Tenryu-class cruiser
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The Tenryu-class cruiser was a small, fast light cruiser class of the Imperial Japanese Navy built in the World War I era, primarily designed for destroyer flotilla leadership and scouting duties.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tenryu-class cruiser canonical | 2 |
| Tenryū-class cruisers | 1 |
| light cruiser Sendai | 1 |
| light cruiser Yubari | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2916542 — 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: Tenryu-class cruiser Context triple: [Japanese cruiser Tenryu, shipClass, Tenryu-class cruiser]
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A.
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.
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B.
Japanese heavy cruiser Myōkō
The Japanese heavy cruiser Myōkō was a Myōkō-class warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy that saw extensive service in World War II, participating in numerous major Pacific naval engagements before being heavily damaged and ultimately rendered inoperable.
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C.
Japanese heavy cruiser Takao
Japanese heavy cruiser Takao was a powerful and heavily armed Takao-class cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that saw extensive action in the Pacific during World War II.
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D.
Japanese heavy cruiser Atago
The Japanese heavy cruiser Atago was a Takao-class warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served as a major surface combatant in numerous Pacific Theater engagements during World War II.
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E.
Japanese battlecruiser Takao
Japanese battlecruiser Takao was a planned but never completed Amagi-class capital ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy intended to serve as a fast, heavily armed battlecruiser in the early 20th century.
- 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: Tenryu-class cruiser Target entity description: The Tenryu-class cruiser was a small, fast light cruiser class of the Imperial Japanese Navy built in the World War I era, primarily designed for destroyer flotilla leadership and scouting duties.
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A.
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.
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B.
Japanese heavy cruiser Myōkō
The Japanese heavy cruiser Myōkō was a Myōkō-class warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy that saw extensive service in World War II, participating in numerous major Pacific naval engagements before being heavily damaged and ultimately rendered inoperable.
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C.
Japanese heavy cruiser Takao
Japanese heavy cruiser Takao was a powerful and heavily armed Takao-class cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that saw extensive action in the Pacific during World War II.
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D.
Japanese heavy cruiser Atago
The Japanese heavy cruiser Atago was a Takao-class warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served as a major surface combatant in numerous Pacific Theater engagements during World War II.
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E.
Japanese battlecruiser Takao
Japanese battlecruiser Takao was a planned but never completed Amagi-class capital ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy intended to serve as a fast, heavily armed battlecruiser in the early 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy ship class
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light cruiser class ⓘ warship class ⓘ |
| armamentAA | machine guns ⓘ |
| armamentMain | 4 × 14 cm/50 3rd Year Type naval guns ⓘ |
| armamentTorpedo |
fixed torpedo tubes
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twin 533 mm torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| armourType | light armor protection ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 12.34 m ⓘ |
| builtForConflict | World War I era service ⓘ |
| category |
World War I-era cruisers of Japan
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World War II cruisers of Japan ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | 1910s ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Imperial Japan
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surface form:
Empire of Japan
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| crewComplement | approximately 330 ⓘ |
| designCharacteristic |
emphasis on speed over armor
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flush-deck hull ⓘ single funnel silhouette ⓘ |
| designedAs | small fast light cruiser ⓘ |
| designedForRole |
destroyer flotilla leader
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scout cruiser ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 4350 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 3230 tons ⓘ |
| draft | approximately 4.34 m ⓘ |
| era | World War I era ⓘ |
| followedBy | Kuma-class cruiser ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Japanese cruiser Tenryu
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surface form:
Japanese cruiser Tatsuta
Japanese cruiser Tenryu ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | approximately 142.65 m ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 33 knots ⓘ |
| navalDoctrineRole |
destroyer squadron flagship
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reconnaissance ⓘ |
| navy | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| numberOfScrews | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfShipsBuilt | 2 ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| powerOutput | approximately 51000 shp ⓘ |
| precededBy | Chikuma-class cruiser ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| range | approximately 5000 nautical miles at 14 knots ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| usedAs |
destroyer flotilla leader
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scouting cruiser ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tenryu-class cruiser Description of subject: The Tenryu-class cruiser was a small, fast light cruiser class of the Imperial Japanese Navy built in the World War I era, primarily designed for destroyer flotilla leadership and scouting duties.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
light cruiser Yubari
this entity surface form:
light cruiser Sendai
this entity surface form:
Tenryū-class cruisers