Medway Queen
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Medway Queen is a historic British paddle steamer famed for its role in evacuating troops during the Dunkirk evacuation in World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Medway Queen canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7584458 — 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: Medway Queen Context triple: [Little Ships of Dunkirk, notableExample, Medway Queen]
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S.S. Wimbledon
S.S. Wimbledon was a British steamship at the center of the 1923 Permanent Court of International Justice case "S.S. Wimbledon," which clarified principles of international law on treaty obligations and freedom of navigation.
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B.
Ocean Parade
Ocean Parade is a themed area within the Dreamworld amusement park, featuring family-friendly rides and attractions with a coastal or oceanic atmosphere.
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C.
Cutty Sark
Cutty Sark is a famous 19th-century British clipper ship preserved as a museum ship and historic landmark in London.
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D.
Gosport Ferry
Gosport Ferry is a passenger ferry service that operates across Portsmouth Harbour in Hampshire, England, linking the town of Gosport with the city of Portsmouth.
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Marchioness
A Marchioness is a noblewoman holding the rank of marquess or marquis, positioned above a baroness in the hierarchy of European aristocratic titles.
- 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: Medway Queen Target entity description: Medway Queen is a historic British paddle steamer famed for its role in evacuating troops during the Dunkirk evacuation in World War II.
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A.
S.S. Wimbledon
S.S. Wimbledon was a British steamship at the center of the 1923 Permanent Court of International Justice case "S.S. Wimbledon," which clarified principles of international law on treaty obligations and freedom of navigation.
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B.
Ocean Parade
Ocean Parade is a themed area within the Dreamworld amusement park, featuring family-friendly rides and attractions with a coastal or oceanic atmosphere.
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C.
Cutty Sark
Cutty Sark is a famous 19th-century British clipper ship preserved as a museum ship and historic landmark in London.
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D.
Gosport Ferry
Gosport Ferry is a passenger ferry service that operates across Portsmouth Harbour in Hampshire, England, linking the town of Gosport with the city of Portsmouth.
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E.
Marchioness
A Marchioness is a noblewoman holding the rank of marquess or marquis, positioned above a baroness in the hierarchy of European aristocratic titles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic ship
ⓘ
paddle steamer ⓘ |
| awards | seven Dunkirk battle honours ⓘ |
| beam | about 25 feet ⓘ |
| builder | Ailsa Shipbuilding Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtAt | Troon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtInCountry | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Dunkirk little ship ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| constructionStart | 1923 ⓘ |
| convertedTo | minesweeper for World War II ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| designedFor | passenger service ⓘ |
| draught | about 7 feet ⓘ |
| DunkirkEvacuationTrips | seven round trips ⓘ |
| flag | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEngineType | steam engine ⓘ |
| hasNickname | Heroine of Dunkirk ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.medwayqueen.co.uk/ ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | National Historic Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homePort | Gillingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| laterUse | floating clubhouse ⓘ |
| laterUseLocation | Isle of Wight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1924 ⓘ |
| length | about 179 feet ⓘ |
| majorHullRebuildCompleted | 2013 ⓘ |
| mooredAt | Gillingham Pier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | role in Dunkirk evacuation ⓘ |
| openToPublic | yes ⓘ |
| operator | New Medway Steam Packet Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Medway Queen Preservation Society NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Dunkirk evacuation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Operation Dynamo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postwarServiceArea | River Medway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postwarServiceArea | Thames Estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postwarUse | excursion steamer ⓘ |
| preservationStatus | preserved historic vessel ⓘ |
| primaryServiceArea |
River Medway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thames Estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsionType | paddle wheel ⓘ |
| restorationStart | 1980s ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1924 ⓘ |
| serviceRole | minesweeper ⓘ |
| tonnage | about 320 gross register tons ⓘ |
| troopsEvacuatedEstimate | about 7,000 men ⓘ |
| withdrawnFromService | 1963 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Medway Queen Description of subject: Medway Queen is a historic British paddle steamer famed for its role in evacuating troops during the Dunkirk evacuation in World War II.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Little Ships of Dunkirk