Thompson Dock
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Thompson Dock is a historic dry dock in Belfast, Northern Ireland, best known as the site where the RMS Titanic was fitted out.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thompson Dock canonical | 4 |
| Titanic Slipways | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T642153 — 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: Thompson Dock Context triple: [Titanic Quarter, contains, Thompson Dock]
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A.
Hamilton Dock
Hamilton Dock is a historic dry dock in Belfast, Northern Ireland, associated with the city’s shipbuilding heritage and now part of the redeveloped Titanic Quarter waterfront district.
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B.
Derby Wharf
Derby Wharf is a historic waterfront pier in Salem, Massachusetts, that once served as a bustling center of early American maritime trade and privateering.
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C.
Chatham Docks
Chatham Docks is a historic dockyard and commercial port complex in Chatham, Kent, England, long associated with maritime industry and naval shipbuilding.
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D.
Methil Docks
Methil Docks is a historic commercial port facility in Methil, Fife, Scotland, that served as a key hub for coal export and maritime trade.
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E.
Port of Liverpool
The Port of Liverpool is a major British seaport on the River Mersey that serves as a key gateway for transatlantic and Irish Sea trade, handling container, bulk, and passenger traffic for the northwest of England.
- 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: Thompson Dock Target entity description: Thompson Dock is a historic dry dock in Belfast, Northern Ireland, best known as the site where the RMS Titanic was fitted out.
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A.
Hamilton Dock
Hamilton Dock is a historic dry dock in Belfast, Northern Ireland, associated with the city’s shipbuilding heritage and now part of the redeveloped Titanic Quarter waterfront district.
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B.
Derby Wharf
Derby Wharf is a historic waterfront pier in Salem, Massachusetts, that once served as a bustling center of early American maritime trade and privateering.
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C.
Chatham Docks
Chatham Docks is a historic dockyard and commercial port complex in Chatham, Kent, England, long associated with maritime industry and naval shipbuilding.
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D.
Methil Docks
Methil Docks is a historic commercial port facility in Methil, Fife, Scotland, that served as a key hub for coal export and maritime trade.
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E.
Port of Liverpool
The Port of Liverpool is a major British seaport on the River Mersey that serves as a key gateway for transatlantic and Irish Sea trade, handling container, bulk, and passenger traffic for the northwest of England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dry dock
ⓘ
historic site ⓘ |
| access | Belfast Lough ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Belfast ⓘ |
| associatedIndustry | shipbuilding ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
RMS Britannic
ⓘ
linked to:
HMHS Britannic
RMS Olympic ⓘ RMS Titanic ⓘ |
| category |
Titanic-related site
ⓘ
maritime infrastructure ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse |
heritage attraction
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ |
| designedFor | Olympic-class ocean liners ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century shipbuilding ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
granite dock walls
ⓘ
massive caisson gate ⓘ pump-house ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | graving dock ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | industrial heritage site ⓘ |
| historicalUse | servicing large ocean liners ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Belfast Harbour
ⓘ
linked to:
Port of Belfast
Queen's Island ⓘ |
| location |
Belfast
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Robert Thompson ⓘ |
| near |
Titanic Belfast
ⓘ
linked to:
Titanic Belfast museum
Titanic Pump-House ⓘ
linked to:
Hamilton Dock
|
| notableEvent | final fitting out of RMS Titanic before sea trials ⓘ |
| notableFor | fitting out RMS Titanic ⓘ |
| operator | Harland and Wolff ⓘ |
| partOf |
Harland and Wolff shipyard
ⓘ
linked to:
Harland and Wolff
Titanic Quarter ⓘ |
| region | County Antrim ⓘ |
| significance | largest dry dock in the world at time of construction ⓘ |
| tourism | Titanic heritage tourism ⓘ |
| usedFor |
ship construction
ⓘ
ship fitting out ⓘ ship repair ⓘ |
| waterType | saltwater ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thompson Dock Description of subject: Thompson Dock is a historic dry dock in Belfast, Northern Ireland, best known as the site where the RMS Titanic was fitted out.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.