M/V Chenega
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M/V Chenega is a high-speed passenger and vehicle ferry that operated as part of Alaska’s state-run Alaska Marine Highway System, serving coastal communities in Southeast and Southcentral Alaska.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| M/V Chenega canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T620419 — 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 Chenega Context triple: [Alaska Marine Highway System, hasPart, M/V Chenega]
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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 Fairweather
M/V Fairweather is a high-speed catamaran ferry that operated in Alaska’s Marine Highway System, providing fast passenger and vehicle service between coastal communities.
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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 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.
- 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 Chenega Target entity description: M/V Chenega is a high-speed passenger and vehicle ferry that operated as part of Alaska’s state-run Alaska Marine Highway System, serving coastal communities in Southeast and Southcentral 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 Fairweather
M/V Fairweather is a high-speed catamaran ferry that operated in Alaska’s Marine Highway System, providing fast passenger and vehicle service between coastal communities.
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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 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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
catamaran ferry
ⓘ
high-speed ferry ⓘ passenger ferry ⓘ vehicle ferry ⓘ |
| capacityType | passengers and vehicles ⓘ |
| cargoType |
foot passengers
ⓘ
road vehicles ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| designedFor |
high-speed marine transport
ⓘ
short- to medium-distance routes ⓘ |
| flag |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| governmentProgram | Alaska Marine Highway System ⓘ |
| hasDeck |
passenger deck
ⓘ
vehicle deck ⓘ |
| hullType | aluminum catamaran ⓘ |
| infrastructureRole | marine highway link ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Chenega Bay
ⓘ
Chenega, Alaska ⓘ |
| operator |
Alaska Marine Highway System
ⓘ
State of Alaska ⓘ
linked to:
Alaska
|
| owner |
State of Alaska
ⓘ
linked to:
Alaska
|
| partOf | Alaska Marine Highway System fleet ⓘ |
| portOfRegistry |
Ketchikan, Alaska
ⓘ
linked to:
Ketchikan
|
| propulsionType | diesel-powered ⓘ |
| region | Alaska ⓘ |
| routeServed |
Cordova–Valdez
ⓘ
Cordova–Whittier ⓘ Juneau–Haines ⓘ
linked to:
Juneau
Juneau–Skagway ⓘ
linked to:
Skagway
Prince William Sound routes ⓘ |
| safetyEquipment |
life rafts
ⓘ
lifeboats ⓘ marine evacuation system ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
Lynn Canal
ⓘ
Prince William Sound ⓘ Southcentral Alaska ⓘ Southeast Alaska ⓘ
linked to:
Southeastern Alaska
|
| serviceEntry | 2005 ⓘ |
| serviceOperatorType | state-run ferry system ⓘ |
| servicePattern |
intra-state ferry service
ⓘ
seasonal service ⓘ |
| shipType | high-speed catamaran ⓘ |
| status |
laid up
ⓘ
out of regular service ⓘ |
| transportMode | maritime transport ⓘ |
| usedFor |
coastal community transport
ⓘ
intercity ferry service ⓘ public transportation ⓘ |
| vesselClass | fast ferry ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: M/V Chenega Description of subject: M/V Chenega is a high-speed passenger and vehicle ferry that operated as part of Alaska’s state-run Alaska Marine Highway System, serving coastal communities in Southeast and Southcentral Alaska.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.