Japanese battleship Musashi
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The Japanese battleship Musashi was one of the Imperial Japanese Navy’s largest and most heavily armed warships of World War II, serving as a Yamato-class super-battleship before being sunk in 1944.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Japanese battleship Musashi canonical | 4 |
| battleship Musashi | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2814251 — 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: Japanese battleship Musashi Context triple: [Battle of the Sibuyan Sea, notableShipSunk, Japanese battleship Musashi]
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Japanese battleship Hiei
Japanese battleship Hiei was a Kongō-class fast battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy that saw extensive action in the Pacific during World War II before being sunk in 1942.
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Japanese battleship Mikasa
The Japanese battleship Mikasa was a pre-dreadnought battleship that served as Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō’s flagship and played a pivotal role in Japan’s naval victories during the Russo-Japanese War.
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Japanese battleship Mutsu
Japanese battleship Mutsu was a Nagato-class dreadnought of the Imperial Japanese Navy, notable for its powerful 16-inch guns and its accidental magazine explosion and sinking in 1943.
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Japanese battleship Nagato
The Japanese battleship Nagato was a World War II-era capital ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy, famed as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto’s flagship during the attack on Pearl Harbor and later used as a target in postwar nuclear tests.
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Japanese battleship Shikishima
Japanese battleship Shikishima was a pre-dreadnought warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy that played a significant role in the Russo-Japanese War, including major fleet engagements.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Japanese battleship Musashi Target entity description: The Japanese battleship Musashi was one of the Imperial Japanese Navy’s largest and most heavily armed warships of World War II, serving as a Yamato-class super-battleship before being sunk in 1944.
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A.
Japanese battleship Hiei
Japanese battleship Hiei was a Kongō-class fast battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy that saw extensive action in the Pacific during World War II before being sunk in 1942.
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B.
Japanese battleship Mikasa
The Japanese battleship Mikasa was a pre-dreadnought battleship that served as Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō’s flagship and played a pivotal role in Japan’s naval victories during the Russo-Japanese War.
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C.
Japanese battleship Mutsu
Japanese battleship Mutsu was a Nagato-class dreadnought of the Imperial Japanese Navy, notable for its powerful 16-inch guns and its accidental magazine explosion and sinking in 1943.
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D.
Japanese battleship Nagato
The Japanese battleship Nagato was a World War II-era capital ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy, famed as Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto’s flagship during the attack on Pearl Harbor and later used as a target in postwar nuclear tests.
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E.
Japanese battleship Shikishima
Japanese battleship Shikishima was a pre-dreadnought warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy that played a significant role in the Russo-Japanese War, including major fleet engagements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Yamato-class battleship
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battleship ⓘ capital ship ⓘ |
| armament | multiple 25 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| armorBeltThickness | up to 410 mm ⓘ |
| attackedBy | U.S. carrier aircraft ⓘ |
| beam | 38.9 meters ⓘ |
| builder |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
ⓘ
Mitsubishi Nagasaki shipyard ⓘ
surface form:
Mitsubishi Nagasaki Shipyard
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| class |
Yamato-class battleship
ⓘ
surface form:
Yamato class
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| commissioned | 1942-08-05 ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
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surface form:
Empire of Japan
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| crewComplement | around 2400 officers and men ⓘ |
| deckArmorThickness | up to about 200 mm ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | about 72000 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | about 65000 tons ⓘ |
| draft | 11 meters ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| fate | Sunk in combat ⓘ |
| flagOfficer |
Isoroku Yamamoto
ⓘ
surface form:
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Admiral Mineichi Koga ⓘ |
| flagshipPeriodEnd | 1944-02 ⓘ |
| flagshipPeriodStart | 1943-02 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1938-03-29 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1940-11-01 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | 263 meters ⓘ |
| locationOfWreck | Sibuyan Sea ⓘ |
| mainArmament | 9 × 46 cm (18.1 in) guns ⓘ |
| mainBatteryConfiguration | 3 triple turrets ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 27 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Musashi Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the largest battleships ever built ⓘ |
| numberOfBombHits | more than 15 ⓘ |
| numberOfTorpedoHits | more than 15 ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| propulsion |
4 propeller shafts
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| role | fleet flagship ⓘ |
| secondaryArmament |
12 × 15.5 cm guns
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12.7 cm dual-purpose guns ⓘ |
| servedAsFlagshipOf | Combined Fleet ⓘ |
| sisterShip |
Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano
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surface form:
Japanese battleship Shinano
Yamato-class battleship ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese battleship Yamato
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| sunkBy | U.S. Navy aircraft ⓘ |
| sunkDuring | Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ |
| sunkIn | Sibuyan Sea ⓘ |
| sunkOn | 1944-10-24 ⓘ |
| tookPartIn |
Battle of Leyte Gulf
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Battle of the Philippine Sea ⓘ |
| wreckDiscoveredBy | expedition funded by Paul Allen ⓘ |
| wreckDiscoveryDate | 2015-03-02 ⓘ |
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Subject: Japanese battleship Musashi Description of subject: The Japanese battleship Musashi was one of the Imperial Japanese Navy’s largest and most heavily armed warships of World War II, serving as a Yamato-class super-battleship before being sunk in 1944.
Referenced by (7)
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