large, high-capacity class of passenger and vehicle ferries operated in Washington State, designed to serve some of the system’s busiest routes.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jumbo Mark II-class ferry canonical | 2 |
| Jumbo-class ferry | 1 |
| MV Jumbo-class ferries | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1792078 — 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: Jumbo Mark II-class ferry Context triple: [Washington State Ferries, hasVesselType, Jumbo Mark II-class ferry]
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A.
MV Arlanza
MV Arlanza was a British ocean liner built by the renowned shipbuilding company Harland and Wolff for passenger and cargo service in the mid-20th century.
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B.
M/V Tustumena
M/V Tustumena is a rugged Alaska Marine Highway ferry known for serving remote coastal communities and challenging open-ocean routes in the Gulf of Alaska and Aleutian Islands.
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C.
Lake Express high-speed ferry
The Lake Express high-speed ferry is a passenger and vehicle ferry that provides rapid cross-Lake Michigan service between Muskegon, Michigan, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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D.
SS Nomadic
SS Nomadic is a preserved early 20th-century tender ship built to serve RMS Titanic and now a historic museum vessel in Belfast.
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E.
M/V Matanuska
M/V Matanuska is a mainline roll-on/roll-off passenger and vehicle ferry serving coastal communities in Alaska as part of the state’s marine highway network.
- 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: Jumbo Mark II-class ferry Target entity description: The Jumbo Mark II-class ferry is a large, high-capacity class of passenger and vehicle ferries operated in Washington State, designed to serve some of the system’s busiest routes.
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A.
MV Arlanza
MV Arlanza was a British ocean liner built by the renowned shipbuilding company Harland and Wolff for passenger and cargo service in the mid-20th century.
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B.
M/V Tustumena
M/V Tustumena is a rugged Alaska Marine Highway ferry known for serving remote coastal communities and challenging open-ocean routes in the Gulf of Alaska and Aleutian Islands.
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C.
Lake Express high-speed ferry
The Lake Express high-speed ferry is a passenger and vehicle ferry that provides rapid cross-Lake Michigan service between Muskegon, Michigan, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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D.
SS Nomadic
SS Nomadic is a preserved early 20th-century tender ship built to serve RMS Titanic and now a historic museum vessel in Belfast.
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E.
M/V Matanuska
M/V Matanuska is a mainline roll-on/roll-off passenger and vehicle ferry serving coastal communities in Alaska as part of the state’s marine highway network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
class of ferry
ⓘ
roll-on/roll-off ferry class ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deckConfiguration | multi-deck ⓘ |
| designedFor |
passenger transport
ⓘ
vehicle transport ⓘ |
| designedToServe | busiest Washington State Ferries routes ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1990s ⓘ |
| fleetRole |
high-capacity ferry
ⓘ
major route ferry ⓘ |
| hasPassengerCapacity | high passenger capacity ⓘ |
| hasSubclass |
MV Puyallup
ⓘ
MV Tacoma ⓘ MV Wenatchee ⓘ |
| hasVehicleCapacity | high vehicle capacity ⓘ |
| hullType | steel-hulled ⓘ |
| maritimeRegion | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Washington State Ferries ⓘ |
| operatorJurisdiction |
Washington State, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State
|
| partOfFleet | Washington State Ferries fleet ⓘ |
| propulsionType | diesel-powered ⓘ |
| safetyRegulation | U.S. Coast Guard regulations ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
Puget Sound
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Salish Sea ⓘ |
| serviceStatus | in service ⓘ |
| serviceType | scheduled ferry service ⓘ |
| usedOnRoute |
Edmonds–Kingston ferry route
ⓘ
Seattle–Bainbridge Island ferry ⓘ
surface form:
Seattle–Bainbridge Island ferry route
Seattle–Bremerton ferry ⓘ
surface form:
Seattle–Bremerton ferry route
|
| vehicleLoadingMethod | drive-on/drive-off ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jumbo Mark II-class ferry Description of subject: The Jumbo Mark II-class ferry is a large, high-capacity class of passenger and vehicle ferries operated in Washington State, designed to serve some of the system’s busiest routes.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
MV Jumbo-class ferries
this entity surface form:
Jumbo-class ferry