M/V Lituya
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M/V Lituya is a small Alaska Marine Highway System ferry that primarily serves short-haul routes in Southeast Alaska.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| M/V Lituya canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T620417 — 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: M/V Lituya Context triple: [Alaska Marine Highway System, hasPart, M/V Lituya]
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A.
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.
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B.
M/V Kennicott
M/V Kennicott is a mainline Alaska Marine Highway System ferry that provides passenger, vehicle, and cargo service to coastal communities across Alaska.
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C.
M/V Columbia
M/V Columbia is a mainline passenger and vehicle ferry that serves as one of the flagship vessels of the Alaska Marine Highway System, operating along coastal routes in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.
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D.
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.
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E.
M/V LeConte
M/V LeConte is an Alaska Marine Highway System ferry that provides passenger and vehicle service to coastal communities in Southeast Alaska.
- 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: M/V Lituya Target entity description: M/V Lituya is a small Alaska Marine Highway System ferry that primarily serves short-haul routes in Southeast Alaska.
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A.
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.
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B.
M/V Kennicott
M/V Kennicott is a mainline Alaska Marine Highway System ferry that provides passenger, vehicle, and cargo service to coastal communities across Alaska.
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C.
M/V Columbia
M/V Columbia is a mainline passenger and vehicle ferry that serves as one of the flagship vessels of the Alaska Marine Highway System, operating along coastal routes in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest.
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D.
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.
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E.
M/V LeConte
M/V LeConte is an Alaska Marine Highway System ferry that provides passenger and vehicle service to coastal communities in Southeast Alaska.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ferry
ⓘ
roll-on/roll-off ferry ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion |
State of Alaska
ⓘ
linked to:
Alaska
|
| beam | about 43 ft ⓘ |
| classification | day boat ferry ⓘ |
| constructionType | steel-hulled motor vessel ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| crewComplement | small crew ⓘ |
| crewEmployer | Alaska Marine Highway System ⓘ |
| deckConfiguration | single vehicle deck ⓘ |
| enteredService | 2004 ⓘ |
| flag |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| grossTonnage | about 1,000 GT ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
passenger lounge
ⓘ
restrooms ⓘ vehicle deck ⓘ |
| homePort |
Ketchikan, Alaska
ⓘ
linked to:
Ketchikan
Metlakatla, Alaska ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| launchYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall |
181 ft
ⓘ
about 55 m ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lituya Bay ⓘ |
| network | Alaska Marine Highway System ⓘ |
| operatingRegion | Inside Passage ⓘ |
| operator | Alaska Marine Highway System ⓘ |
| owner |
State of Alaska
ⓘ
linked to:
Alaska
|
| passengerCapacity | about 125 passengers ⓘ |
| portOfCall |
Ketchikan, Alaska
ⓘ
linked to:
Ketchikan
Metlakatla, Alaska ⓘ |
| primaryUse | connecting Metlakatla to Alaska road system via Ketchikan ⓘ |
| propulsion | diesel engines ⓘ |
| publicTransportSystem |
Alaska state ferry system
ⓘ
linked to:
Alaska Marine Highway System
|
| regulatoryAuthority | United States Coast Guard ⓘ |
| route | Metlakatla–Ketchikan route ⓘ |
| safetyEquipment |
firefighting systems
ⓘ
lifejackets ⓘ liferafts ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
Southeast Alaska
ⓘ
linked to:
Southeastern Alaska
|
| serviceFrequency | multiple daily sailings ⓘ |
| servicePattern | point-to-point route ⓘ |
| serviceRole | regional connector ferry ⓘ |
| serviceStatus | in service ⓘ |
| serviceType | short-haul ferry ⓘ |
| ticketing | state-operated fares ⓘ |
| vehicleCapacity | about 15 standard vehicles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: M/V Lituya Description of subject: M/V Lituya is a small Alaska Marine Highway System ferry that primarily serves short-haul routes in Southeast Alaska.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.