Japanese cruiser Furutaka

E151748

Furutaka-class cruiser Imperial Japanese Navy ship heavy cruiser warship

Japanese cruiser Furutaka was an Imperial Japanese Navy heavy cruiser of the interwar Furutaka class that saw extensive service in the early Pacific War before being sunk in 1942.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Japanese cruiser Furutaka canonical	9
Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser Furutaka	1
Japanese heavy cruiser Furutaka	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1153469 — 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: Japanese cruiser Furutaka
Context triple: [Battle of Cape Esperance, shipInvolved, Japanese cruiser Furutaka]

A. Japanese cruiser Tenryu
Japanese cruiser Tenryu was a World War II Imperial Japanese Navy light cruiser that participated in several early Pacific War engagements, including the Guadalcanal campaign.
B. Japanese cruiser Aoba
Japanese cruiser Aoba was a World War II Imperial Japanese Navy heavy cruiser that saw extensive combat in the Pacific, including major early-war engagements against Allied naval forces.
C. Japanese cruiser Kako
Japanese cruiser Kako was an Imperial Japanese Navy Furutaka-class heavy cruiser that served in the early Pacific campaigns of World War II before being sunk by a U.S. submarine shortly after participating in the Battle of Savo Island.
D. Japanese cruiser Yubari
Japanese cruiser Yubari was an experimental light cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy, notable for its innovative design that influenced later Japanese warships and for its active service in several major Pacific War engagements.
E. Japanese battlecruiser Takao
Japanese battlecruiser Takao was a planned but never completed Amagi-class capital ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy intended to serve as a fast, heavily armed battlecruiser in the early 20th century.
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 Furutaka
Target entity description: Japanese cruiser Furutaka was an Imperial Japanese Navy heavy cruiser of the interwar Furutaka class that saw extensive service in the early Pacific War before being sunk in 1942.

A. Japanese cruiser Tenryu
Japanese cruiser Tenryu was a World War II Imperial Japanese Navy light cruiser that participated in several early Pacific War engagements, including the Guadalcanal campaign.
B. Japanese cruiser Aoba
Japanese cruiser Aoba was a World War II Imperial Japanese Navy heavy cruiser that saw extensive combat in the Pacific, including major early-war engagements against Allied naval forces.
C. Japanese cruiser Kako
Japanese cruiser Kako was an Imperial Japanese Navy Furutaka-class heavy cruiser that served in the early Pacific campaigns of World War II before being sunk by a U.S. submarine shortly after participating in the Battle of Savo Island.
D. Japanese cruiser Yubari
Japanese cruiser Yubari was an experimental light cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy, notable for its innovative design that influenced later Japanese warships and for its active service in several major Pacific War engagements.
E. Japanese battlecruiser Takao
Japanese battlecruiser Takao was a planned but never completed Amagi-class capital ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy intended to serve as a fast, heavily armed battlecruiser in the early 20th century.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Furutaka-class cruiser ⓘ Imperial Japanese Navy ship ⓘ heavy cruiser ⓘ warship ⓘ
armamentAA	25 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ
armamentMain	6 × 200 mm guns in single turrets (as built) ⓘ 6 × 200 mm guns in twin turrets (after reconstruction) ⓘ
armamentSecondary	120 mm guns ⓘ
armamentTorpedo	610 mm torpedo tubes ⓘ
armorBelt	up to 76 mm ⓘ
armorDeck	up to 35 mm ⓘ
beam	16.9 m ⓘ
builder	Mitsubishi Nagasaki Shipyard ⓘ linked to: Mitsubishi Nagasaki shipyard
class	Furutaka class ⓘ linked to: Furutaka-class cruisers
commissioned	1926-03-31 ⓘ
conflict	Pacific War ⓘ World War II ⓘ
country	Empire of Japan ⓘ linked to: Japan
crewComplement	approximately 600 ⓘ
dateOfSinking	1942-10-12 ⓘ
displacementFullLoad	approximately 9,000 tons ⓘ
displacementStandard	approximately 7,100 tons ⓘ
draft	5.6 m ⓘ
era	World War II era ⓘ interwar period ⓘ
fate	sunk ⓘ
homeport	Kure Naval District ⓘ linked to: Imperial Japanese Navy Kure Naval District
hullNumber	Furutaka ⓘ
laidDown	1922-12-05 ⓘ
launched	1925-02-25 ⓘ
length	185.17 m ⓘ
maximumSpeed	33 knots ⓘ
namedAfter	Mount Furutaka ⓘ
navalEnsign	Naval Ensign of the Empire of Japan ⓘ linked to: Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (variant as naval ensign)
operator	Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ
participatedIn	invasion of Guam (1941) ⓘ operations in the Solomon Islands ⓘ
placeOfSinking	off Cape Esperance, Guadalcanal ⓘ
powerOutput	approximately 102,000 shp ⓘ
propulsion	oil-fired boilers ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ
range	approximately 7,000 nautical miles at 14 knots ⓘ
reconstructed	1930s ⓘ
reconstructionFeatures	enlarged bridge ⓘ improved torpedo armament ⓘ new superstructure ⓘ new twin-gun turrets ⓘ
sunkIn	Battle of Cape Esperance ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Battle of Cape Esperance → shipInvolved → Japanese cruiser Furutaka ⓘ

Battle of Cape Esperance → shipSunk → Japanese cruiser Furutaka ⓘ

Japanese cruiser Kako → sisterShip → Japanese cruiser Furutaka ⓘ

Second Battle of Savo Island → involvesShip → Japanese cruiser Furutaka ⓘ

Second Battle of Savo Island → shipSunk → Japanese cruiser Furutaka ⓘ

Furutaka-class cruisers → shipInClass → Japanese cruiser Furutaka ⓘ

Furutaka-class cruisers → leadShip → Japanese cruiser Furutaka ⓘ

Mount Furutaka → namedAfterBy → Japanese cruiser Furutaka ⓘ

Mount Furutaka → inspiredNameOf → Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser Furutaka ⓘ

linked to: Japanese cruiser Furutaka

Cruiser Division 6 → includedVessel → Japanese cruiser Furutaka ⓘ

Ironbottom Sound shipwreck sites → containsWreckOf → Japanese heavy cruiser Furutaka ⓘ