Puget Sound Navigation Company
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Puget Sound Navigation Company was a private ferry operator that ran passenger and vehicle services on Puget Sound and nearby waters before its routes were taken over by Washington State Ferries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Puget Sound Navigation Company canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1792071 — 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: Puget Sound Navigation Company Context triple: [Washington State Ferries, predecessor, Puget Sound Navigation Company]
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A.
Washington State Ferries
Washington State Ferries is the largest ferry system in the United States, operating a network of passenger and vehicle routes across the waterways of Washington State.
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B.
Douglas Navigation
Douglas Navigation was an 18th-century canalised waterway in Lancashire, England, created by improving the River Douglas to allow the transport of coal and other goods before being superseded by later canal developments.
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C.
BC Ferries
BC Ferries is a major Canadian ferry operator providing passenger and vehicle transportation along the British Columbia coast and to various coastal communities and islands.
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D.
Maine State Ferry Service
The Maine State Ferry Service is a publicly operated ferry system that provides essential transportation between mainland Maine and several of its coastal island communities.
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E.
Northwest Seaport Alliance
The Northwest Seaport Alliance is a marine cargo operating partnership between the ports of Seattle and Tacoma that functions as a major container gateway for trade in the Pacific Northwest.
- 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: Puget Sound Navigation Company Target entity description: Puget Sound Navigation Company was a private ferry operator that ran passenger and vehicle services on Puget Sound and nearby waters before its routes were taken over by Washington State Ferries.
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A.
Washington State Ferries
Washington State Ferries is the largest ferry system in the United States, operating a network of passenger and vehicle routes across the waterways of Washington State.
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B.
Douglas Navigation
Douglas Navigation was an 18th-century canalised waterway in Lancashire, England, created by improving the River Douglas to allow the transport of coal and other goods before being superseded by later canal developments.
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C.
BC Ferries
BC Ferries is a major Canadian ferry operator providing passenger and vehicle transportation along the British Columbia coast and to various coastal communities and islands.
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D.
Maine State Ferry Service
The Maine State Ferry Service is a publicly operated ferry system that provides essential transportation between mainland Maine and several of its coastal island communities.
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E.
Northwest Seaport Alliance
The Northwest Seaport Alliance is a marine cargo operating partnership between the ports of Seattle and Tacoma that functions as a major container gateway for trade in the Pacific Northwest.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ferry company
ⓘ
private company ⓘ transport company ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| historicalRole | predecessor of Washington State Ferries system ⓘ |
| industry |
maritime transport
ⓘ
passenger ferry service ⓘ vehicle ferry service ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Puget Sound
ⓘ
Washington State ⓘ
linked to:
Washington
|
| notableFor | operating ferries on Puget Sound before creation of Washington State Ferries ⓘ |
| operatedBefore | establishment of Washington State Ferries ⓘ |
| operatedFerries |
passenger ferries
ⓘ
vehicle ferries ⓘ |
| operatedInCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| operatedInRegion | Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| operatedInState | Washington ⓘ |
| operatedOn |
Puget Sound
ⓘ
Strait of Juan de Fuca ⓘ
linked to:
Juan de Fuca Strait
nearby coastal waters of Washington ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | defunct ⓘ |
| ownership | privately owned company ⓘ |
| routesTakenOverBy | Washington State Ferries ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
Puget Sound communities
ⓘ
Seattle metropolitan area waterways ⓘ |
| serviceType |
passenger ferry
ⓘ
vehicle ferry ⓘ |
| successor | Washington State Ferries ⓘ |
| transportCategory | ferry operator ⓘ |
| transportMode | water transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Puget Sound Navigation Company Description of subject: Puget Sound Navigation Company was a private ferry operator that ran passenger and vehicle services on Puget Sound and nearby waters before its routes were taken over by Washington State Ferries.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.