JS Sōryū (SS-501)
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JS Sōryū (SS-501) is a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force diesel-electric attack submarine that introduced the advanced Sōryū-class design, featuring air-independent propulsion and enhanced stealth capabilities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| JS Sōryū (SS-501) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14098695 — 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: JS Sōryū (SS-501) Context triple: [Sōryū-class submarine, firstOfClass, JS Sōryū (SS-501)]
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Japanese submarine I-58
Japanese submarine I-58 was an Imperial Japanese Navy B3 type cruiser submarine best known for torpedoing and sinking the USS Indianapolis near the end of World War II.
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USS Clamagore (SS-343)
USS Clamagore (SS-343) is a former U.S. Navy Balao-class submarine that served during the Cold War and was later preserved as a museum ship.
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C.
Japanese destroyer Fubuki
The Japanese destroyer Fubuki was a pioneering Fubuki-class "special type" destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy, renowned for its powerful armament and advanced design that influenced destroyer construction worldwide before and during World War II.
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D.
Japanese submarine RO-108
Japanese submarine RO-108 was an Imperial Japanese Navy Ro-100-class coastal submarine that operated in the Pacific during World War II.
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E.
USS Redfin (SS-272)
USS Redfin (SS-272) was a Gato-class U.S. Navy submarine that conducted multiple war patrols in the Pacific during World War II, attacking Japanese shipping and earning several battle stars.
- 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: JS Sōryū (SS-501) Target entity description: JS Sōryū (SS-501) is a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force diesel-electric attack submarine that introduced the advanced Sōryū-class design, featuring air-independent propulsion and enhanced stealth capabilities.
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A.
Japanese submarine I-58
Japanese submarine I-58 was an Imperial Japanese Navy B3 type cruiser submarine best known for torpedoing and sinking the USS Indianapolis near the end of World War II.
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B.
USS Clamagore (SS-343)
USS Clamagore (SS-343) is a former U.S. Navy Balao-class submarine that served during the Cold War and was later preserved as a museum ship.
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C.
Japanese destroyer Fubuki
The Japanese destroyer Fubuki was a pioneering Fubuki-class "special type" destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy, renowned for its powerful armament and advanced design that influenced destroyer construction worldwide before and during World War II.
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D.
Japanese submarine RO-108
Japanese submarine RO-108 was an Imperial Japanese Navy Ro-100-class coastal submarine that operated in the Pacific during World War II.
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E.
USS Redfin (SS-272)
USS Redfin (SS-272) was a Gato-class U.S. Navy submarine that conducted multiple war patrols in the Pacific during World War II, attacking Japanese shipping and earning several battle stars.
- F. None of above. chosen
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