Haguro
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Haguro was a Myōkō-class heavy cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that saw extensive action in the Pacific during World War II before being sunk in 1945.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Haguro canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12594516 — 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: Haguro Context triple: [Center Force, ship, Haguro]
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A.
Wakakusa-yama
Wakakusa-yama is a grass-covered hill in Nara, Japan, known for its panoramic views and the annual Yamayaki fire festival in which its slopes are set ablaze.
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B.
Yoshino-Omine
Yoshino-Omine is a mountainous sacred area in Japan’s Kii Peninsula, renowned for its ancient Shugendō practices, cherry blossoms, and historic pilgrimage routes.
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C.
Nyoigatake
Nyoigatake is a mountain in Kyoto, Japan, best known for the giant "大" character bonfire lit on its slope during the annual Gozan no Okuribi festival.
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D.
Mount Minobu
Mount Minobu is a sacred mountain in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, best known as the spiritual center of Nichiren Buddhism and the site of Kuon-ji Temple where the monk Nichiren spent his later years.
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E.
Matsushima
Matsushima was a Japanese protected cruiser that served as a flagship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during the First Sino-Japanese War.
- 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: Haguro Target entity description: Haguro was a Myōkō-class heavy cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that saw extensive action in the Pacific during World War II before being sunk in 1945.
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A.
Wakakusa-yama
Wakakusa-yama is a grass-covered hill in Nara, Japan, known for its panoramic views and the annual Yamayaki fire festival in which its slopes are set ablaze.
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B.
Yoshino-Omine
Yoshino-Omine is a mountainous sacred area in Japan’s Kii Peninsula, renowned for its ancient Shugendō practices, cherry blossoms, and historic pilgrimage routes.
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C.
Nyoigatake
Nyoigatake is a mountain in Kyoto, Japan, best known for the giant "大" character bonfire lit on its slope during the annual Gozan no Okuribi festival.
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D.
Mount Minobu
Mount Minobu is a sacred mountain in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, best known as the spiritual center of Nichiren Buddhism and the site of Kuon-ji Temple where the monk Nichiren spent his later years.
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E.
Matsushima
Matsushima was a Japanese protected cruiser that served as a flagship of the Imperial Japanese Navy during the First Sino-Japanese War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy warship
ⓘ
Myōkō-class heavy cruiser ⓘ heavy cruiser ⓘ |
| armamentAA | various 127 mm and 25 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| armamentMainGuns | 10 × 20 cm/50 3rd Year Type naval guns ⓘ |
| armamentTorpedoes | 610 mm Type 93 torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| beam | 19.5 m ⓘ |
| belligerentSide | Axis Powers ⓘ |
| builder |
Mitsubishi Nagasaki Shipyard
ⓘ
linked to:
Mitsubishi Nagasaki shipyard
|
| causeOfSinking | torpedoes and gunfire ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1929-04-25 ⓘ |
| conflict |
Second Sino-Japanese War
ⓘ
linked to:
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial Japan
|
| crewComplement | approximately 770 ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1945-05-16 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 15000 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 11350 tons ⓘ |
| draft | 6.36 m ⓘ |
| era | World War II-era warship ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1925-03-16 ⓘ |
| launched | 1928-03-24 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | 203.8 m ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 35.5 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Mount Haguro
ⓘ
linked to:
Mt. Haguro
|
| navalFleet |
Japanese Combined Fleet
ⓘ
linked to:
Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy
|
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Leyte Gulf
ⓘ
Battle of the Java Sea ⓘ Battle of the Malacca Strait ⓘ Battle of the Philippine Sea ⓘ Indian Ocean raids (1942) ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Ocean raid
Invasion of Malaya ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Malaya
|
| placeOfSinking |
Malacca Strait
ⓘ
linked to:
Strait of Malacca
|
| powerOutput | approximately 130000 shp ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| range | 8000 nautical miles at 14 knots ⓘ |
| role |
escort for aircraft carriers
ⓘ
surface action ship ⓘ |
| shipClass |
Myōkō-class cruiser
ⓘ
linked to:
Myoko-class cruiser
|
| sinkingEngagement | Battle of the Malacca Strait ⓘ |
| sisterShip |
Ashigara
ⓘ
Myōkō ⓘ Nachi ⓘ |
| status | sunk ⓘ |
| sunkBy | Royal Navy destroyers ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Haguro Description of subject: Haguro was a Myōkō-class heavy cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that saw extensive action in the Pacific during World War II before being sunk in 1945.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.