Issaquah-class ferry
E203068
The Issaquah-class ferry is a series of medium-sized, double-ended car and passenger ferries operated by Washington State Ferries on various routes in Puget Sound.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Issaquah-class ferry canonical | 2 |
| named after lead ship M/V Issaquah | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1792080 — 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: Issaquah-class ferry Context triple: [Washington State Ferries, hasVesselType, Issaquah-class ferry]
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A.
Jumbo Mark II-class ferry
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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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.
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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D.
M/V Chenega
M/V Chenega is a high-speed passenger and vehicle ferry that operated as part of Alaska’s state-run Alaska Marine Highway System, serving coastal communities in Southeast and Southcentral Alaska.
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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: Issaquah-class ferry Target entity description: The Issaquah-class ferry is a series of medium-sized, double-ended car and passenger ferries operated by Washington State Ferries on various routes in Puget Sound.
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A.
Jumbo Mark II-class ferry
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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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.
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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D.
M/V Chenega
M/V Chenega is a high-speed passenger and vehicle ferry that operated as part of Alaska’s state-run Alaska Marine Highway System, serving coastal communities in Southeast and Southcentral Alaska.
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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 (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ferry class
ⓘ
roll-on/roll-off ferry class ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 78 feet ⓘ |
| builder |
Marine Power & Equipment Company
ⓘ
Todd Pacific Shipyards ⓘ |
| classNameOrigin |
Issaquah-class ferry
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
named after lead ship M/V Issaquah
|
| configuration | double-ended ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deckConfiguration | multiple passenger decks ⓘ |
| deckType | open vehicle deck ⓘ |
| designedFor | vehicles and passengers ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 3,800 tons ⓘ |
| flag |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasSisterShips | yes ⓘ |
| homePortRegion | Puget Sound ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | approximately 328 feet ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Issaquah, Washington ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 6 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Washington State Ferries ⓘ |
| operatesIn | Puget Sound ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | in active service (most vessels) ⓘ |
| operator | Washington State Ferries ⓘ |
| owner | Washington State Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| passengerCapacity | approximately 1200 passengers ⓘ |
| passengerTypeCarried | walk-on passengers ⓘ |
| propulsion | diesel ⓘ |
| safetyRegulation | U.S. Coast Guard regulations ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
Puget Sound
ⓘ
surface form:
Puget Sound, Washington
|
| serviceEntry | 1980 ⓘ |
| serviceOperatorType | state-run ferry system ⓘ |
| serviceType |
commuter ferry
ⓘ
inland ferry ⓘ |
| state | Washington ⓘ |
| typicalRoute |
Anacortes–San Juan Islands routes
ⓘ
Anacortes–Sidney, British Columbia route ⓘ Vashon–Fauntleroy route ⓘ
surface form:
Fauntleroy–Vashon–Southworth route
Mukilteo–Clinton route ⓘ Seattle–Bainbridge Island route ⓘ |
| vehicleCapacity | approximately 124 vehicles ⓘ |
| vehicleTypeCarried |
automobiles
ⓘ
trucks ⓘ |
| vessel |
M/V Kittitas
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surface form:
M/V Cathlamet
M/V Kittitas ⓘ
surface form:
M/V Chelan
M/V Issaquah ⓘ M/V Kittitas ⓘ
surface form:
M/V Kitsap
M/V Kittitas ⓘ M/V Sealth ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Issaquah-class ferry Description of subject: The Issaquah-class ferry is a series of medium-sized, double-ended car and passenger ferries operated by Washington State Ferries on various routes in Puget Sound.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
named after lead ship M/V Issaquah