Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy

All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Japanese Combined Fleet	20
Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy canonical	3
連合艦隊	3
Imperial Japanese Navy Combined Fleet	2
Combined Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy)	1
Combined Fleet Headquarters of the Imperial Japanese Navy	1
Imperial Japanese Combined Fleet	1
Japanese Combined Fleet (planned)	1
Japanese Mobile Fleet	1
日本海軍連合艦隊	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T951255 — 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: Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy
Context triple: [Heihachiro Togo, commanded, Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy]

A. Imperial Japanese Navy
The Imperial Japanese Navy was the maritime military force of the Empire of Japan, renowned for its powerful carrier fleet and major role in naval battles across the Pacific during World War II.
B. First Air Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy
The First Air Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy was the principal carrier strike force that executed major early World War II operations in the Pacific, including the attack on Pearl Harbor.
C. Fleet Escort Force
The Fleet Escort Force is a principal operational component of Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force responsible for organizing and deploying escort vessels to protect Japan’s maritime interests and sea lanes.
D. French Surface Fleet
The French Surface Fleet is the component of the French Navy comprising its major surface warships, including destroyers, frigates, and other surface combat and support vessels.
E. IJN battleship Yamashiro
IJN battleship Yamashiro was a Japanese Fuso-class dreadnought battleship that served in the Imperial Japanese Navy and was sunk during the Battle of Surigao Strait in World War II.
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: Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy
Target entity description: The Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy was the principal operational fleet formation that coordinated Japan’s major naval forces, especially during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

A. Imperial Japanese Navy
The Imperial Japanese Navy was the maritime military force of the Empire of Japan, renowned for its powerful carrier fleet and major role in naval battles across the Pacific during World War II.
B. First Air Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy
The First Air Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy was the principal carrier strike force that executed major early World War II operations in the Pacific, including the attack on Pearl Harbor.
C. Fleet Escort Force
The Fleet Escort Force is a principal operational component of Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force responsible for organizing and deploying escort vessels to protect Japan’s maritime interests and sea lanes.
D. French Surface Fleet
The French Surface Fleet is the component of the French Navy comprising its major surface warships, including destroyers, frigates, and other surface combat and support vessels.
E. IJN battleship Yamashiro
IJN battleship Yamashiro was a Japanese Fuso-class dreadnought battleship that served in the Imperial Japanese Navy and was sunk during the Battle of Surigao Strait in World War II.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military unit ⓘ naval fleet formation ⓘ
activeDuring	World War I ⓘ World War II ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ interwar period ⓘ late 19th century ⓘ
allegiance	Emperor of Japan ⓘ
conflict	Attack on Pearl Harbor ⓘ linked to: attack on Pearl Harbor Battle of Leyte Gulf ⓘ Battle of Midway ⓘ Battle of the Philippine Sea ⓘ First Sino-Japanese War ⓘ Pacific War ⓘ Russo-Japanese War ⓘ Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ linked to: Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
country	Empire of Japan ⓘ linked to: Japan
disbandedAfter	Japan’s surrender in World War II ⓘ
disbandedIn	1945 ⓘ
doctrine	decisive battle doctrine ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Kure Naval District ⓘ linked to: Imperial Japanese Navy Kure Naval District Yokosuka Naval District ⓘ
languageOfCommand	Japanese ⓘ
notableCommander	Chūichi Nagumo ⓘ linked to: Chuichi Nagumo Heihachirō Tōgō ⓘ linked to: Heihachiro Togo Isoroku Yamamoto ⓘ Mineichi Koga ⓘ Sankichi Takahashi ⓘ Soemu Toyoda ⓘ
notableOperation	Operation A-Go ⓘ Operation MI (Midway operation) ⓘ linked to: Midway operation Operation Sho-Go ⓘ linked to: Japanese Operation Shō-Gō 1 Operation Z (Pearl Harbor attack plan) ⓘ
notableShip	Akagi ⓘ Hiryū ⓘ Kaga ⓘ Musashi ⓘ Nagato ⓘ Nagato-class battleship Mutsu ⓘ linked to: Japanese battleship Mutsu Shōkaku ⓘ linked to: Shokaku Sōryū ⓘ Yamato ⓘ Zuikaku ⓘ
partOf	Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
role	coordinated major Japanese naval forces ⓘ principal operational fleet formation of the Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
subordinateUnit	1st Air Fleet ⓘ 1st Fleet ⓘ 2nd Fleet ⓘ linked to: Second Fleet 3rd Fleet ⓘ 4th Fleet ⓘ linked to: Fourth Fleet 5th Fleet ⓘ linked to: Fifth Fleet 6th Fleet ⓘ linked to: Sixth Fleet Combined Air Fleet ⓘ linked to: First Air Fleet

How these facts were elicited