Unryu-class aircraft carrier lead ship
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The Unryu-class aircraft carrier lead ship was a World War II Imperial Japanese Navy fleet carrier designed as a more economical and rapidly constructed successor to earlier Japanese carrier classes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Unryu-class aircraft carrier lead ship canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10995899 — 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: Unryu-class aircraft carrier lead ship Context triple: [Unryu, namesake, Unryu-class aircraft carrier lead ship]
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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.
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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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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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Shōkaku-class aircraft carrier
The Shōkaku-class aircraft carrier was a pair of large, fast, and heavily armed Japanese fleet carriers of World War II that formed the core of the Imperial Japanese Navy’s carrier striking force in several major Pacific battles.
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E.
Hiyō-class aircraft carrier
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Unryu-class aircraft carrier lead ship Target entity description: The Unryu-class aircraft carrier lead ship was a World War II Imperial Japanese Navy fleet carrier designed as a more economical and rapidly constructed successor to earlier Japanese carrier classes.
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A.
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.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Shōkaku-class aircraft carrier
The Shōkaku-class aircraft carrier was a pair of large, fast, and heavily armed Japanese fleet carriers of World War II that formed the core of the Imperial Japanese Navy’s carrier striking force in several major Pacific battles.
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E.
Hiyō-class aircraft carrier
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy ship
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Unryu-class aircraft carrier ⓘ aircraft carrier ⓘ fleet carrier ⓘ |
| airGroupSize | about 57 aircraft ⓘ |
| armament |
12 × 12.7 cm/40 Type 89 dual-purpose guns
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12 × 28-barrel 12 cm AA rocket launchers ⓘ 51 × 25 mm Type 96 anti-aircraft guns (various mounts) ⓘ |
| beam | 22.0 metres ⓘ |
| builder | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Maritime incidents in December 1944
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Ships built at Yokosuka Naval Arsenal ⓘ World War II aircraft carriers of Japan ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking | torpedoed by US submarine USS Redfish ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1944-08-06 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | simplified design for faster construction ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewComplement | about 1600 officers and men ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1944-12-19 ⓘ |
| designedAs | more economical successor to earlier Japanese carrier classes ⓘ |
| designedFor | rapid construction ⓘ |
| designInfluence | based on Hiryu design with modifications ⓘ |
| displacement |
about 20,450 tons standard
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about 24,140 tons full load ⓘ |
| draft | 7.63 metres ⓘ |
| fate | sunk ⓘ |
| followedBy | Taiho-class aircraft carrier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hullNumber | Unryu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1942-08-01 ⓘ |
| launched | 1943-09-25 ⓘ |
| length | 227.35 metres ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 34 knots ⓘ |
| navy | Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| partOf | Unryu-class aircraft carrier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfSinking | East China Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerOutput | 152000 shp ⓘ |
| precededBy | Hiryu-class aircraft carrier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
4 geared steam turbines
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8 Kampon water-tube boilers ⓘ |
| range | 8000 nautical miles at 18 knots ⓘ |
| role | lead ship of the Unryu-class aircraft carriers ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1944 ⓘ |
| shipType | fleet carrier ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Unryu-class aircraft carrier lead ship Description of subject: The Unryu-class aircraft carrier lead ship was a World War II Imperial Japanese Navy fleet carrier designed as a more economical and rapidly constructed successor to earlier Japanese carrier classes.
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