M/V Tustumena
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| M/V Tustumena canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T620414 — 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: M/V Tustumena Context triple: [Alaska Marine Highway System, hasPart, M/V Tustumena]
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A.
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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B.
M/V Kennicott
M/V Kennicott is a mainline Alaska Marine Highway System ferry that provides passenger, vehicle, and cargo service to coastal communities across Alaska.
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C.
M/V Columbia
M/V Columbia is a mainline passenger and vehicle ferry that serves as one of the flagship vessels of the Alaska Marine Highway System, operating along coastal routes in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.
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D.
USS Providence
USS Providence was a prominent warship of the Continental Navy that served during the American Revolutionary War, participating in several key naval operations against British forces.
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E.
SS Jeremiah O’Brien
SS Jeremiah O’Brien is a preserved World War II Liberty ship now serving as a museum vessel and historic attraction in San Francisco.
- 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: M/V Tustumena Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
M/V Kennicott
M/V Kennicott is a mainline Alaska Marine Highway System ferry that provides passenger, vehicle, and cargo service to coastal communities across Alaska.
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C.
M/V Columbia
M/V Columbia is a mainline passenger and vehicle ferry that serves as one of the flagship vessels of the Alaska Marine Highway System, operating along coastal routes in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.
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D.
USS Providence
USS Providence was a prominent warship of the Continental Navy that served during the American Revolutionary War, participating in several key naval operations against British forces.
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E.
SS Jeremiah O’Brien
SS Jeremiah O’Brien is a preserved World War II Liberty ship now serving as a museum vessel and historic attraction in San Francisco.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ferry
ⓘ
roll-on/roll-off passenger ship ⓘ |
| beam | 59 ft ⓘ |
| builder | Christy Corporation ⓘ |
| builtAt | Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin ⓘ |
| classification | ocean-certified ferry ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designedFor |
exposed Gulf of Alaska crossings
ⓘ
open-ocean service ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1964 ⓘ |
| flag |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| grossTonnage | about 2,000 GT ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
side-loading vehicle ramp
ⓘ
stabilizers for rough seas ⓘ vehicle elevator ⓘ |
| homeport | Homer, Alaska ⓘ |
| launchYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall |
296 ft
ⓘ
about 90 m ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Tustumena Glacier
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Tustumena Lake ⓘ |
| notableFor | operating in some of the roughest seas in the Alaska Marine Highway System ⓘ |
| operator | Alaska Marine Highway System ⓘ |
| owner |
Alaska
ⓘ
surface form:
State of Alaska
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| partOf |
Alaska Marine Highway System
ⓘ
surface form:
Alaska Marine Highway fleet
|
| passengerCapacity | about 190 passengers ⓘ |
| portOfCall |
Akutan, Alaska
ⓘ
Chignik, Alaska ⓘ Cold Bay, Alaska ⓘ False Pass, Alaska ⓘ Homer, Alaska ⓘ King Cove, Alaska ⓘ Kodiak, Alaska ⓘ Sand Point, Alaska ⓘ Seldovia, Alaska ⓘ Dutch Harbor, Alaska ⓘ
surface form:
Unalaska/Dutch Harbor, Alaska
|
| route |
Kodiak, Alaska
ⓘ
surface form:
Homer–Kodiak
Homer–Seldovia ⓘ Kodiak Archipelago ⓘ
surface form:
Kodiak–Aleutian chain
|
| serves |
Alaska Peninsula communities
ⓘ
Aleutian Islands communities ⓘ Kodiak Island communities ⓘ remote coastal communities ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
Alaska Peninsula
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Aleutian Islands ⓘ Gulf of Alaska ⓘ Kodiak Island ⓘ Southcentral Alaska ⓘ |
| vehicleCapacity | about 36 standard vehicles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: M/V Tustumena Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.