Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-19
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Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-19 was a World War II fleet submarine best known for its highly successful torpedo attack in September 1942 that damaged or sank multiple U.S. warships in a single salvo.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Japanese submarine I-19 | 2 |
| Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-19 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1971828 — 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)
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Target entity: Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-19 Context triple: [USS O’Brien (DD-415), torpedoedBy, Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-19]
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Japanese submarine I-168
Japanese submarine I-168 was an Imperial Japanese Navy fleet submarine best known for its role in the Battle of Midway, where it torpedoed and sank the damaged aircraft carrier USS Yorktown and the destroyer USS Hammann.
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B.
Japanese destroyer Yudachi
Japanese destroyer Yudachi was an Imperial Japanese Navy Shiratsuyu-class destroyer that saw extensive action in the early Pacific War before being sunk during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in 1942.
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Japanese destroyer Amatsukaze
The Japanese destroyer Amatsukaze was an Imperial Japanese Navy Kagerō-class destroyer that saw extensive action in World War II, including major Pacific naval engagements.
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Japanese destroyer Fubuki
The Japanese destroyer Fubuki was a pioneering Fubuki-class "special type" destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy, renowned for its powerful armament and advanced design that influenced destroyer construction worldwide before and during World War II.
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E.
Japanese cruiser Furutaka
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.
- 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: Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-19 Target entity description: Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-19 was a World War II fleet submarine best known for its highly successful torpedo attack in September 1942 that damaged or sank multiple U.S. warships in a single salvo.
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A.
Japanese submarine I-168
Japanese submarine I-168 was an Imperial Japanese Navy fleet submarine best known for its role in the Battle of Midway, where it torpedoed and sank the damaged aircraft carrier USS Yorktown and the destroyer USS Hammann.
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B.
Japanese destroyer Yudachi
Japanese destroyer Yudachi was an Imperial Japanese Navy Shiratsuyu-class destroyer that saw extensive action in the early Pacific War before being sunk during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in 1942.
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C.
Japanese destroyer Amatsukaze
The Japanese destroyer Amatsukaze was an Imperial Japanese Navy Kagerō-class destroyer that saw extensive action in World War II, including major Pacific naval engagements.
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D.
Japanese destroyer Fubuki
The Japanese destroyer Fubuki was a pioneering Fubuki-class "special type" destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy, renowned for its powerful armament and advanced design that influenced destroyer construction worldwide before and during World War II.
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E.
Japanese cruiser Furutaka
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
I-15-class submarine
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Japanese submarine ⓘ World War II warship ⓘ |
| aircraftCarried | 1 Yokosuka E14Y floatplane ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | I-19 ⓘ |
| armament |
1 × 140 mm deck gun
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25 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ 6 bow 533 mm torpedo tubes ⓘ Type 95 torpedoes ⓘ |
| beam | 9.3 m ⓘ |
| builtAt | Kure Naval Arsenal ⓘ |
| casualties | all hands lost ⓘ |
| causeOfLoss | depth charge attack ⓘ |
| commissionedOn | 1940-04-28 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Empire of Japan
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linked to:
Imperial Japan
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| crewComplement | about 95 officers and men ⓘ |
| damaged | USS North Carolina (BB-55) ⓘ |
| dateOfNotableAttack | 1942-09-15 ⓘ |
| displacementSubmerged | 3561 tons ⓘ |
| displacementSurfaced | 2549 tons ⓘ |
| draft | 5.1 m ⓘ |
| engagedShip |
USS North Carolina (BB-55)
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USS O’Brien (DD-415) ⓘ USS Wasp (CV-7) ⓘ |
| fatallyDamaged | USS O’Brien (DD-415) ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in action ⓘ |
| hullNumber | I-19 ⓘ |
| laidDownOn | 1938-03-15 ⓘ |
| launchedOn | 1939-09-16 ⓘ |
| length | 108.7 m ⓘ |
| locationOfNotableAttack | south of Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| maximumSpeedSubmerged | 8 knots ⓘ |
| maximumSpeedSurfaced | 23.6 knots ⓘ |
| navalEnsign | Naval Ensign of the Empire of Japan ⓘ |
| notableFor | torpedo salvo on 1942-09-15 that hit multiple U.S. warships ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Aleutian Islands operations
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linked to:
Aleutian Islands campaign
Guadalcanal campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Solomon Islands campaign
Hawaiian Islands patrols ⓘ |
| placeOfSinking | east of the Gilbert Islands ⓘ |
| propulsion | diesel-electric ⓘ |
| sank | USS Wasp (CV-7) ⓘ |
| serviceBranch |
Submarine force of the Imperial Japanese Navy
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linked to:
Imperial Japanese Navy submarine force
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| shipClass | I-15-class submarine ⓘ |
| shipType | ocean-going fleet submarine ⓘ |
| sunkBy | USS Radford (DD-446) ⓘ |
| sunkOn | 1943-11-25 ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-19 Description of subject: Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-19 was a World War II fleet submarine best known for its highly successful torpedo attack in September 1942 that damaged or sank multiple U.S. warships in a single salvo.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
DD-415
linked to: Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-19
linked to: Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-19