heavy cruiser Myōkō
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Heavy cruiser Myōkō was an Imperial Japanese Navy warship of the Myōkō class that saw extensive service in World War II, including major Pacific naval battles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| heavy cruiser Myōkō canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11324179 — 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: heavy cruiser Myōkō Context triple: [Japanese Center Force, component, heavy cruiser Myōkō]
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heavy cruiser Takao
Heavy cruiser Takao was a major Imperial Japanese Navy warship of the Takao class, noted for its powerful armament and extensive service in the Pacific during World War II.
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heavy cruiser Chikuma
Heavy cruiser Chikuma was an Imperial Japanese Navy Tone-class warship that saw extensive service in World War II, including major Pacific battles such as Midway and Leyte Gulf.
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C.
heavy cruiser Mikuma
The heavy cruiser Mikuma was an Imperial Japanese Navy warship of the Mogami class that saw early World War II service before being sunk during the pivotal Battle of Midway in 1942.
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heavy cruiser Chōkai
Heavy cruiser Chōkai was a Takao-class Imperial Japanese Navy warship that saw extensive action in the Pacific during World War II, including major engagements such as the Battle of Savo Island and the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
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heavy cruiser Kumano
Heavy cruiser Kumano was a Mogami-class Imperial Japanese Navy warship that saw extensive action in the Pacific during World War II, including major battles such as Leyte Gulf.
- 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: heavy cruiser Myōkō Target entity description: Heavy cruiser Myōkō was an Imperial Japanese Navy warship of the Myōkō class that saw extensive service in World War II, including major Pacific naval battles.
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A.
heavy cruiser Takao
Heavy cruiser Takao was a major Imperial Japanese Navy warship of the Takao class, noted for its powerful armament and extensive service in the Pacific during World War II.
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B.
heavy cruiser Chikuma
Heavy cruiser Chikuma was an Imperial Japanese Navy Tone-class warship that saw extensive service in World War II, including major Pacific battles such as Midway and Leyte Gulf.
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C.
heavy cruiser Mikuma
The heavy cruiser Mikuma was an Imperial Japanese Navy warship of the Mogami class that saw early World War II service before being sunk during the pivotal Battle of Midway in 1942.
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D.
heavy cruiser Chōkai
Heavy cruiser Chōkai was a Takao-class Imperial Japanese Navy warship that saw extensive action in the Pacific during World War II, including major engagements such as the Battle of Savo Island and the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
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E.
heavy cruiser Kumano
Heavy cruiser Kumano was a Mogami-class Imperial Japanese Navy warship that saw extensive action in the Pacific during World War II, including major battles such as Leyte Gulf.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy ship
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Myōkō-class cruiser ⓘ heavy cruiser ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| armamentMainBattery | 10 × 203 mm guns ⓘ |
| armamentTorpedoes |
610 mm torpedo tubes
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Type 93 Long Lance torpedoes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beam | about 19.5 m ⓘ |
| builder | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Myōkō class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1929-07-31 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 800–900 ⓘ |
| damagedBy | submarine torpedoes ⓘ |
| damagedIn | Battle of Leyte Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 15000 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 11300 tons ⓘ |
| finalStatus | crippled and unable to return to Japan ⓘ |
| fleetAssignment |
Cruiser Division 5
NERFINISHED
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Japanese 2nd Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Takao-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1924-10-25 ⓘ |
| launched | 1927-04-16 ⓘ |
| length | about 203.8 m ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 35.5 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mount Myōkō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalTreatyContext | designed under Washington Naval Treaty limitations ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
heavy torpedo armament
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powerful 8-inch gun battery ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Leyte Gulf
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Midway NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Surigao Strait NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Coral Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Eastern Solomons NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Java Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Philippine Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ Guadalcanal Campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Furutaka-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| serviceEntryConflict | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkBy | United States Navy submarines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkIn | 1945 ⓘ |
| sunkNear | off the coast of Indochina ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: heavy cruiser Myōkō Description of subject: Heavy cruiser Myōkō was an Imperial Japanese Navy warship of the Myōkō class that saw extensive service in World War II, including major Pacific naval battles.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.