Japanese carrier Zuiho
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Japanese carrier Zuiho was a light aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that saw extensive service in World War II, including major Pacific engagements before being sunk in 1944.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Japanese carrier Zuiho canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1293594 — 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 carrier Zuiho Context triple: [Battle of the Philippine Sea, aircraftCarrierInvolved, Japanese carrier Zuiho]
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Japanese carrier Zuikaku
Japanese carrier Zuikaku was a Shōkaku-class fleet aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served as one of Japan’s principal carriers in World War II, participating in major Pacific battles before being sunk in 1944.
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Japanese carrier Taiho
Japanese carrier Taiho was an advanced Imperial Japanese Navy fleet aircraft carrier, notable as Japan’s first armored-deck carrier and sunk during the Battle of the Philippine Sea in World War II.
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Japanese carrier Hiyo
Japanese carrier Hiyo was an Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier of World War II that saw major action in the Pacific before being sunk during the Battle of the Philippine Sea in 1944.
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Japanese carrier Junyo
Japanese carrier Junyo was an Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier that saw extensive service in World War II, including major Pacific engagements before being heavily damaged and rendered inactive late in the war.
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E.
Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō
The Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō was a light carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that saw extensive service in the early Pacific War before being sunk at the Battle of the Eastern Solomons in 1942.
- 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 carrier Zuiho Target entity description: Japanese carrier Zuiho was a light aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that saw extensive service in World War II, including major Pacific engagements before being sunk in 1944.
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A.
Japanese carrier Zuikaku
Japanese carrier Zuikaku was a Shōkaku-class fleet aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served as one of Japan’s principal carriers in World War II, participating in major Pacific battles before being sunk in 1944.
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B.
Japanese carrier Taiho
Japanese carrier Taiho was an advanced Imperial Japanese Navy fleet aircraft carrier, notable as Japan’s first armored-deck carrier and sunk during the Battle of the Philippine Sea in World War II.
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C.
Japanese carrier Hiyo
Japanese carrier Hiyo was an Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier of World War II that saw major action in the Pacific before being sunk during the Battle of the Philippine Sea in 1944.
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D.
Japanese carrier Junyo
Japanese carrier Junyo was an Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier that saw extensive service in World War II, including major Pacific engagements before being heavily damaged and rendered inactive late in the war.
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E.
Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō
The Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō was a light carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that saw extensive service in the early Pacific War before being sunk at the Battle of the Eastern Solomons in 1942.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy ship
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World War II warship ⓘ light aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| aircraftTypesCarried |
Aichi D3A dive bombers
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Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighters ⓘ Nakajima B5N torpedo bombers ⓘ |
| airGroupSize | approximately 30 aircraft ⓘ |
| armament |
127 mm dual-purpose guns
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25 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| beam | about 18 meters ⓘ |
| builder | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal ⓘ |
| category |
Maritime incidents in October 1944
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Ships sunk by aircraft in World War II ⓘ World War II aircraft carriers of Japan ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking | air attack by U.S. carrier aircraft ⓘ |
| commissionedYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| conversionType | conversion from submarine tender to aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
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surface form:
Empire of Japan
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| crewComplement | approximately 800 officers and men ⓘ |
| dateSunk | 25 October 1944 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 14000 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 11300 tons ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in combat ⓘ |
| hullNumber | not publicly designated in Western sources ⓘ |
| laidDownAs | submarine tender Takasaki ⓘ |
| laidDownYear | 1934 ⓘ |
| launchedYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | about 205 meters ⓘ |
| locationSunk | off Cape Engaño, Luzon, Philippines ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 28 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Fenghuang
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surface form:
auspicious phoenix (Zuihō)
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| notableFeature | single continuous flight deck without island superstructure ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| originalType | submarine depot ship ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Operation Z (Pearl Harbor attack plan)
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surface form:
Attack on Pearl Harbor operations (support role, 1941)
Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ Battle of Coral Sea ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Coral Sea
Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ Battle of the Philippine Sea ⓘ Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands ⓘ Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ
surface form:
Guadalcanal Campaign
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| previousName | Takasaki ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| recommissionedAsCarrierYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| roleAtLeyteGulf | decoy carrier in Northern Force ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| shipClass |
Zuihō-class aircraft carrier
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surface form:
Zuiho-class aircraft carrier
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| sisterShip | Japanese carrier Shoho ⓘ |
| sunkIn | Battle off Cape Engaño ⓘ |
| theater |
Pacific War
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surface form:
Pacific Theater of World War II
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Japanese carrier Zuiho Description of subject: Japanese carrier Zuiho was a light aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that saw extensive service in World War II, including major Pacific engagements before being sunk in 1944.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.