Kaga aircraft carrier
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Kaga was a Japanese Imperial Navy aircraft carrier that played a major role in early World War II Pacific operations, including the attack on Pearl Harbor, before being sunk at the Battle of Midway.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kaga (CV-2) | 1 |
| Kaga aircraft carrier canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19570089 — 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: Kaga aircraft carrier Context triple: [Operation Z (Pearl Harbor attack plan), involvedUnit, Kaga aircraft carrier]
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A.
Akagi aircraft carrier
The Akagi was a prominent Imperial Japanese Navy fleet aircraft carrier that served as a flagship in early World War II, including during the attack on Pearl Harbor, before being sunk at the Battle of Midway.
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B.
Taiho-class aircraft carrier
The Taiho-class aircraft carrier was a World War II-era Japanese fleet carrier design notable for being the Imperial Japanese Navy’s first carrier with an armored flight deck and enhanced protection features.
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C.
Kaga-class aircraft carrier
The Kaga-class aircraft carrier was a planned class of Japanese aircraft carriers derived from the Izumo-class helicopter destroyers, intended to operate fixed-wing STOVL jets like the F-35B.
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D.
Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryū
The Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryū was a fleet carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that played a major role in early Pacific War operations before being sunk at the Battle of Midway in 1942.
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E.
Japanese aircraft carrier Sōryū
Japanese aircraft carrier Sōryū was an Imperial Japanese Navy fleet carrier that played a major role in early Pacific War operations, including the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Midway, where it was ultimately sunk.
- 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: Kaga aircraft carrier Target entity description: Kaga was a Japanese Imperial Navy aircraft carrier that played a major role in early World War II Pacific operations, including the attack on Pearl Harbor, before being sunk at the Battle of Midway.
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A.
Akagi aircraft carrier
The Akagi was a prominent Imperial Japanese Navy fleet aircraft carrier that served as a flagship in early World War II, including during the attack on Pearl Harbor, before being sunk at the Battle of Midway.
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B.
Taiho-class aircraft carrier
The Taiho-class aircraft carrier was a World War II-era Japanese fleet carrier design notable for being the Imperial Japanese Navy’s first carrier with an armored flight deck and enhanced protection features.
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C.
Kaga-class aircraft carrier
The Kaga-class aircraft carrier was a planned class of Japanese aircraft carriers derived from the Izumo-class helicopter destroyers, intended to operate fixed-wing STOVL jets like the F-35B.
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D.
Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryū
The Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryū was a fleet carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that played a major role in early Pacific War operations before being sunk at the Battle of Midway in 1942.
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E.
Japanese aircraft carrier Sōryū
Japanese aircraft carrier Sōryū was an Imperial Japanese Navy fleet carrier that played a major role in early Pacific War operations, including the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Midway, where it was ultimately sunk.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Kaga aircraft carrier