Japanese cruiser Jintsu
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Japanese cruiser Jintsu was a Sendai-class light cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that saw extensive service in the Pacific during World War II before being sunk in 1943.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Japanese cruiser Jintsu canonical | 2 |
| Japanese light cruiser Jintsu | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10313143 — 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 cruiser Jintsu Context triple: [Sendai-class cruiser, shipInClass, Japanese cruiser Jintsu]
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A.
Japanese cruiser Chokai
Japanese cruiser Chokai was a Takao-class heavy cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that played a major role in early Pacific War engagements before being sunk in 1944.
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B.
Japanese cruiser Mikuma
Japanese cruiser Mikuma was an Imperial Japanese Navy heavy cruiser of the Mogami class that saw action in the early Pacific campaigns of World War II before being sunk in 1942.
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C.
Japanese cruiser Kumano
Japanese cruiser Kumano was a World War II Imperial Japanese Navy heavy cruiser that saw extensive combat in the Pacific Theater before being sunk in 1944.
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D.
Japanese cruiser Naniwa
Japanese cruiser Naniwa was a late 19th-century protected cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that gained prominence during the First Sino-Japanese War.
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E.
Japanese cruiser Kinugasa
Japanese cruiser Kinugasa was an Imperial Japanese Navy Aoba-class heavy cruiser that saw extensive action in the Pacific during World War II before being sunk in 1942.
- 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 cruiser Jintsu Target entity description: Japanese cruiser Jintsu was a Sendai-class light cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that saw extensive service in the Pacific during World War II before being sunk in 1943.
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A.
Japanese cruiser Chokai
Japanese cruiser Chokai was a Takao-class heavy cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that played a major role in early Pacific War engagements before being sunk in 1944.
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B.
Japanese cruiser Mikuma
Japanese cruiser Mikuma was an Imperial Japanese Navy heavy cruiser of the Mogami class that saw action in the early Pacific campaigns of World War II before being sunk in 1942.
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C.
Japanese cruiser Kumano
Japanese cruiser Kumano was a World War II Imperial Japanese Navy heavy cruiser that saw extensive combat in the Pacific Theater before being sunk in 1944.
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D.
Japanese cruiser Naniwa
Japanese cruiser Naniwa was a late 19th-century protected cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that gained prominence during the First Sino-Japanese War.
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E.
Japanese cruiser Kinugasa
Japanese cruiser Kinugasa was an Imperial Japanese Navy Aoba-class heavy cruiser that saw extensive action in the Pacific during World War II before being sunk in 1942.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy warship
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Sendai-class light cruiser ⓘ World War II warship ⓘ |
| armament |
7 × 14 cm/50 3rd Year Type naval guns
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Type 93 “Long Lance” torpedoes ⓘ anti-aircraft guns ⓘ depth charges (late war) ⓘ |
| battle |
Battle of Kolombangara
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Battle of the Eastern Solomons (escort operations) ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of the Eastern Solomons
Battle of the Java Sea ⓘ Guadalcanal campaign (Tokyo Express operations) ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Solomons campaign
|
| beam | about 14.2 m ⓘ |
| builder |
Kawasaki Dockyard Company
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linked to:
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation ⓘ
linked to:
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
|
| causeOfLoss |
gunfire and torpedo hits
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magazine explosion ⓘ |
| class | Sendai-class cruiser ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1925-07-31 ⓘ |
| conflict |
Pacific War
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World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Empire of Japan
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linked to:
Imperial Japan
|
| crewComplement | approximately 450–500 officers and men ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1943-07-13 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 7,100 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 5,195 tons ⓘ |
| draft | about 4.8 m ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in combat ⓘ |
| flagshipOf | IJN 2nd Destroyer Squadron ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1919-08-04 ⓘ |
| launched | 1921-12-08 ⓘ |
| length | about 152.4 m ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Jintsu River ⓘ |
| navalArchitectureFeature |
heavy torpedo armament for destroyer flotilla leadership
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long forecastle hull form ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| placeOfSinking |
Solomon Islands
ⓘ
off Kolombangara ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| role | destroyer squadron flagship ⓘ |
| shaftCount | 4 ⓘ |
| shipyard | Kobe ⓘ |
| sisterShip |
Japanese cruiser Naka
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Japanese cruiser Sendai ⓘ |
| squadronFlagshipPeriod | interwar years and early Pacific War ⓘ |
| sunkBy |
US Navy cruisers and destroyers at Kolombangara
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United States Navy warships ⓘ
linked to:
United States Navy ships
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| topSpeed | about 35.5 knots ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Japanese cruiser Jintsu Description of subject: Japanese cruiser Jintsu was a Sendai-class light cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that saw extensive service in the Pacific during World War II before being sunk in 1943.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Japanese cruiser Jintsu
linked to: Japanese cruiser Jintsu