Taiho-class aircraft carrier
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The Taiho-class aircraft carrier was a World War II-era Japanese fleet carrier design notable for being the Imperial Japanese Navy’s first carrier with an armored flight deck and enhanced protection features.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Taiho-class aircraft carrier canonical | 3 |
| Taihō-class aircraft carrier | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7440125 — 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: Taiho-class aircraft carrier Context triple: [Japanese carrier Taiho, shipClass, Taiho-class aircraft carrier]
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A.
Zuihō-class aircraft carrier
The Zuihō-class aircraft carrier was a small, fast Japanese light carrier class of World War II, converted from submarine tenders to provide air support for the Imperial Japanese Navy.
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B.
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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C.
Sōryū-class aircraft carrier
The Sōryū-class aircraft carrier was a class of fast, medium-sized Imperial Japanese Navy fleet carriers built in the late 1930s and used extensively during the early years of World War II in the Pacific.
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D.
Hōshō-class aircraft carrier
The Hōshō-class aircraft carrier was an Imperial Japanese Navy warship class that included Hōshō, one of the world’s earliest purpose-built aircraft carriers and a pioneer in naval aviation.
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E.
Hiryū-class aircraft carrier
The Hiryū-class aircraft carrier was a class of Imperial Japanese Navy fleet carriers of World War II, exemplified by the carrier Hiryū, known for its role in early Pacific War operations including the Battle of Midway.
- 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: Taiho-class aircraft carrier Target entity description: The Taiho-class aircraft carrier was a World War II-era Japanese fleet carrier design notable for being the Imperial Japanese Navy’s first carrier with an armored flight deck and enhanced protection features.
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A.
Zuihō-class aircraft carrier
The Zuihō-class aircraft carrier was a small, fast Japanese light carrier class of World War II, converted from submarine tenders to provide air support for the Imperial Japanese Navy.
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B.
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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C.
Sōryū-class aircraft carrier
The Sōryū-class aircraft carrier was a class of fast, medium-sized Imperial Japanese Navy fleet carriers built in the late 1930s and used extensively during the early years of World War II in the Pacific.
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D.
Hōshō-class aircraft carrier
The Hōshō-class aircraft carrier was an Imperial Japanese Navy warship class that included Hōshō, one of the world’s earliest purpose-built aircraft carriers and a pioneer in naval aviation.
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E.
Hiryū-class aircraft carrier
The Hiryū-class aircraft carrier was a class of Imperial Japanese Navy fleet carriers of World War II, exemplified by the carrier Hiryū, known for its role in early Pacific War operations including the Battle of Midway.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy ship class
ⓘ
aircraft carrier class ⓘ |
| aircraftLaunchMethod | conventional take-off run ⓘ |
| aircraftRecoveryMethod | arresting wires ⓘ |
| aircraftRole |
dive bomber operations
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fighter aircraft operations ⓘ torpedo bomber operations ⓘ |
| constructionMaterial | steel hull ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedAs | fleet carrier ⓘ |
| designedBy | Imperial Japanese Navy Technical Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | carrier task force operations ⓘ |
| designedForRegion | Pacific Ocean operations ⓘ |
| designedTimePeriod | early 1940s ⓘ |
| designedToImprove |
protection against bombs
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protection against torpedoes ⓘ survivability compared to earlier Japanese carriers ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
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surface form:
World War II era
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| hasArmamentType |
anti-aircraft guns
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dual-purpose guns ⓘ light anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| hasArmoredFlightDeck | true ⓘ |
| hasCatapult | false ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
armored flight deck
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armored hangar sides ⓘ deck-edge aircraft elevator ⓘ enclosed bow ⓘ enhanced protection features ⓘ improved underwater protection ⓘ island superstructure ⓘ |
| hasFlightDeckConfiguration | straight flight deck ⓘ |
| hasFlightDeckType | armored flight deck ⓘ |
| hasHangarDecks | two hangar decks ⓘ |
| hasHangarType | enclosed hangar ⓘ |
| hasHullType | fleet carrier hull ⓘ |
| hasLeadShip | Japanese aircraft carrier Taiho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableCharacteristic |
emphasis on protection over maximum aircraft capacity
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first Japanese carrier with an armored flight deck ⓘ |
| hasProtectionType |
armor belt
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armored deck ⓘ torpedo protection system ⓘ |
| navalArchitectureInfluence | British armored-deck carrier concepts ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsionType |
oil-fired boilers
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorTo | Shokaku-class aircraft carrier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Taiho-class aircraft carrier Description of subject: The Taiho-class aircraft carrier was a World War II-era Japanese fleet carrier design notable for being the Imperial Japanese Navy’s first carrier with an armored flight deck and enhanced protection features.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Taihō-class aircraft carrier