Southampton–East Cowes ferry
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Southampton–East Cowes ferry canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3084069 — 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: Southampton–East Cowes ferry Context triple: [Solent, hasFerryRoute, Southampton–East Cowes 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.
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.
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C.
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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D.
Woolwich ferry
The Woolwich Ferry is a free vehicle and pedestrian ferry service across the River Thames in east London, linking Woolwich on the south bank with North Woolwich on the north bank.
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E.
Liverpool–Douglas ferry route
The Liverpool–Douglas ferry route is a passenger and vehicle ferry service linking the English city of Liverpool with Douglas on the Isle of Man across the Irish Sea.
- 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: Southampton–East Cowes ferry Target entity description: 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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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.
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.
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C.
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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D.
Woolwich ferry
The Woolwich Ferry is a free vehicle and pedestrian ferry service across the River Thames in east London, linking Woolwich on the south bank with North Woolwich on the north bank.
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E.
Liverpool–Douglas ferry route
The Liverpool–Douglas ferry route is a passenger and vehicle ferry service linking the English city of Liverpool with Douglas on the Isle of Man across the Irish Sea.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ferry service
ⓘ
transport service ⓘ |
| allows |
foot passengers
ⓘ
freight vehicles ⓘ motor vehicles ⓘ |
| bodyOfWater | Solent ⓘ |
| connects |
East Cowes
ⓘ
Southampton ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crosses | Solent ⓘ |
| distanceCrossed | Solent crossing ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Red Funnel
ⓘ
surface form:
Red Funnel car ferry
Southampton to East Cowes car ferry ⓘ |
| hasPort |
East Cowes ferry terminal
ⓘ
Southampton Docks ⓘ
surface form:
Southampton ferry terminal
|
| hasRoute |
EAST COWES
ⓘ
surface form:
Southampton–East Cowes
|
| isMajorLinkBetween | English mainland and Isle of Wight ⓘ |
| locatedIn | England ⓘ |
| modeOfTransport | water transport ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Red Funnel ⓘ |
| operatorHeadquarters | Southampton ⓘ |
| partOf |
transport in Southampton
ⓘ
transport on the Isle of Wight ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
public transport
ⓘ
tourism transport ⓘ |
| region |
Hampshire
ⓘ
Isle of Wight ⓘ |
| routeType | passenger and vehicle ferry ⓘ |
| serves |
commuters
ⓘ
local residents ⓘ tourists ⓘ |
| serviceType | ro-ro ferry ⓘ |
| terminusOnIsland | East Cowes ⓘ |
| terminusOnMainland |
Southampton Harbour
ⓘ
surface form:
Port of Southampton
|
| usedFor |
island access
ⓘ
passenger transport across Solent ⓘ vehicle transport across Solent ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Southampton–East Cowes ferry Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.