Japanese destroyer Asashio
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Japanese destroyer Asashio was a World War II Imperial Japanese Navy Asashio-class destroyer known for its heavy armament and active service in early Pacific naval engagements.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Japanese destroyer Asashio canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4225884 — 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 destroyer Asashio Context triple: [Battle of the Badung Strait, involvedUnit, Japanese destroyer Asashio]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Japanese destroyer Kasumi
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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 Asashio Target entity description: Japanese destroyer Asashio was a World War II Imperial Japanese Navy Asashio-class destroyer known for its heavy armament and active service in early Pacific naval engagements.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Japanese destroyer Kasumi
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy ship
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World War II naval ship ⓘ destroyer ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| armamentAA | 25 mm anti-aircraft guns (various mounts) ⓘ |
| armamentMainGuns | 6 × 127 mm guns in 3 twin turrets ⓘ |
| armamentOther | depth charges ⓘ |
| armamentTorpedoes |
8 × 610 mm torpedo tubes
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Type 93 "Long Lance" torpedoes ⓘ |
| attacker | United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| beam | 10.4 meters (approximate) ⓘ |
| builder |
Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation
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linked to:
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
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| builtAt |
Kobe
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linked to:
Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
|
| causeOfLoss | air attack ⓘ |
| class | Asashio-class destroyer ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1937-08-31 ⓘ |
| country |
Empire of Japan
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linked to:
Japan
|
| crewType | officers and enlisted sailors of the Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | 2400 tons (approximate) ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | 2000 tons (approximate) ⓘ |
| draft | 3.7 meters (approximate) ⓘ |
| fate | sunk ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1935-08-01 ⓘ |
| launched | 1936-12-16 ⓘ |
| length | 118 meters (approximate) ⓘ |
| locationOfSinking | Bismarck Sea ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 35 knots (approximate) ⓘ |
| namesake | Asashio ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
designed without London Naval Treaty limitations
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heavy torpedo armament for a destroyer ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Sunda Strait
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linked to:
Battle of the Sunda Strait
Battle of the Java Sea ⓘ invasion of the Dutch East Indies ⓘ invasion of the Philippines (1941) ⓘ
linked to:
Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
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| powerOutput | 50000 shp (approximate) ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| range | 5000 nautical miles at 18 knots (approximate) ⓘ |
| role |
escort for troop convoys
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screening for larger combatants ⓘ torpedo attack ship ⓘ |
| serviceEntryConflict |
Second Sino-Japanese War
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linked to:
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
World War II ⓘ |
| shaftCount | 2 ⓘ |
| sunkAt | Battle of the Bismarck Sea ⓘ |
| sunkOn | 1943-03-03 ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Japanese destroyer Asashio Description of subject: Japanese destroyer Asashio was a World War II Imperial Japanese Navy Asashio-class destroyer known for its heavy armament and active service in early Pacific naval engagements.
Referenced by (2)
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