Japanese battlecruiser Kirishima
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Japanese battlecruiser Kirishima was an Imperial Japanese Navy capital ship of World War II that fought in several major Pacific engagements before being sunk during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in 1942.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Japanese battlecruiser Kirishima canonical | 1 |
| Japanese battleship Kirishima | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4267003 — 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 battlecruiser Kirishima Context triple: [Kongō-class battlecruiser, hasMember, Japanese battlecruiser Kirishima]
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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.
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B.
Japanese battlecruiser Amagi
Japanese battlecruiser Amagi was a planned Imperial Japanese Navy capital ship of the Amagi class that was never completed and later scrapped after being damaged in the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake.
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C.
Japanese battlecruiser Haruna
The Japanese battlecruiser Haruna was an Imperial Japanese Navy capital ship that served prominently in both World War I and World War II, participating in major Pacific naval engagements before being sunk in 1945.
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Japanese battlecruiser Atago
Japanese battlecruiser Atago 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 interwar period.
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E.
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.
- 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 battlecruiser Kirishima Target entity description: Japanese battlecruiser Kirishima was an Imperial Japanese Navy capital ship of World War II that fought in several major Pacific engagements before being sunk during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in 1942.
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A.
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.
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B.
Japanese battlecruiser Amagi
Japanese battlecruiser Amagi was a planned Imperial Japanese Navy capital ship of the Amagi class that was never completed and later scrapped after being damaged in the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake.
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C.
Japanese battlecruiser Haruna
The Japanese battlecruiser Haruna was an Imperial Japanese Navy capital ship that served prominently in both World War I and World War II, participating in major Pacific naval engagements before being sunk in 1945.
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D.
Japanese battlecruiser Atago
Japanese battlecruiser Atago 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 interwar period.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
battlecruiser
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capital ship ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| armament |
8 × 14-inch (356 mm) main guns
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anti-aircraft guns ⓘ secondary battery of 6-inch guns ⓘ |
| builder | Mitsubishi Nagasaki Shipyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Kongō-class battlecruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1915-04-19 ⓘ |
| completed | 1915-04-19 ⓘ |
| conflict |
Pacific War
ⓘ
World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 1200 officers and men after reconstruction ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1942-11-15 ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1942-11-15 ⓘ |
| displacement | about 27000 tons standard after reconstruction ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century warship ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in battle ⓘ |
| homePort | Yokosuka Naval District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1912-03-17 ⓘ |
| launchDate | 1913-12-01 ⓘ |
| length | about 222 meters ⓘ |
| locationOfWreck | Ironbottom Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 30 knots after reconstruction ⓘ |
| modernized | 1930s ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mount Kirishima NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalFleet | Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalRole |
escort for aircraft carriers
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shore bombardment ⓘ |
| notableEngagement | night action against US battleships off Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Attack on Pearl Harbor
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Midway NERFINISHED ⓘ Guadalcanal Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Ocean raid NERFINISHED ⓘ Naval Battle of Guadalcanal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfSinking |
Ironbottom Sound
NERFINISHED
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off Savo Island ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| reconstructedAs | fast battleship ⓘ |
| shipyard | Mitsubishi Nagasaki Shipyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sisterShip |
Japanese battlecruiser Haruna
NERFINISHED
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Japanese battlecruiser Hiei NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese battlecruiser Kongō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | wreck ⓘ |
| sunkBy |
USS Washington (BB-56)
NERFINISHED
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United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Japanese battlecruiser Kirishima Description of subject: Japanese battlecruiser Kirishima was an Imperial Japanese Navy capital ship of World War II that fought in several major Pacific engagements before being sunk during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in 1942.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Japanese battleship Kirishima