Haruna
E314408
Haruna was a Japanese Kongō-class fast battleship that served in the Imperial Japanese Navy during both World Wars and saw extensive action in the Pacific Theater.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Haruna canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2464041 — 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: Haruna Context triple: [Battle off Samar, notableJapaneseShip, Haruna]
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A.
Yasu
Yasu is a Japanese city located in Shiga Prefecture, known for its blend of residential areas, local industry, and proximity to Lake Biwa.
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B.
Yukio
Yukio is a Japanese given name commonly used for males and borne by several notable figures in politics, arts, and entertainment.
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C.
Sakae
Sakae is a major downtown commercial and entertainment district in Nagoya, Japan, known for its shopping, nightlife, and landmark attractions.
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D.
Miyazu
Miyazu is a coastal city in northern Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, best known as the gateway to the scenic sandbar Amanohashidate, one of Japan’s traditional “Three Views.”
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E.
Hatagaya
Hatagaya is a residential neighborhood in Tokyo known for its convenient access to central Shibuya and its mix of quiet local streets and urban amenities.
- 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: Haruna Target entity description: Haruna was a Japanese Kongō-class fast battleship that served in the Imperial Japanese Navy during both World Wars and saw extensive action in the Pacific Theater.
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A.
Yasu
Yasu is a Japanese city located in Shiga Prefecture, known for its blend of residential areas, local industry, and proximity to Lake Biwa.
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B.
Yukio
Yukio is a Japanese given name commonly used for males and borne by several notable figures in politics, arts, and entertainment.
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C.
Sakae
Sakae is a major downtown commercial and entertainment district in Nagoya, Japan, known for its shopping, nightlife, and landmark attractions.
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D.
Miyazu
Miyazu is a coastal city in northern Kyoto Prefecture, Japan, best known as the gateway to the scenic sandbar Amanohashidate, one of Japan’s traditional “Three Views.”
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E.
Hatagaya
Hatagaya is a residential neighborhood in Tokyo known for its convenient access to central Shibuya and its mix of quiet local streets and urban amenities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy warship
ⓘ
Kongō-class fast battleship ⓘ |
| armament |
8 × 14-inch (356 mm) main guns
ⓘ
anti-aircraft guns ⓘ secondary 6-inch guns ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| builder |
Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation
ⓘ
linked to:
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
|
| builtAt |
Kawasaki Dockyard, Kobe
ⓘ
linked to:
Kawasaki Shipyard, Kobe
|
| class |
Kongō class
ⓘ
linked to:
Kongō-class battlecruiser
|
| commissioned | 1915-04-19 ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| country |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan
|
| crewComplement | about 1,300 officers and men (WWII) ⓘ |
| damagedAt |
Battle of Leyte Gulf
ⓘ
Battle of the Philippine Sea ⓘ |
| damagedBy | U.S. carrier aircraft ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1945-07-28 ⓘ |
| displacement | about 27,500 tons (standard, post-reconstruction) ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in shallow water at Kure by U.S. air attack ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1912-03-16 ⓘ |
| launched | 1913-12-14 ⓘ |
| length | about 222 meters ⓘ |
| locationOfNamesake |
Gunma Prefecture, Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Gunma Prefecture
|
| namedAfter | Mount Haruna ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Leyte Gulf
ⓘ
Battle of Midway ⓘ Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ Battle of the Philippine Sea ⓘ Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands ⓘ Guadalcanal Campaign ⓘ
linked to:
Solomon Islands campaign
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbines ⓘ |
| reconstructedAs | fast battleship ⓘ |
| role |
escorted aircraft carriers in carrier task forces
ⓘ
shore bombardment ⓘ |
| sawActionIn | Pacific War ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| sisterShip |
Hiei
ⓘ
Kirishima ⓘ Kongō ⓘ |
| sunkAt |
Kure, Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
|
| sunkBy | U.S. carrier aircraft ⓘ |
| theater |
Pacific Theater of World War II
ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific Theater of Operations
|
| topSpeed | about 30 knots ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Haruna Description of subject: Haruna was a Japanese Kongō-class fast battleship that served in the Imperial Japanese Navy during both World Wars and saw extensive action in the Pacific Theater.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.