Colman Dock
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Colman Dock is a major ferry terminal on Seattle’s downtown waterfront that serves as a key hub for Washington State Ferries across Puget Sound.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Colman Dock canonical | 14 |
| Colman Dock ferry terminal | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2152801 — 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: Colman Dock Context triple: [Pier 57 (Seattle), nearby, Colman Dock]
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A.
Langton Dock
Langton Dock is one of the historic dock basins within the Port of Liverpool, serving as part of the city's extensive maritime and cargo-handling infrastructure.
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B.
Brocklebank Dock
Brocklebank Dock is one of the docks within the Port of Liverpool, historically used for commercial shipping and maritime trade on the River Mersey in England.
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C.
Barry Docks
Barry Docks is a major dock complex and port facility in Barry, South Wales, historically important for coal export and maritime trade.
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D.
Huskisson Dock
Huskisson Dock is a historic dock within the Port of Liverpool in England, known for its role in the city’s maritime trade and industrial heritage.
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E.
Hungerford Wharf
Hungerford Wharf is a historic canal wharf in the town of Hungerford, Berkshire, associated with the Kennet and Avon Canal and now a local heritage and leisure site.
- 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: Colman Dock Target entity description: Colman Dock is a major ferry terminal on Seattle’s downtown waterfront that serves as a key hub for Washington State Ferries across Puget Sound.
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A.
Langton Dock
Langton Dock is one of the historic dock basins within the Port of Liverpool, serving as part of the city's extensive maritime and cargo-handling infrastructure.
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B.
Brocklebank Dock
Brocklebank Dock is one of the docks within the Port of Liverpool, historically used for commercial shipping and maritime trade on the River Mersey in England.
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C.
Barry Docks
Barry Docks is a major dock complex and port facility in Barry, South Wales, historically important for coal export and maritime trade.
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D.
Huskisson Dock
Huskisson Dock is a historic dock within the Port of Liverpool in England, known for its role in the city’s maritime trade and industrial heritage.
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E.
Hungerford Wharf
Hungerford Wharf is a historic canal wharf in the town of Hungerford, Berkshire, associated with the Kennet and Avon Canal and now a local heritage and leisure site.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ferry terminal
ⓘ
transportation hub ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Alaskan Way
ⓘ
Downtown Seattle ⓘ
linked to:
downtown Seattle
Seattle Ferry Terminal bus stops ⓘ |
| bodyOfWater | Puget Sound ⓘ |
| connects |
Seattle and Bainbridge Island via ferries
ⓘ
Seattle and Bremerton via ferries ⓘ Seattle and Kitsap County via ferries ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Bainbridge Island Ferry Terminal
ⓘ
Bremerton Ferry Terminal ⓘ
linked to:
Bremerton ferry terminal
Seattle street network ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| formerName | Pier 52 ⓘ |
| founder | James Colman ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
loading and unloading vehicles onto ferries
ⓘ
loading and unloading walk-on passengers ⓘ |
| hasNearbyLandmark |
Pioneer Square
ⓘ
Seattle Colman Dock passenger-only facilities (various eras) ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
ferry slips
ⓘ
passenger terminal building ⓘ pedestrian overhead walkway connections ⓘ vehicle holding areas ⓘ |
| isKeyComponentOf |
Washington State Ferries Seattle–Bainbridge route
ⓘ
linked to:
Seattle–Bainbridge Island ferry
Washington State Ferries Seattle–Bremerton route ⓘ
linked to:
Seattle–Bremerton ferry
|
| isMajorHubFor |
commuter traffic across Puget Sound
ⓘ
pedestrian ferry traffic ⓘ vehicular ferry traffic ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
King County, Washington
ⓘ
linked to:
King County
Seattle ⓘ Washington ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Elliott Bay
ⓘ
Seattle waterfront ⓘ
linked to:
Seattle waterfront piers
|
| namedAfter | James Colman ⓘ |
| opened | 1882 ⓘ |
| operator | Washington State Ferries ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Washington State Department of Transportation ⓘ |
| partOf |
Port of Seattle waterfront
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Waterfront (Seattle)
Seattle transportation infrastructure ⓘ |
| serves |
Bainbridge Island
ⓘ
Bremerton ⓘ
linked to:
Seattle–Bremerton
Vashon Island (via passenger-only or connecting services over time) ⓘ Washington State Ferries system ⓘ
linked to:
Washington State Ferries
|
| streetAddress | 801 Alaskan Way ⓘ |
| timezone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| underwent | major reconstruction in the 2010s–2020s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Colman Dock Description of subject: Colman Dock is a major ferry terminal on Seattle’s downtown waterfront that serves as a key hub for Washington State Ferries across Puget Sound.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Colman Dock