Japanese destroyer Kiyonami
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Japanese destroyer Kiyonami was an Imperial Japanese Navy Yūgumo-class destroyer that served in the Pacific during World War II and was sunk in 1943.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Japanese destroyer Kiyonami canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T17318506 — 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: Japanese destroyer Kiyonami Context triple: [Battle of Kolombangara, shipInvolved, Japanese destroyer Kiyonami]
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A.
Japanese destroyer Arashio
Japanese destroyer Arashio was an Imperial Japanese Navy Asashio-class destroyer that served actively in World War II, participating in numerous Pacific naval engagements before being sunk in 1943.
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B.
Japanese destroyer Niizuki
Japanese destroyer Niizuki was an Imperial Japanese Navy Akizuki-class destroyer of World War II, noted for its advanced radar equipment and service in night engagements in the Solomon Islands.
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C.
Japanese destroyer Asashimo
Japanese destroyer Asashimo was an Imperial Japanese Navy Yūgumo-class destroyer that saw extensive service in World War II and was sunk during Operation Ten-Go in 1945.
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D.
Japanese destroyer Oshio
The Japanese destroyer Oshio was an Imperial Japanese Navy Asashio-class destroyer that saw extensive service in the early Pacific War, including major actions in the Netherlands East Indies campaign.
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E.
Japanese destroyer Asashio
Japanese destroyer Asashio was a World War II Imperial Japanese Navy Asashio-class destroyer known for its heavy armament and active service in early Pacific naval engagements.
- 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: Japanese destroyer Kiyonami Target entity description: Japanese destroyer Kiyonami was an Imperial Japanese Navy Yūgumo-class destroyer that served in the Pacific during World War II and was sunk in 1943.
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A.
Japanese destroyer Arashio
Japanese destroyer Arashio was an Imperial Japanese Navy Asashio-class destroyer that served actively in World War II, participating in numerous Pacific naval engagements before being sunk in 1943.
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B.
Japanese destroyer Niizuki
Japanese destroyer Niizuki was an Imperial Japanese Navy Akizuki-class destroyer of World War II, noted for its advanced radar equipment and service in night engagements in the Solomon Islands.
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C.
Japanese destroyer Asashimo
Japanese destroyer Asashimo was an Imperial Japanese Navy Yūgumo-class destroyer that saw extensive service in World War II and was sunk during Operation Ten-Go in 1945.
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D.
Japanese destroyer Oshio
The Japanese destroyer Oshio was an Imperial Japanese Navy Asashio-class destroyer that saw extensive service in the early Pacific War, including major actions in the Netherlands East Indies campaign.
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E.
Japanese destroyer Asashio
Japanese destroyer Asashio was a World War II Imperial Japanese Navy Asashio-class destroyer known for its heavy armament and active service in early Pacific naval engagements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.