Portsmouth–Ryde ferry
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The Portsmouth–Ryde ferry is a passenger and vehicle ferry service linking the English south-coast city of Portsmouth with the town of Ryde on the Isle of Wight.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Portsmouth–Ryde ferry canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3084071 — 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: Portsmouth–Ryde ferry Context triple: [Solent, hasFerryRoute, Portsmouth–Ryde ferry]
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A.
Portsmouth–Fishbourne ferry
The Portsmouth–Fishbourne ferry is a major car and passenger ferry service linking the English mainland at Portsmouth with the Isle of Wight village of Fishbourne across the Solent.
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B.
Southampton–East Cowes ferry
The Southampton–East Cowes ferry is a passenger and vehicle ferry service linking the port city of Southampton on the English mainland with East Cowes on the Isle of Wight across the Solent.
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C.
Lymington–Yarmouth ferry
The Lymington–Yarmouth ferry is a car and passenger ferry service linking the town of Lymington on the English mainland with Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight across the Solent.
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D.
Mersey Ferry
The Mersey Ferry is a historic passenger ferry service in northwest England that operates iconic crossings between Liverpool and the Wirral across the River Mersey.
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E.
Gravesend–Tilbury ferry
The Gravesend–Tilbury ferry is a long-running passenger service across the River Thames in southeast England, linking the towns of Gravesend in Kent and Tilbury in Essex.
- 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: Portsmouth–Ryde ferry Target entity description: The Portsmouth–Ryde ferry is a passenger and vehicle ferry service linking the English south-coast city of Portsmouth with the town of Ryde on the Isle of Wight.
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A.
Portsmouth–Fishbourne ferry
The Portsmouth–Fishbourne ferry is a major car and passenger ferry service linking the English mainland at Portsmouth with the Isle of Wight village of Fishbourne across the Solent.
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B.
Southampton–East Cowes ferry
The Southampton–East Cowes ferry is a passenger and vehicle ferry service linking the port city of Southampton on the English mainland with East Cowes on the Isle of Wight across the Solent.
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C.
Lymington–Yarmouth ferry
The Lymington–Yarmouth ferry is a car and passenger ferry service linking the town of Lymington on the English mainland with Yarmouth on the Isle of Wight across the Solent.
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D.
Mersey Ferry
The Mersey Ferry is a historic passenger ferry service in northwest England that operates iconic crossings between Liverpool and the Wirral across the River Mersey.
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E.
Gravesend–Tilbury ferry
The Gravesend–Tilbury ferry is a long-running passenger service across the River Thames in southeast England, linking the towns of Gravesend in Kent and Tilbury in Essex.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ferry service
ⓘ
transport service ⓘ |
| bodyOfWater | Solent ⓘ |
| category |
Ferries of England
ⓘ
Transport in Portsmouth ⓘ Transport on the Isle of Wight ⓘ |
| connects |
England
ⓘ
Isle of Wight ⓘ Portsmouth ⓘ Ryde ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crosses |
Solent
ⓘ
surface form:
Solent waterway
|
| geographicLocation | southern England ⓘ |
| hasDestination | Isle of Wight ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | Portsmouth ⓘ |
| hasPort |
Portsmouth Harbour and Ryde Pier Head
ⓘ
surface form:
Portsmouth Harbour ferry terminal
Ryde Pier ⓘ
surface form:
Ryde Pier Head ferry terminal
|
| hasRoute | Portsmouth–Ryde route ⓘ |
| isOn | south coast of England ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
public transport network of Isle of Wight
ⓘ
public transport network of Portsmouth ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
English Channel region
ⓘ
Solent ⓘ |
| modeOfTransport | water transport ⓘ |
| operatesBetween | Portsmouth Harbour and Ryde Pier Head ⓘ |
| partOf | cross-Solent ferry services ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
link Portsmouth with Ryde
ⓘ
provide transport between mainland England and Isle of Wight ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Hampshire
ⓘ
Isle of Wight ⓘ |
| routeEnd |
Portsmouth Harbour railway station vicinity
ⓘ
Ryde Pier Head railway station vicinity ⓘ |
| servesCity | Portsmouth ⓘ |
| servesTown | Ryde ⓘ |
| serviceType |
passenger ferry
ⓘ
vehicle ferry ⓘ |
| terminus |
Portsmouth Harbour
ⓘ
Ryde Pier ⓘ
surface form:
Ryde Pier Head
|
| usedFor |
commuter travel
ⓘ
local transport ⓘ tourist travel ⓘ |
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Subject: Portsmouth–Ryde ferry Description of subject: The Portsmouth–Ryde ferry is a passenger and vehicle ferry service linking the English south-coast city of Portsmouth with the town of Ryde on the Isle of Wight.
Referenced by (1)
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