steamship SS Sir Walter Scott
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The steamship SS Sir Walter Scott is a historic Victorian-era passenger vessel that offers scenic cruises and serves as a popular tourist attraction on Scotland’s Loch Katrine.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| steamship SS Sir Walter Scott canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8132538 — 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: steamship SS Sir Walter Scott Context triple: [Loch Katrine, hasTouristAttraction, steamship SS Sir Walter Scott]
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Ships
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Brig
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C.
ship Fortune
The ship Fortune was an early 17th-century English vessel notable for bringing additional settlers, including Philip Delano, to the Plymouth Colony shortly after the Mayflower.
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Shippen
Shippen is the surname of Peggy Shippen, a prominent Loyalist figure best known as the wife and co-conspirator of American Revolutionary War traitor Benedict Arnold.
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Deck Shifflet
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- 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: steamship SS Sir Walter Scott Target entity description: The steamship SS Sir Walter Scott is a historic Victorian-era passenger vessel that offers scenic cruises and serves as a popular tourist attraction on Scotland’s Loch Katrine.
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A.
Ships
"Ships" is a pop ballad by American singer-songwriter Barry Manilow, released in 1979 and known for its emotional exploration of a strained father-son relationship.
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B.
Brig
Brig is a historic Swiss town in the canton of Valais, known as a regional transport hub and gateway to the surrounding Alpine passes.
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C.
ship Fortune
The ship Fortune was an early 17th-century English vessel notable for bringing additional settlers, including Philip Delano, to the Plymouth Colony shortly after the Mayflower.
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D.
Shippen
Shippen is the surname of Peggy Shippen, a prominent Loyalist figure best known as the wife and co-conspirator of American Revolutionary War traitor Benedict Arnold.
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E.
Deck Shifflet
Deck Shifflet is a character from John Grisham’s legal thriller "The Rainmaker," portrayed as an inexperienced but ambitious lawyer navigating a high-stakes insurance case.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
passenger vessel
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steamship ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 5.8 metres ⓘ |
| capacity | over 200 passengers ⓘ |
| completedIn | 1900 ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| draught | approximately 1.5 metres ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1900 ⓘ |
| era | Victorian era ⓘ |
| hasOnboardService |
commentary on local history
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scenic cruises ⓘ |
| hasPropulsionType | steam engine ⓘ |
| hasRoute | cruises between Trossachs Pier and Stronachlachar (seasonal) ⓘ |
| hasSuperstructureMaterial | timber ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | historic vessel ⓘ |
| homePort | Loch Katrine ⓘ |
| inception | 1899 ⓘ |
| launched | 1899 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 33 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Loch Katrine ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Stirling (council area)
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linked to:
Stirling council area
|
| locatedInCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| materialUsed | steel hull ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sir Walter Scott ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Victorian-era design and appearance
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being one of the last surviving screw-driven steamships in regular passenger service in Scotland ⓘ |
| operatesOnBodyOfWater | Loch Katrine ⓘ |
| operator | Loch Katrine Steamship Company ⓘ |
| partOf | Loch Katrine water supply and tourism infrastructure ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
conversion from coal to oil firing
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refurbishment for modern passenger services ⓘ |
| status | in active service ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
photographs of Loch Katrine cruises
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tourist brochures about Loch Katrine ⓘ |
| tonnage | about 115 gross register tons ⓘ |
| touristActivity |
landscape photography from the vessel
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sightseeing on Loch Katrine ⓘ wildlife viewing ⓘ |
| touristAttractionType | heritage cruise ship ⓘ |
| touristRegion |
Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park
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Trossachs ⓘ |
| use |
passenger transport
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sightseeing cruises ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: steamship SS Sir Walter Scott Description of subject: The steamship SS Sir Walter Scott is a historic Victorian-era passenger vessel that offers scenic cruises and serves as a popular tourist attraction on Scotland’s Loch Katrine.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.