Japanese cruiser Kinugasa
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Japanese cruiser Kinugasa was an Imperial Japanese Navy Aoba-class heavy cruiser that saw extensive action in the Pacific during World War II before being sunk in 1942.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Japanese cruiser Kinugasa canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1153470 — 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 cruiser Kinugasa Context triple: [Battle of Cape Esperance, shipInvolved, Japanese cruiser Kinugasa]
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A.
Japanese cruiser Chokai
Japanese cruiser Chokai was a Takao-class heavy cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that played a major role in early Pacific War engagements before being sunk in 1944.
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B.
Japanese cruiser Kako
Japanese cruiser Kako was an Imperial Japanese Navy Furutaka-class heavy cruiser that served in the early Pacific campaigns of World War II before being sunk by a U.S. submarine shortly after participating in the Battle of Savo Island.
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C.
Japanese cruiser Yubari
Japanese cruiser Yubari was an experimental light cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy, notable for its innovative design that influenced later Japanese warships and for its active service in several major Pacific War engagements.
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D.
Japanese cruiser Tenryu
Japanese cruiser Tenryu was a World War II Imperial Japanese Navy light cruiser that participated in several early Pacific War engagements, including the Guadalcanal campaign.
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E.
Japanese cruiser Aoba
Japanese cruiser Aoba was a World War II Imperial Japanese Navy heavy cruiser that saw extensive combat in the Pacific, including major early-war engagements against Allied naval forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Japanese cruiser Kinugasa Target entity description: Japanese cruiser Kinugasa was an Imperial Japanese Navy Aoba-class heavy cruiser that saw extensive action in the Pacific during World War II before being sunk in 1942.
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A.
Japanese cruiser Chokai
Japanese cruiser Chokai was a Takao-class heavy cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that played a major role in early Pacific War engagements before being sunk in 1944.
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B.
Japanese cruiser Kako
Japanese cruiser Kako was an Imperial Japanese Navy Furutaka-class heavy cruiser that served in the early Pacific campaigns of World War II before being sunk by a U.S. submarine shortly after participating in the Battle of Savo Island.
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C.
Japanese cruiser Yubari
Japanese cruiser Yubari was an experimental light cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy, notable for its innovative design that influenced later Japanese warships and for its active service in several major Pacific War engagements.
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D.
Japanese cruiser Tenryu
Japanese cruiser Tenryu was a World War II Imperial Japanese Navy light cruiser that participated in several early Pacific War engagements, including the Guadalcanal campaign.
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E.
Japanese cruiser Aoba
Japanese cruiser Aoba was a World War II Imperial Japanese Navy heavy cruiser that saw extensive combat in the Pacific, including major early-war engagements against Allied naval forces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Aoba-class heavy cruiser
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Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser ⓘ |
| aircraftCarried | floatplanes ⓘ |
| armamentMain | 6 × 20 cm/50 3rd Year Type naval guns in twin turrets ⓘ |
| armamentSecondary | 12 cm naval guns ⓘ |
| armamentTorpedo | 610 mm torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| armamentUpgrade | anti-aircraft armament increased before and during World War II ⓘ |
| beam | about 16.9 meters ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Axis powers
ⓘ
surface form:
Axis Powers
|
| builder |
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
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surface form:
Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation
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| causeOfSinking | air attack by U.S. carrier aircraft ⓘ |
| class | Aoba class ⓘ |
| commissioned | 30 September 1927 ⓘ |
| conflict | Pacific War ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| crewComplement | approximately 630 officers and men ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 14 November 1942 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 9,000 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 8,300 tons ⓘ |
| draft | about 5.6 meters ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| fate | sunk ⓘ |
| hullNumber | CA-?? (IJN internal designation, no Western-style hull number used) ⓘ |
| laidDown | 21 January 1924 ⓘ |
| launched | 24 October 1926 ⓘ |
| length | about 185.17 meters ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 34.5 knots ⓘ |
| modification | received aircraft handling facilities amidships ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mount Kinugasa ⓘ |
| notableFeature | first Japanese heavy cruiser class designed with twin turrets as built ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Savo Island
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Battle of the Java Sea ⓘ Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ
surface form:
Invasion of the Philippines (1941–1942)
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ |
| placeOfSinking | off Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| powerOutput | approximately 110,000 shaft horsepower ⓘ |
| prewarService | training cruises and fleet maneuvers ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| roleAtGuadalcanal | bombardment of Henderson Field ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1927 ⓘ |
| shipType | heavy cruiser ⓘ |
| shipyard |
Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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surface form:
Kobe, Japan
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| sisterShip | Japanese cruiser Aoba ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
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Subject: Japanese cruiser Kinugasa Description of subject: Japanese cruiser Kinugasa was an Imperial Japanese Navy Aoba-class heavy cruiser that saw extensive action in the Pacific during World War II before being sunk in 1942.
Referenced by (4)
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