Japanese destroyer Kasumi
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Japanese destroyer Kasumi was an Imperial Japanese Navy Asashio-class destroyer that served extensively in World War II, including as an escort in major operations such as the Ten-Go sortie.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Japanese destroyer Kasumi canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4181400 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Japanese destroyer Kasumi Context triple: [Ten-Go, notableShip, Japanese destroyer Kasumi]
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A.
Japanese destroyer Yukikaze
The Japanese destroyer Yukikaze was a famed Imperial Japanese Navy Kagerō-class destroyer renowned for surviving numerous major World War II naval battles with minimal damage and earning a reputation as a "lucky ship."
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B.
Japanese destroyer Fujinami
Japanese destroyer Fujinami was an Imperial Japanese Navy Yūgumo-class destroyer that served in World War II, notably participating in major Pacific battles before being sunk in 1944.
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C.
Japanese destroyer Yudachi
Japanese destroyer Yudachi was an Imperial Japanese Navy Shiratsuyu-class destroyer that saw extensive action in the early Pacific War before being sunk during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in 1942.
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D.
Japanese destroyer Asashimo
Japanese destroyer Asashimo was an Imperial Japanese Navy Yūgumo-class destroyer that saw extensive service in World War II and was sunk during Operation Ten-Go in 1945.
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E.
Japanese destroyer Akatsuki
Japanese destroyer Akatsuki was an Imperial Japanese Navy Fubuki-class destroyer that saw extensive service in the early Pacific War before being sunk during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in 1942.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Japanese destroyer Kasumi Target entity description: Japanese destroyer Kasumi was an Imperial Japanese Navy Asashio-class destroyer that served extensively in World War II, including as an escort in major operations such as the Ten-Go sortie.
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A.
Japanese destroyer Yukikaze
The Japanese destroyer Yukikaze was a famed Imperial Japanese Navy Kagerō-class destroyer renowned for surviving numerous major World War II naval battles with minimal damage and earning a reputation as a "lucky ship."
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B.
Japanese destroyer Fujinami
Japanese destroyer Fujinami was an Imperial Japanese Navy Yūgumo-class destroyer that served in World War II, notably participating in major Pacific battles before being sunk in 1944.
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C.
Japanese destroyer Yudachi
Japanese destroyer Yudachi was an Imperial Japanese Navy Shiratsuyu-class destroyer that saw extensive action in the early Pacific War before being sunk during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in 1942.
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D.
Japanese destroyer Asashimo
Japanese destroyer Asashimo was an Imperial Japanese Navy Yūgumo-class destroyer that saw extensive service in World War II and was sunk during Operation Ten-Go in 1945.
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E.
Japanese destroyer Akatsuki
Japanese destroyer Akatsuki was an Imperial Japanese Navy Fubuki-class destroyer that saw extensive service in the early Pacific War before being sunk during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in 1942.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Asashio-class destroyer
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy warship ⓘ World War II naval ship of Japan ⓘ |
| armament |
127 mm naval guns
ⓘ
610 mm torpedo tubes ⓘ Type 93 "Long Lance" torpedoes ⓘ
linked to:
Type 93 Long Lance torpedo
anti-aircraft guns ⓘ depth charges ⓘ |
| builtAt | Fujinagata Shipyards ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking | air attack by U.S. carrier aircraft ⓘ |
| completed | 1939 ⓘ |
| country |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan
|
| crewComplement | approximately 200 officers and men ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 7 April 1945 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 2500 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 2000 tons ⓘ |
| fate | sunk ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1936 ⓘ |
| launched | 1938 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 118 meters ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 35 knots ⓘ |
| navalTheater |
Aleutian Islands operations
ⓘ
linked to:
Aleutian Islands campaign
Indian Ocean operations ⓘ Pacific Theater of World War II ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific War
|
| notableAssociation |
Japanese battleship Yamato
ⓘ
linked to:
Yamato-class battleship
|
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Aleutian Islands campaign
ⓘ
Attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ
linked to:
attack on Pearl Harbor
Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ Battle of Surigao Strait ⓘ Battle of the Java Sea ⓘ Battle of the Komandorski Islands ⓘ Invasion of the Dutch East Indies ⓘ
linked to:
Dutch East Indies campaign
Invasion of the Philippines (1941–1942) ⓘ
linked to:
Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
Operation Ten-Go ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| placeOfSinking | East China Sea ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| roleInAttackOnPearlHarbor | escort for the carrier strike force ⓘ |
| roleInOperationTenGo | escort for battleship Yamato ⓘ |
| servedAs |
escort ship
ⓘ
screening vessel for carrier and battleship forces ⓘ |
| shipClass |
Asashio class
ⓘ
linked to:
Asashio-class destroyer
|
| shipType | destroyer ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Japanese destroyer Kasumi Description of subject: Japanese destroyer Kasumi was an Imperial Japanese Navy Asashio-class destroyer that served extensively in World War II, including as an escort in major operations such as the Ten-Go sortie.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.