MV Elwha (retired)
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MV Elwha was a former Washington State Ferries vessel that served as a major car and passenger ferry in the Puget Sound region before its retirement.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MV Elwha | 1 |
| MV Elwha (retired) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1792091 — 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: MV Elwha (retired) Context triple: [Washington State Ferries, notableVessel, MV Elwha (retired)]
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A.
NOAA Ship Rainier
NOAA Ship Rainier is a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration hydrographic survey vessel primarily used to map and chart coastal waters for safe navigation.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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.
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E.
Olympia Reserve Fleet
The Olympia Reserve Fleet was a World War II–era anchorage near Olympia, Washington, where the United States stored inactive merchant and naval vessels as part of its National Defense Reserve Fleet.
- 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: MV Elwha (retired) Target entity description: MV Elwha was a former Washington State Ferries vessel that served as a major car and passenger ferry in the Puget Sound region before its retirement.
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A.
NOAA Ship Rainier
NOAA Ship Rainier is a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration hydrographic survey vessel primarily used to map and chart coastal waters for safe navigation.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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.
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E.
Olympia Reserve Fleet
The Olympia Reserve Fleet was a World War II–era anchorage near Olympia, Washington, where the United States stored inactive merchant and naval vessels as part of its National Defense Reserve Fleet.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Washington State Ferries vessel
ⓘ
ferry ⓘ motor vessel ⓘ |
| bodyOfWater |
Puget Sound
ⓘ
Juan de Fuca Strait ⓘ
surface form:
Strait of Juan de Fuca
|
| cargo |
foot passengers
ⓘ
motor vehicles ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| fleet |
Washington State Ferries
ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State Ferries fleet
|
| homePort |
Seattle, Washington, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Seattle, Washington
|
| namedAfter |
Elwha River
ⓘ
Elwha River ⓘ
surface form:
Elwha Valley
|
| operator |
Washington State Department of Transportation Ferries Division
ⓘ
Washington State Ferries ⓘ |
| owner | Washington State Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| portOfCall |
Anacortes
ⓘ
surface form:
Anacortes, Washington
Bainbridge Island ⓘ
surface form:
Bainbridge Island, Washington
Clinton, Washington ⓘ Friday Harbor, Washington ⓘ Coupeville, Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Keystone (Coupeville), Washington
Kingston, Washington ⓘ Port Townsend, Washington ⓘ Sidney, British Columbia, Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Sidney, British Columbia
Southworth, Washington ⓘ Vashon Island ⓘ
surface form:
Vashon Island, Washington
|
| primaryUse |
car ferry
ⓘ
passenger ferry ⓘ |
| propulsionType | diesel-powered ⓘ |
| region | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Island County, Washington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kitsap County, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ San Juan County, Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington State, United States ⓘ
surface form:
State of Washington
|
| routeServed |
Anacortes–San Juan Islands ferry routes
ⓘ
surface form:
Anacortes–San Juan Islands route
Anacortes–Sidney, British Columbia route ⓘ Edmonds–Kingston route ⓘ Vashon–Fauntleroy route ⓘ
surface form:
Fauntleroy–Vashon–Southworth route
Keystone–Port Townsend route ⓘ Mukilteo–Clinton route ⓘ Seattle–Bainbridge Island route ⓘ |
| service |
cross-border ferry service between United States and Canada
ⓘ
intra-state ferry service ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
Puget Sound
ⓘ
Salish Sea ⓘ |
| serviceOperator | public transit agency ⓘ |
| serviceRole | major vessel in Washington State Ferries system ⓘ |
| serviceType | auto and passenger ferry ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| transportNetwork |
Washington State Ferries
ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State Ferries network
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: MV Elwha (retired) Description of subject: MV Elwha was a former Washington State Ferries vessel that served as a major car and passenger ferry in the Puget Sound region before its retirement.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
MV Hyak
this entity surface form:
MV Elwha