Hiei
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Hiei is a Japanese Kongō-class fast battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served prominently during World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hiei canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13207732 — 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: Hiei Context triple: [Haruna, sisterShip, Hiei]
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A.
Nagato
Nagato was a famous Japanese battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy, notable for serving as Admiral Yamamoto’s flagship during the attack on Pearl Harbor and later participating in major World War II engagements.
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B.
Akiro
Akiro is a wise and skilled wizard who serves as one of Conan the Barbarian’s key companions in the film "Conan the Destroyer."
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C.
Maki Ziro
Maki Ziro is a Japanese physicist known as a prominent student and collaborator of theoretical physicist Shoichi Sakata.
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D.
Mesharu
Mesharu is a minor Mesopotamian deity associated with justice and righteousness, traditionally regarded as a child of the sun god Shamash.
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E.
Haruku
Haruku is an island in Indonesia’s Maluku (Moluccas) archipelago, known for its tropical environment and as part of the habitat range of the Moluccan megapode (Eulipoa wallacei).
- 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: Hiei Target entity description: Hiei is a Japanese Kongō-class fast battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served prominently during World War II.
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A.
Nagato
Nagato was a famous Japanese battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy, notable for serving as Admiral Yamamoto’s flagship during the attack on Pearl Harbor and later participating in major World War II engagements.
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B.
Akiro
Akiro is a wise and skilled wizard who serves as one of Conan the Barbarian’s key companions in the film "Conan the Destroyer."
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C.
Maki Ziro
Maki Ziro is a Japanese physicist known as a prominent student and collaborator of theoretical physicist Shoichi Sakata.
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D.
Mesharu
Mesharu is a minor Mesopotamian deity associated with justice and righteousness, traditionally regarded as a child of the sun god Shamash.
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E.
Haruku
Haruku is an island in Indonesia’s Maluku (Moluccas) archipelago, known for its tropical environment and as part of the habitat range of the Moluccan megapode (Eulipoa wallacei).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy ship
ⓘ
Kongō-class fast battleship ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| armament |
8 × 14-inch (356 mm) main guns
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anti-aircraft guns ⓘ secondary battery of 6-inch guns ⓘ |
| beam | 31 m ⓘ |
| builder | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal ⓘ |
| causeOfLoss | battle damage from surface gunfire and air attack ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1914-08-04 ⓘ |
| conflict | Pacific War ⓘ |
| country |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan
|
| dateOfSinking | 1942-11-13 ⓘ |
| displacement | about 36,000 tons (full load after reconstruction) ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in combat ⓘ |
| hullNumber | not formally used (pre-war IJN practice) ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1911-11-04 ⓘ |
| laterRearmed | yes ⓘ |
| launched | 1912-11-21 ⓘ |
| length | 222 m ⓘ |
| locationOfSinking | near Savo Island, off Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mount Hiei ⓘ |
| notableFeature | one of the first Japanese capital ships lost in World War II ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Attack on Pearl Harbor
ⓘ
linked to:
attack on Pearl Harbor
Battle of Midway ⓘ Guadalcanal Campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Solomon Islands campaign
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| reasonForDemilitarization | Washington Naval Treaty compliance ⓘ |
| reconstructedAs | fast battleship ⓘ |
| reconstructionPeriod | 1930s ⓘ |
| removedFromServiceAsCapitalShip | 1920s ⓘ |
| roleAtPearlHarbor | escorted carrier strike force ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| servicePeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| shipClass |
Kongō-class fast battleship
ⓘ
linked to:
Kongō-class battlecruiser
|
| sisterShip |
Haruna
ⓘ
Kirishima ⓘ Kongō ⓘ |
| sunkDuring | Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| topSpeed | 30 knots ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hiei Description of subject: Hiei is a Japanese Kongō-class fast battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served prominently during World War II.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.