Kaga
E2588
Kaga was a Japanese aircraft 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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kaga canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13949 — 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.
Target entity: Kaga Context triple: [Battle of Midway, involvedShipJapan, Kaga]
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Akagi
Akagi was a prominent Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier that played a major role in early Pacific War operations before being sunk during World War II.
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Hinomaru
Hinomaru is the national flag of Japan, featuring a red circle centered on a white field symbolizing the rising sun.
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Imperial Japanese Navy
The Imperial Japanese Navy was the maritime military force of the Empire of Japan, renowned for its powerful carrier fleet and major role in naval battles across the Pacific during World War II.
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D.
USS Arizona (BB-39)
USS Arizona (BB-39) was a Pennsylvania-class U.S. Navy battleship whose catastrophic destruction and loss of life during the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor made it one of the most iconic symbols of the United States’ entry into World War II.
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E.
USS Oklahoma (BB-37)
USS Oklahoma (BB-37) was a Nevada-class battleship of the United States Navy that capsized and was lost during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Kaga Target entity description: Kaga was a Japanese aircraft 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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A.
Akagi
Akagi was a prominent Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier that played a major role in early Pacific War operations before being sunk during World War II.
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B.
Hinomaru
Hinomaru is the national flag of Japan, featuring a red circle centered on a white field symbolizing the rising sun.
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C.
Imperial Japanese Navy
The Imperial Japanese Navy was the maritime military force of the Empire of Japan, renowned for its powerful carrier fleet and major role in naval battles across the Pacific during World War II.
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D.
USS Arizona (BB-39)
USS Arizona (BB-39) was a Pennsylvania-class U.S. Navy battleship whose catastrophic destruction and loss of life during the 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor made it one of the most iconic symbols of the United States’ entry into World War II.
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E.
USS Oklahoma (BB-37)
USS Oklahoma (BB-37) was a Nevada-class battleship of the United States Navy that capsized and was lost during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy ship
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aircraft carrier ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| aircraftTypesCarried |
Aichi D3A dive bombers
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Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighters ⓘ Nakajima B5N torpedo bombers ⓘ |
| airGroupSizeEarlyWar | about 90 aircraft ⓘ |
| armament |
127 mm dual-purpose guns
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203 mm guns (original fit) ⓘ 25 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| attackedBy |
USS Enterprise (CV-6)
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surface form:
USS Enterprise air group
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| beam | 26.0 m ⓘ |
| casualties | over 800 crew killed ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking | U.S. Navy carrier aircraft attack ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1928-03-31 ⓘ |
| conflict | Pacific War ⓘ |
| constructionSite | Kawasaki Shipyard, Kobe ⓘ |
| conversionType | converted battleship to aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| dateOfPearlHarborAttackParticipation | 1941-12-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1942-06-04 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | over 38,000 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | about 26,900 tons ⓘ |
| draft | 8.71 m ⓘ |
| fate | scuttled after being fatally damaged ⓘ |
| fleetAssignment |
First Air Fleet
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surface form:
First Air Fleet (Kido Butai)
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| homePort |
Kure Naval Arsenal
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surface form:
Kure Naval Base
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| laidDown | 1920-07-19 ⓘ |
| launched | 1921-11-17 ⓘ |
| length | 247.65 m ⓘ |
| locationOfSinking | northwest of Midway Atoll ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 28 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Kaga Province ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
attack on Pearl Harbor
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surface form:
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Battle of Midway ⓘ Indian Ocean raid ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Ocean Raid
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| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| originalShipType | Tosa-class battleship hull ⓘ |
| propulsion |
8 Kampon boilers
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| roleAtPearlHarbor | launched carrier air strikes on U.S. Pacific Fleet ⓘ |
| scuttledBy |
Imperial Japanese Navy
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surface form:
Imperial Japanese Navy destroyers
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| serviceBranch | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| shaftCount | 4 ⓘ |
| shipClass | Kaga-class aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| status | shipwreck ⓘ |
| sunkIn | Battle of Midway ⓘ |
| worldWar | World War II ⓘ |
| wreckDiscovery | located by RV Petrel expedition ⓘ |
| yearOfWreckDiscovery | 2019 ⓘ |
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Subject: Kaga Description of subject: Kaga was a Japanese aircraft 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.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.