Issaquah-class ferry

E203068

ferry class roll-on/roll-off ferry class

The Issaquah-class ferry is a series of medium-sized, double-ended car and passenger ferries operated by Washington State Ferries on various routes in Puget Sound.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Issaquah-class ferry canonical	5
Issaquah-class ferries	2
Issaquah class ferries	1
Issaquah-class ferry program	1
named after lead ship M/V Issaquah	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1792080 — 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: Issaquah-class ferry
Context triple: [Washington State Ferries, hasVesselType, Issaquah-class ferry]

A. Jumbo Mark II-class ferry
The Jumbo Mark II-class ferry is a large, high-capacity class of passenger and vehicle ferries operated in Washington State, designed to serve some of the system’s busiest routes.
B. 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.
C. MV Arlanza
MV Arlanza was a British ocean liner built by the renowned shipbuilding company Harland and Wolff for passenger and cargo service in the mid-20th century.
D. 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.
E. 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.
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: Issaquah-class ferry
Target entity description: The Issaquah-class ferry is a series of medium-sized, double-ended car and passenger ferries operated by Washington State Ferries on various routes in Puget Sound.

A. Jumbo Mark II-class ferry
The Jumbo Mark II-class ferry is a large, high-capacity class of passenger and vehicle ferries operated in Washington State, designed to serve some of the system’s busiest routes.
B. 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.
C. MV Arlanza
MV Arlanza was a British ocean liner built by the renowned shipbuilding company Harland and Wolff for passenger and cargo service in the mid-20th century.
D. 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.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ferry class ⓘ roll-on/roll-off ferry class ⓘ
beam	approximately 78 feet ⓘ
builder	Marine Power & Equipment Company ⓘ Todd Pacific Shipyards ⓘ
classNameOrigin	named after lead ship M/V Issaquah ⓘ linked to: Issaquah-class ferry
configuration	double-ended ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
deckConfiguration	multiple passenger decks ⓘ
deckType	open vehicle deck ⓘ
designedFor	vehicles and passengers ⓘ
displacement	approximately 3,800 tons ⓘ
flag	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
hasSisterShips	yes ⓘ
homePortRegion	Puget Sound ⓘ
hullMaterial	steel ⓘ
lengthOverall	approximately 328 feet ⓘ
namedAfter	Issaquah, Washington ⓘ
numberBuilt	6 ⓘ
operatedBy	Washington State Ferries ⓘ
operatesIn	Puget Sound ⓘ
operationalStatus	in active service (most vessels) ⓘ
operator	Washington State Ferries ⓘ
owner	Washington State Department of Transportation ⓘ
passengerCapacity	approximately 1200 passengers ⓘ
passengerTypeCarried	walk-on passengers ⓘ
propulsion	diesel ⓘ
safetyRegulation	U.S. Coast Guard regulations ⓘ
serviceArea	Puget Sound, Washington ⓘ linked to: Puget Sound
serviceEntry	1980 ⓘ
serviceOperatorType	state-run ferry system ⓘ
serviceType	commuter ferry ⓘ inland ferry ⓘ
state	Washington ⓘ
typicalRoute	Anacortes–San Juan Islands routes ⓘ Anacortes–Sidney, British Columbia route ⓘ Fauntleroy–Vashon–Southworth route ⓘ linked to: Vashon–Fauntleroy route Mukilteo–Clinton route ⓘ Seattle–Bainbridge Island route ⓘ
vehicleCapacity	approximately 124 vehicles ⓘ
vehicleTypeCarried	automobiles ⓘ trucks ⓘ
vessel	M/V Cathlamet ⓘ linked to: M/V Kittitas M/V Chelan ⓘ linked to: M/V Kittitas M/V Issaquah ⓘ M/V Kitsap ⓘ linked to: M/V Kittitas M/V Kittitas ⓘ M/V Sealth ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

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

Washington State Ferries → hasVesselType → Issaquah-class ferry ⓘ

MV Issaquah → class → Issaquah-class ferry ⓘ

Issaquah-class ferry → classNameOrigin → named after lead ship M/V Issaquah ⓘ