Durham boat

E3510

cargo vessel flat-bottomed boat shallow-draft vessel

A Durham boat is a flat-bottomed, shallow-draft cargo vessel historically used on North American rivers, notably employed by George Washington to transport troops across the Delaware River during the American Revolutionary War.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Durham boats	2
Durham boat canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T26353 — 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: Durham boat
Context triple: [Washington Crossing the Delaware (Leutze), depicts, Durham boat]

A. Porter
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B. Nelson
Nelson is a common English-language surname borne by numerous notable figures across politics, sports, entertainment, and academia.
C. Royal Naval College, Osborne
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D. Portland Streetcar
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E. Manchester Ship Canal
The Manchester Ship Canal is a major 19th-century inland waterway in northwest England that enabled ocean-going ships to reach the industrial city of Manchester from the Irish Sea.
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: Durham boat
Target entity description: A Durham boat is a flat-bottomed, shallow-draft cargo vessel historically used on North American rivers, notably employed by George Washington to transport troops across the Delaware River during the American Revolutionary War.

A. Porter
Porter is a transit station in Cambridge, Massachusetts that serves both MBTA commuter rail and Red Line subway services.
B. Nelson
Nelson is a common English-language surname borne by numerous notable figures across politics, sports, entertainment, and academia.
C. Voyager KC2
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D. Heavenly Gondola
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E. Royal Naval College, Osborne
Royal Naval College, Osborne was a former Royal Navy officer training establishment on the Isle of Wight that educated young naval cadets, including future King George VI.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	cargo vessel ⓘ flat-bottomed boat ⓘ shallow-draft vessel ⓘ
cargoType	general merchandise ⓘ grain ⓘ iron ore ⓘ lumber ⓘ
designedFor	downstream navigation ⓘ shallow, rocky rivers ⓘ upstream navigation ⓘ
developedIn	British North America ⓘ linked to: British North American colonies (except some territories) Pennsylvania ⓘ
hasBowType	sharp bow ⓘ
hasDeck	open cargo deck ⓘ
hasDraft	shallow draft ⓘ
hasHistoricalSignificance	iconic vessel of Washington's Delaware crossing ⓘ
hasHullType	flat bottom ⓘ
hasKeel	no deep keel ⓘ
hasSternType	sharp stern ⓘ
hasTypicalBeam	about 2.4 meters ⓘ about 8 feet ⓘ
hasTypicalCapacity	up to 18 tons ⓘ
hasTypicalConstructionMaterial	wood ⓘ
hasTypicalCrewSize	2 to 4 ⓘ
hasTypicalLength	about 18 meters ⓘ about 60 feet ⓘ
historicalUse	pre-canal inland water transport ⓘ
namedAfter	Durham, Pennsylvania ⓘ
notablyUsedBy	George Washington ⓘ
notablyUsedFor	Washington's crossing of the Delaware ⓘ linked to: Battle of Trenton
notablyUsedIn	American Revolutionary War ⓘ
operatedIn	18th century ⓘ 19th century ⓘ
propelledBy	oars ⓘ poles ⓘ sails ⓘ
replacedBy	canal boat ⓘ steam-powered riverboat ⓘ
usedFor	cargo transport ⓘ freight transport ⓘ river navigation ⓘ troop transport ⓘ
usedInEvent	George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River on December 25–26, 1776 ⓘ linked to: Battle of Trenton
usedOn	Delaware River ⓘ Great Lakes tributaries ⓘ Mohawk River ⓘ North American rivers ⓘ St. Lawrence River ⓘ linked to: Saint Lawrence River Susquehanna River ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Washington Crossing the Delaware (Leutze) → depicts → Durham boat ⓘ

subject linked to: Washington Crossing the Delaware by Emanuel Leutze

Durham, Pennsylvania → knownFor → Durham boats ⓘ

linked to: Durham boat

George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River on December 25–26, 1776 → used → Durham boats ⓘ