Japanese carrier Hiyo
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Japanese carrier Hiyo was an Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier of World War II that saw major action in the Pacific before being sunk during the Battle of the Philippine Sea in 1944.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Japanese aircraft carrier Hiyo | 1 |
| Japanese carrier Hiyo canonical | 1 |
| Japanese carrier Hiyō | 1 |
| fleet carrier Hiyo | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1293591 — 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 carrier Hiyo Context triple: [Battle of the Philippine Sea, aircraftCarrierInvolved, Japanese carrier Hiyo]
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A.
Japanese carrier Taiho
Japanese carrier Taiho was an advanced Imperial Japanese Navy fleet aircraft carrier, notable as Japan’s first armored-deck carrier and sunk during the Battle of the Philippine Sea in World War II.
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B.
Japanese carrier Junyo
Japanese carrier Junyo was an Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier that saw extensive service in World War II, including major Pacific engagements before being heavily damaged and rendered inactive late in the war.
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C.
Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō
The Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō was the world’s first purpose-built aircraft carrier to enter service, playing a pioneering role in the development of naval aviation for the Imperial Japanese Navy.
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D.
Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō
The Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō was a light carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that saw extensive service in the early Pacific War before being sunk at the Battle of the Eastern Solomons in 1942.
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E.
Japanese carrier Zuikaku
Japanese carrier Zuikaku was a Shōkaku-class fleet aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served as one of Japan’s principal carriers in World War II, participating in major Pacific battles before being sunk in 1944.
- 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 carrier Hiyo Target entity description: Japanese carrier Hiyo was an Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier of World War II that saw major action in the Pacific before being sunk during the Battle of the Philippine Sea in 1944.
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A.
Japanese carrier Taiho
Japanese carrier Taiho was an advanced Imperial Japanese Navy fleet aircraft carrier, notable as Japan’s first armored-deck carrier and sunk during the Battle of the Philippine Sea in World War II.
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B.
Japanese carrier Junyo
Japanese carrier Junyo was an Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier that saw extensive service in World War II, including major Pacific engagements before being heavily damaged and rendered inactive late in the war.
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C.
Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō
The Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō was the world’s first purpose-built aircraft carrier to enter service, playing a pioneering role in the development of naval aviation for the Imperial Japanese Navy.
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D.
Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō
The Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō was a light carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that saw extensive service in the early Pacific War before being sunk at the Battle of the Eastern Solomons in 1942.
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E.
Japanese carrier Zuikaku
Japanese carrier Zuikaku was a Shōkaku-class fleet aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served as one of Japan’s principal carriers in World War II, participating in major Pacific battles before being sunk in 1944.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy ship
ⓘ
aircraft carrier ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| aircraftType |
Aichi D3A
ⓘ
linked to:
Aichi D3A dive bombers
Mitsubishi A6M Zero ⓘ
linked to:
Mitsubishi A6M
Nakajima B5N ⓘ |
| airGroupSize | about 48 aircraft ⓘ |
| armament |
12 × 12.7 cm/40 Type 89 dual-purpose guns
ⓘ
Type 96 25 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| armorType | lightly armored flight deck ⓘ |
| battleOfSinking | Battle of the Philippine Sea ⓘ |
| beam | 26.7 m ⓘ |
| builder | Ishikawajima Shipbuilding & Engineering Co., Ltd. ⓘ |
| catapult | none ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking | torpedo hits from U.S. carrier aircraft ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1942-07-31 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| conversionFrom | passenger liner Izumo Maru ⓘ |
| country |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan
|
| crewComplement | about 1,200 officers and men ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1944-06-20 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | about 27,500 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | about 24,150 tons ⓘ |
| draft | 8.15 m ⓘ |
| era | World War II era ⓘ |
| fate | sunk ⓘ |
| flag | Naval Ensign of the Empire of Japan ⓘ |
| flightDeckConfiguration | single full-length flight deck ⓘ |
| hullType | conventional monohull ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Japanese carrier fleet in the Pacific War ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1939-11-30 ⓘ |
| launched | 1941-06-24 ⓘ |
| length | 219.32 m ⓘ |
| locationOfSinking | Philippine Sea ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 25.5 knots ⓘ |
| navalCategory | fleet carrier ⓘ |
| notableEngagement |
Battle of the Philippine Sea
ⓘ
Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands ⓘ Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| originalType | passenger liner hull ⓘ |
| powerOutput | about 56,250 shp ⓘ |
| propulsion |
4 shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| range | about 11,700 nmi at 18 knots ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| shipClass | Hiyō-class aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| shipyard | Tokyo ⓘ |
| sisterShip | Japanese carrier Junyo ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Japanese carrier Hiyo Description of subject: Japanese carrier Hiyo was an Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier of World War II that saw major action in the Pacific before being sunk during the Battle of the Philippine Sea in 1944.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Japanese carrier Hiyo
linked to: Japanese carrier Hiyo
linked to: Japanese carrier Hiyo