Amagi
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Amagi was an Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier planned as part of Japan’s early carrier force before being cancelled due to damage from the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Amagi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2347302 — 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: Amagi Context triple: [First Carrier Division, componentShip, Amagi]
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A.
Katsuragi
Katsuragi is a city in Japan known for its location in Nara Prefecture and its historical and cultural ties to the ancient Yamato region.
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B.
Anogi
Anogi is a small traditional mountain village on the Greek island of Ithaca, known for its historic church, stone houses, and panoramic views.
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C.
Itami
Itami is a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, known for hosting Osaka International Airport (commonly called Itami Airport).
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D.
Aishō
Aishō is a town in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, known for its rural character and historical sites.
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E.
Asago
Asago is a city in northern Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, known for its mountainous scenery, historic castle ruins, and hot spring resorts.
- 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: Amagi Target entity description: Amagi was an Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier planned as part of Japan’s early carrier force before being cancelled due to damage from the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake.
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A.
Katsuragi
Katsuragi is a city in Japan known for its location in Nara Prefecture and its historical and cultural ties to the ancient Yamato region.
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B.
Anogi
Anogi is a small traditional mountain village on the Greek island of Ithaca, known for its historic church, stone houses, and panoramic views.
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C.
Itami
Itami is a city in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, known for hosting Osaka International Airport (commonly called Itami Airport).
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D.
Aishō
Aishō is a town in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, known for its rural character and historical sites.
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E.
Asago
Asago is a city in northern Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, known for its mountainous scenery, historic castle ruins, and hot spring resorts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier
ⓘ
Unryū-class aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| airGroupPlanned | about 57 aircraft ⓘ |
| armament |
12 × 12.7 cm Type 89 dual-purpose guns
ⓘ
multiple 25 mm Type 96 anti-aircraft guns ⓘ rocket launchers for air defense (late war fit) ⓘ |
| beam | 22.0 metres ⓘ |
| builder | Kure Naval Arsenal ⓘ |
| causeOfLoss | capsized in shallow water after bomb damage ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1944-08-10 ⓘ |
| complement | about 1,600 officers and crew ⓘ |
| confusedWith | Amagi (battlecruiser hull converted to carrier, cancelled after 1923 Great Kantō earthquake) ⓘ |
| constructionSite |
Kure, Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
|
| country |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan
|
| damagedBy | U.S. carrier aircraft ⓘ |
| damagedInOperation | Task Force 38 air raids on Kure ⓘ |
| dateOfSevereDamage |
1945-07-24
ⓘ
1945-07-28 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Imperial Japanese Navy Technical Department ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | about 20,450 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | about 17,150 tons ⓘ |
| draft | 7.63 metres ⓘ |
| fate | scrapped ⓘ |
| homePort |
Kure Naval District
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial Japanese Navy Kure Naval District
|
| hullNumber | CVL-? (light carrier designation, exact number varies by source) ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1942-10-01 ⓘ |
| launched | 1943-10-15 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | 227.35 metres ⓘ |
| locationOfLoss |
Kure, Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
|
| namedAfter | Mount Amagi ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| powerOutput | 152,000 shaft horsepower ⓘ |
| propulsion |
4 geared steam turbines
ⓘ
8 Kampon water-tube boilers ⓘ |
| range | 8000 nautical miles at 18 knots ⓘ |
| role | fleet aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| scrappedBy | Japanese firms under Allied supervision ⓘ |
| scrappingPeriod | 1946–1947 ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| shipClass | Unryū-class aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| sisterShip |
Ikoma (planned)
ⓘ
linked to:
Ikoma
Katsuragi ⓘ Unryū ⓘ
linked to:
Unryu
|
| speed | 34 knots ⓘ |
| statusDuringLateWar | largely inactive due to fuel and aircrew shortages ⓘ |
| strickenFromNavyList | 1945-11-30 ⓘ |
| surrenderStatus | found capsized at Kure at Japan’s surrender ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific War ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Amagi Description of subject: Amagi was an Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier planned as part of Japan’s early carrier force before being cancelled due to damage from the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake.
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