Tone-class cruiser
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The Tone-class cruiser was a unique Japanese World War II heavy cruiser design characterized by having all its main guns forward and an expanded seaplane aviation facility aft for long-range reconnaissance.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tone-class cruiser canonical | 4 |
| Tone-class heavy cruiser | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13921280 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tone-class cruiser Context triple: [Japanese heavy cruiser Tone, class, Tone-class cruiser]
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A.
Portland-class cruiser
The Portland-class cruiser was a class of U.S. Navy heavy cruisers of the interwar and World War II era, noted for their balanced design and extensive wartime service in the Pacific.
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B.
Ticonderoga-class cruiser
The Ticonderoga-class cruiser is a class of U.S. Navy guided-missile warships equipped with the Aegis combat system, designed for multi-role air, surface, and missile defense operations.
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C.
Cleveland-class cruiser
The Cleveland-class cruiser was a World War II–era class of U.S. Navy light cruisers known for their heavy anti-aircraft armament, numerous wartime deployments, and later conversions into guided missile cruisers.
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Drake-class cruiser
The Drake-class cruiser was a group of large armored cruisers built for the British Royal Navy in the early 20th century, designed for long-range patrol and protection of maritime trade routes.
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Brooklyn-class cruiser
The Brooklyn-class cruiser was a class of United States Navy light cruisers built in the 1930s, known for their heavy main battery of fifteen 6-inch guns and extensive World War II service, with some ships later serving in foreign navies.
- 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: Tone-class cruiser Target entity description: The Tone-class cruiser was a unique Japanese World War II heavy cruiser design characterized by having all its main guns forward and an expanded seaplane aviation facility aft for long-range reconnaissance.
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A.
Portland-class cruiser
The Portland-class cruiser was a class of U.S. Navy heavy cruisers of the interwar and World War II era, noted for their balanced design and extensive wartime service in the Pacific.
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B.
Ticonderoga-class cruiser
The Ticonderoga-class cruiser is a class of U.S. Navy guided-missile warships equipped with the Aegis combat system, designed for multi-role air, surface, and missile defense operations.
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C.
Cleveland-class cruiser
The Cleveland-class cruiser was a World War II–era class of U.S. Navy light cruisers known for their heavy anti-aircraft armament, numerous wartime deployments, and later conversions into guided missile cruisers.
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D.
Drake-class cruiser
The Drake-class cruiser was a group of large armored cruisers built for the British Royal Navy in the early 20th century, designed for long-range patrol and protection of maritime trade routes.
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E.
Brooklyn-class cruiser
The Brooklyn-class cruiser was a class of United States Navy light cruisers built in the 1930s, known for their heavy main battery of fifteen 6-inch guns and extensive World War II service, with some ships later serving in foreign navies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.