Queen of Cowichan
E697848
Queen of Cowichan is a double-ended roll-on/roll-off passenger and vehicle ferry operated by BC Ferries on routes along the British Columbia coast.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Queen of Cowichan canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7873684 — 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: Queen of Cowichan Context triple: [BC Ferries, hasPart, Queen of Cowichan]
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A.
Mary Anne MacLeod
Mary Anne MacLeod was a Scottish-born immigrant to the United States best known as the mother of Donald J. Trump, the 45th president of the United States.
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B.
Elsie McMillan
Elsie McMillan was the wife of American physicist and Nobel laureate Edwin McMillan.
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C.
Nellie Kusugak
Nellie Kusugak is a Canadian Inuk educator and politician who served as the Commissioner of Nunavut, acting as the territory’s viceregal representative.
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D.
Stephanie of Lampron
Stephanie of Lampron was a 13th-century Armenian noblewoman from the Hethumid dynasty who became a prominent figure through her dynastic ties to the Crusader states, including as mother-in-law to Bohemond VI of Antioch.
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E.
Helen Maksagak
Helen Maksagak was a pioneering Inuit politician who became the first Commissioner of Nunavut and the first woman and Inuk to serve as a territorial commissioner in Canada.
- 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: Queen of Cowichan Target entity description: Queen of Cowichan is a double-ended roll-on/roll-off passenger and vehicle ferry operated by BC Ferries on routes along the British Columbia coast.
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A.
Mary Anne MacLeod
Mary Anne MacLeod was a Scottish-born immigrant to the United States best known as the mother of Donald J. Trump, the 45th president of the United States.
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B.
Elsie McMillan
Elsie McMillan was the wife of American physicist and Nobel laureate Edwin McMillan.
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C.
Nellie Kusugak
Nellie Kusugak is a Canadian Inuk educator and politician who served as the Commissioner of Nunavut, acting as the territory’s viceregal representative.
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D.
Stephanie of Lampron
Stephanie of Lampron was a 13th-century Armenian noblewoman from the Hethumid dynasty who became a prominent figure through her dynastic ties to the Crusader states, including as mother-in-law to Bohemond VI of Antioch.
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E.
Helen Maksagak
Helen Maksagak was a pioneering Inuit politician who became the first Commissioner of Nunavut and the first woman and Inuk to serve as a territorial commissioner in Canada.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
double-ended ferry
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ferry ⓘ roll-on/roll-off ferry ⓘ |
| beam | 27.43 metres ⓘ |
| builder | Vancouver Shipyards NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| callSign | CFN4900 ⓘ |
| class | C-class ferry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| classificationSociety | Lloyd’s Register (historically associated with BC Ferries vessels) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| crew | operated by a marine crew employed by BC Ferries ⓘ |
| designFeature |
double-ended loading for rapid turnaround
ⓘ
roll-on/roll-off vehicle decks ⓘ |
| flag | Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fleet | BC Ferries fleet ⓘ |
| grossTonnage | 5863 GT ⓘ |
| hasPassengerAmenities |
cafeteria or food services
ⓘ
passenger lounges ⓘ washrooms ⓘ |
| hasSisterShip |
Queen of Alberni
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queen of Coquitlam NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen of Surrey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeProvince | British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullType | steel hull ⓘ |
| IMONumber | 7527131 ⓘ |
| launchYear | 1976 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | 139.29 metres ⓘ |
| MMSINumber | 316001260 ⓘ |
| navigationArea | coastal waters ⓘ |
| numberOfDecks | multiple vehicle and passenger decks ⓘ |
| operatingArea | British Columbia coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | BC Ferries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | British Columbia Ferry Services Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passengerCapacity | ~1486 passengers and crew ⓘ |
| portOfRegistry | Vancouver, British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | transporting passengers and vehicles between coastal communities ⓘ |
| propulsionType | diesel-powered ship ⓘ |
| refitHistory | has undergone multiple refits and upgrades during service ⓘ |
| routeOperator | BC Ferries major routes ⓘ |
| safetyEquipment | lifeboats and life rafts ⓘ |
| safetyRegulation | subject to Canadian maritime safety regulations ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | entered service in the 1970s ⓘ |
| serviceType |
passenger ferry
ⓘ
vehicle ferry ⓘ |
| shipyardLocation | North Vancouver, British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vehicleCapacity | ~312 vehicles ⓘ |
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: Queen of Cowichan Description of subject: Queen of Cowichan is a double-ended roll-on/roll-off passenger and vehicle ferry operated by BC Ferries on routes along the British Columbia coast.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.