IJN battleship Yamashiro
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IJN battleship Yamashiro was a Japanese Fuso-class dreadnought battleship that served in the Imperial Japanese Navy and was sunk during the Battle of Surigao Strait in World War II.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Battleship Yamashiro | 2 |
| Fusō-class battleship | 1 |
| IJN battleship Yamashiro canonical | 1 |
| Imperial Japanese Navy battleship Yamashiro | 1 |
| Japanese battleship Yamashiro | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T354612 — 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: IJN battleship Yamashiro Context triple: [Chuichi Nagumo, commandedShip, IJN battleship Yamashiro]
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A.
Kaga
Kaga was a Japanese aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that played a major role in early Pacific War operations before being sunk at the Battle of Midway in 1942.
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B.
Sōryū
Sōryū was a Japanese aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that played a major role in early Pacific War operations before being sunk during World War II.
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C.
IJN cruiser Naka
IJN cruiser Naka was a Sendai-class light cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served as a destroyer flotilla leader in the Pacific War before being sunk by U.S. carrier aircraft in 1944.
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D.
Kaga-class aircraft carrier
The Kaga-class aircraft carrier was a planned class of Japanese aircraft carriers derived from the Izumo-class helicopter destroyers, intended to operate fixed-wing STOVL jets like the F-35B.
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E.
Shokaku
Shokaku was a major World War II Japanese aircraft carrier that played a key role in early Pacific naval battles before being sunk in 1944.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: IJN battleship Yamashiro Target entity description: IJN battleship Yamashiro was a Japanese Fuso-class dreadnought battleship that served in the Imperial Japanese Navy and was sunk during the Battle of Surigao Strait in World War II.
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A.
Kaga
Kaga was a Japanese aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that played a major role in early Pacific War operations before being sunk at the Battle of Midway in 1942.
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B.
Sōryū
Sōryū was a Japanese aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that played a major role in early Pacific War operations before being sunk during World War II.
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C.
IJN cruiser Naka
IJN cruiser Naka was a Sendai-class light cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served as a destroyer flotilla leader in the Pacific War before being sunk by U.S. carrier aircraft in 1944.
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D.
Kaga-class aircraft carrier
The Kaga-class aircraft carrier was a planned class of Japanese aircraft carriers derived from the Izumo-class helicopter destroyers, intended to operate fixed-wing STOVL jets like the F-35B.
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E.
Shokaku
Shokaku was a major World War II Japanese aircraft carrier that played a key role in early Pacific naval battles before being sunk in 1944.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Fusō-class battleship
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Imperial Japanese Navy warship ⓘ dreadnought battleship ⓘ |
| aircraftFacilities | catapult for floatplanes ⓘ |
| armamentAA |
127 mm dual-purpose guns
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25 mm Type 96 AA guns ⓘ |
| armamentMain | 12 × 356 mm (14 in) guns ⓘ |
| armamentMainConfiguration | 6 twin turrets ⓘ |
| armamentSecondary | 152 mm guns ⓘ |
| armorBelt | up to 305 mm ⓘ |
| armorDeck | up to about 114 mm ⓘ |
| beam | 28.65 m ⓘ |
| builder |
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
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surface form:
Kawasaki Dockyard Company
Kawasaki Heavy Industries ⓘ
surface form:
Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation
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| causeOfSinking | gunfire and torpedoes from U.S. and Allied forces ⓘ |
| class |
IJN battleship Yamashiro
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Fusō-class battleship
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| commanderAtSurigaoStrait | Vice Admiral Shōji Nishimura ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1917-03-31 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
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surface form:
Empire of Japan
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| crewComplement | about 1,400 officers and men ⓘ |
| dateSunk | 1944-10-25 ⓘ |
| decommissioned | 1944-10-25 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | over 35,000 long tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | about 29,800 long tons ⓘ |
| draft | 8.7 m ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in battle ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1913-11-20 ⓘ |
| launched | 1915-11-03 ⓘ |
| length | 205.13 m ⓘ |
| locationSunk |
Surigao Strait
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surface form:
Surigao Strait, Philippines
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| maximumSpeed | about 24.7 knots ⓘ |
| modernizationFeature |
enhanced anti-aircraft armament
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improved armor protection ⓘ pagoda-style foremast ⓘ upgraded machinery ⓘ |
| modernized | 1930s ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mount Yamashiro ⓘ |
| notableEngagement | Battle of Surigao Strait ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| opponentAtSurigaoStrait | United States Navy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Second Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy)
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Southern Force ⓘ |
| placeBuilt | Kobe ⓘ |
| propulsion |
coal-fired boilers (as built)
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oil-fired boilers (after modernization) ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ |
| serviceEntryEra | World War I era ⓘ |
| shipyard |
Kawasaki Shipyard, Kobe
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surface form:
Kawasaki Shipyard Kobe
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| sisterShip | IJN Fusō ⓘ |
| sunkAt | Battle of Surigao Strait ⓘ |
| usedIn | training duties in interwar period ⓘ |
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Subject: IJN battleship Yamashiro Description of subject: IJN battleship Yamashiro was a Japanese Fuso-class dreadnought battleship that served in the Imperial Japanese Navy and was sunk during the Battle of Surigao Strait in World War II.
Referenced by (6)
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