MV Elwha (retired)

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Washington State Ferries vessel ferry motor vessel

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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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)]

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.

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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ⓘ Strait of Juan de Fuca ⓘ linked to: Juan de Fuca Strait
cargo	foot passengers ⓘ motor vehicles ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
fleet	Washington State Ferries fleet ⓘ linked to: Washington State Ferries
homePort	Seattle, Washington ⓘ linked to: Seattle, Washington, United States
namedAfter	Elwha River ⓘ Elwha Valley ⓘ linked to: Elwha River
operator	Washington State Department of Transportation Ferries Division ⓘ Washington State Ferries ⓘ
owner	Washington State Department of Transportation ⓘ
portOfCall	Anacortes, Washington ⓘ linked to: Anacortes Bainbridge Island, Washington ⓘ linked to: Bainbridge Island Clinton, Washington ⓘ Friday Harbor, Washington ⓘ Keystone (Coupeville), Washington ⓘ linked to: Coupeville, Washington Kingston, Washington ⓘ Port Townsend, Washington ⓘ Sidney, British Columbia ⓘ linked to: Sidney, British Columbia, Canada Southworth, Washington ⓘ Vashon Island, Washington ⓘ linked to: Vashon Island
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 ⓘ State of Washington ⓘ linked to: Washington State, United States
routeServed	Anacortes–San Juan Islands route ⓘ linked to: Anacortes–San Juan Islands ferry routes Anacortes–Sidney, British Columbia route ⓘ Edmonds–Kingston route ⓘ Fauntleroy–Vashon–Southworth route ⓘ linked to: Vashon–Fauntleroy 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 network ⓘ linked to: Washington State Ferries

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Washington State Ferries → notableVessel → MV Elwha (retired) ⓘ

MV Hyak → sisterShip → MV Elwha ⓘ

subject linked to: MV Hyak (retired)

linked to: MV Elwha (retired)

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