Hiyō-class aircraft carrier
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Hiyō-class aircraft carrier
Imperial Japanese Navy ship class
aircraft carrier
aircraft carrier class
The Hiyō-class aircraft carrier was a pair of Japanese World War II fleet carriers converted from passenger liners, known for their service in the Imperial Japanese Navy’s carrier operations in the Pacific.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hiyō-class aircraft carrier canonical | 5 |
| Hiyo-class aircraft carrier | 1 |
| Hiyo-class aircraft carrier program | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7496282 — 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: Hiyō-class aircraft carrier Context triple: [Japanese carrier Junyo, shipClass, Hiyō-class aircraft carrier]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Ryūjō-class aircraft carrier
The Ryūjō-class aircraft carrier was a small, lightly built Imperial Japanese Navy carrier of the interwar period, designed to exploit treaty limitations but later criticized for its stability and protection weaknesses.
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E.
Taiho-class aircraft carrier
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.
- 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: Hiyō-class aircraft carrier Target entity description: The Hiyō-class aircraft carrier was a pair of Japanese World War II fleet carriers converted from passenger liners, known for their service in the Imperial Japanese Navy’s carrier operations in the Pacific.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Ryūjō-class aircraft carrier
The Ryūjō-class aircraft carrier was a small, lightly built Imperial Japanese Navy carrier of the interwar period, designed to exploit treaty limitations but later criticized for its stability and protection weaknesses.
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E.
Taiho-class aircraft carrier
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hiyō-class aircraft carrier
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy ship class ⓘ aircraft carrier ⓘ aircraft carrier class ⓘ |
| airGroupSize | about 48–53 aircraft ⓘ |
| armament |
12 × 127 mm dual-purpose guns
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25 mm Type 96 anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 26.7 meters ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| conversionReason | rapid expansion of carrier force after early war losses ⓘ |
| convertedFrom |
passenger liner
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passenger liner Kashiwara Maru ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Empire of Japan
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linked to:
Imperial Japan
|
| designFeature |
hangar decks for aircraft storage
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single continuous flight deck ⓘ starboard-side island superstructure ⓘ |
| displacement |
approximately 24,000 tons standard
ⓘ
approximately 27,000 tons full load ⓘ |
| draft | approximately 8.15 meters ⓘ |
| era |
World War II era
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linked to:
World War II
|
| fate | both ships lost in World War II ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Japanese aircraft carrier Hiyō
ⓘ
Japanese aircraft carrier Junyō ⓘ |
| length | approximately 219 meters ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 25.5 knots ⓘ |
| navy | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| numberOfUnits | 2 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| operator |
Imperial Japanese Navy
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of the Philippine Sea
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Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ operations in the Central Pacific ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| shipType | fleet carrier ⓘ |
| sunkIn | Battle of the Philippine Sea ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations | Pacific War ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aircraft transport
ⓘ
carrier air operations ⓘ fleet support ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hiyō-class aircraft carrier Description of subject: The Hiyō-class aircraft carrier was a pair of Japanese World War II fleet carriers converted from passenger liners, known for their service in the Imperial Japanese Navy’s carrier operations in the Pacific.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.