Maya
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Maya was a Takao-class heavy cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served prominently in World War II before being sunk in 1944.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maya canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6210805 — 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: Maya Context triple: [Japanese heavy cruiser Atago, sisterShip, Maya]
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A.
Maya
The Maya were an advanced Mesoamerican civilization known for their sophisticated writing system, monumental architecture, mathematics, and astronomy.
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B.
Maya
Maya is a feminine given name used in various cultures, often associated with meanings such as "illusion" in Sanskrit, "water" in Hebrew, and "good mother" in Greek.
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C.
Maya
Maya is the politically charged, genre-blending third studio album by British-Sri Lankan artist M.I.A., known for its abrasive electronic sound and commentary on digital surveillance and globalization.
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D.
Itza Maya
The Itza Maya were a powerful Late Postclassic Maya group centered at Nojpetén in present-day Guatemala, known as one of the last independent Maya polities to resist Spanish conquest until the late 17th century.
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E.
Itzamna
Itzamna is a major Maya creator god associated with the sky, wisdom, writing, and rulership in ancient Mesoamerican religion.
- 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: Maya Target entity description: Maya was a Takao-class heavy cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served prominently in World War II before being sunk in 1944.
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A.
Maya
The Maya were an advanced Mesoamerican civilization known for their sophisticated writing system, monumental architecture, mathematics, and astronomy.
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B.
Maya
Maya is a feminine given name used in various cultures, often associated with meanings such as "illusion" in Sanskrit, "water" in Hebrew, and "good mother" in Greek.
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C.
Maya
Maya is the politically charged, genre-blending third studio album by British-Sri Lankan artist M.I.A., known for its abrasive electronic sound and commentary on digital surveillance and globalization.
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D.
Itza Maya
The Itza Maya were a powerful Late Postclassic Maya group centered at Nojpetén in present-day Guatemala, known as one of the last independent Maya polities to resist Spanish conquest until the late 17th century.
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E.
Itzamna
Itzamna is a major Maya creator god associated with the sky, wisdom, writing, and rulership in ancient Mesoamerican religion.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser
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Takao-class heavy cruiser ⓘ World War II ship ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| aircraftFacilities |
aircraft catapults
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seaplane handling deck ⓘ |
| antiAircraftArmament | 25 mm Type 96 AA guns ⓘ |
| attacker | USS Dace (SS-247) ⓘ |
| beam | 20.4 m ⓘ |
| builder |
Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation
ⓘ
linked to:
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
|
| causeOfSinking | torpedoed by U.S. submarine ⓘ |
| commissionedDate | 1932-06-30 ⓘ |
| country |
Empire of Japan
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linked to:
Japan
|
| crewComplement | approximately 700–800 officers and men ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 15,875 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 9,850 tons ⓘ |
| draft | 6.32 m ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in action ⓘ |
| laidDownAt |
Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation, Kobe
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linked to:
Kawasaki Shipyard, Kobe
|
| laidDownDate | 1928-12-04 ⓘ |
| launchedDate | 1930-11-08 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | 203.76 m ⓘ |
| mainBattery | 10 × 203 mm guns ⓘ |
| mainBatteryConfiguration | 5 twin turrets ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | approximately 35.5 knots ⓘ |
| modernizationDetail |
reconstructed with enhanced anti-aircraft armament
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reduced main battery turrets to increase AA guns ⓘ |
| modernized | yes ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mount Maya ⓘ |
| navalClass | Takao class ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Leyte Gulf
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Battle of the Java Sea ⓘ Battle of the Komandorski Islands ⓘ Battle of the Philippine Sea ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
fleet escort
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surface combatant ⓘ |
| scrapped | no (lost in combat) ⓘ |
| secondaryArmament | 127 mm dual-purpose guns ⓘ |
| servedInConflict |
Second Sino-Japanese War
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linked to:
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
World War II ⓘ |
| serviceEntryEra | interwar period ⓘ |
| shaftCount | 4 ⓘ |
| shipType | heavy cruiser ⓘ |
| sunkDate | 1944-10-23 ⓘ |
| sunkDuring | Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ |
| sunkLocation | Sibuyan Sea ⓘ |
| torpedoArmament | 610 mm Type 93 torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| torpedoType |
Type 93 "Long Lance" torpedo
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linked to:
Type 93 Long Lance torpedo
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maya Description of subject: Maya was a Takao-class heavy cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served prominently in World War II before being sunk in 1944.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.