Port Glasgow dry docks (historic)
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Port Glasgow dry docks (historic) are former shipbuilding and repair facilities in Port Glasgow, Scotland, that reflect the town’s significant maritime and industrial heritage.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Port Glasgow dry docks (historic) canonical | 1 |
| Port Glasgow harbour (historic) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6852435 — 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: Port Glasgow dry docks (historic) Context triple: [Port Glasgow, hasLandmark, Port Glasgow dry docks (historic)]
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A.
Grangemouth Docks
Grangemouth Docks is a major Scottish port and industrial hub on the Firth of Forth, serving as a key center for shipping and petrochemical activities.
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B.
Great Western Dockyard
Great Western Dockyard was a historic shipbuilding facility in Bristol, England, best known as the construction site of Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s pioneering steamship SS Great Britain.
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C.
Royal Seaforth Dock
Royal Seaforth Dock is a major deep-water container and cargo terminal within the Port of Liverpool on the River Mersey in England.
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D.
Port of Troon
The Port of Troon is a small but important commercial and ferry port on Scotland’s west coast, handling cargo, fishing, and passenger services across the Firth of Clyde.
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E.
Thompson Dock
Thompson Dock is a historic dry dock in Belfast, Northern Ireland, best known as the site where the RMS Titanic was fitted out.
- 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: Port Glasgow dry docks (historic) Target entity description: Port Glasgow dry docks (historic) are former shipbuilding and repair facilities in Port Glasgow, Scotland, that reflect the town’s significant maritime and industrial heritage.
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A.
Grangemouth Docks
Grangemouth Docks is a major Scottish port and industrial hub on the Firth of Forth, serving as a key center for shipping and petrochemical activities.
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B.
Great Western Dockyard
Great Western Dockyard was a historic shipbuilding facility in Bristol, England, best known as the construction site of Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s pioneering steamship SS Great Britain.
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C.
Royal Seaforth Dock
Royal Seaforth Dock is a major deep-water container and cargo terminal within the Port of Liverpool on the River Mersey in England.
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D.
Port of Troon
The Port of Troon is a small but important commercial and ferry port on Scotland’s west coast, handling cargo, fishing, and passenger services across the Firth of Clyde.
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E.
Thompson Dock
Thompson Dock is a historic dry dock in Belfast, Northern Ireland, best known as the site where the RMS Titanic was fitted out.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dry dock complex
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historic industrial site ⓘ maritime heritage site ⓘ |
| associatedWithIndustry |
Clyde shipbuilding
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marine engineering ⓘ shipbuilding industry ⓘ |
| condition |
partially surviving structures
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remnant dock basins ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| culturalValue |
landmark of local identity
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symbol of Port Glasgow’s shipbuilding past ⓘ |
| eraOfSignificance |
19th century
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20th century ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
adjacent yard spaces
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gates or caissons (historically) ⓘ quayside working areas ⓘ stone or concrete dock walls ⓘ |
| heritageSignificance |
industrial heritage
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local townscape character ⓘ maritime heritage ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
contributed to Scotland’s maritime economy
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provided employment in Port Glasgow ⓘ supported large-scale ship construction on the Clyde ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Clyde waterfront
NERFINISHED
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Firth of Clyde region NERFINISHED ⓘ Inverclyde NERFINISHED ⓘ Port Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ west-central Scotland ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Port Glasgow town centre
NERFINISHED
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River Clyde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Port Glasgow maritime infrastructure
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historic Clyde shipyards ⓘ |
| status |
disused
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former ship repair facilities ⓘ former shipbuilding facilities ⓘ |
| transportContext |
connected to Clyde shipping routes
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part of wider Clyde shipyard network ⓘ |
| usedFor |
maintenance of vessels
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ship fitting out ⓘ ship repair ⓘ shipbuilding ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Port Glasgow dry docks (historic) Description of subject: Port Glasgow dry docks (historic) are former shipbuilding and repair facilities in Port Glasgow, Scotland, that reflect the town’s significant maritime and industrial heritage.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Port Glasgow harbour (historic)