Hōshō
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Hōshō was the Imperial Japanese Navy’s pioneering aircraft carrier and the world’s first purpose-built carrier to enter service.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hōshō canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2451320 — 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: Hōshō Context triple: [Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō, name, Hōshō]
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A.
Honjo
Honjo is a historic district in Tokyo known for its traditional shitamachi atmosphere and close ties to the Sumida River area.
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B.
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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C.
Katsuragi
Katsuragi was a late-war Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier that served in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
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D.
Gotō
Gotō is a Japanese surname borne by various notable figures in politics, business, and the arts.
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E.
Shimotsuki
Shimotsuki was a Japanese destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served in World War II before being sunk in late 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: Hōshō Target entity description: Hōshō was the Imperial Japanese Navy’s pioneering aircraft carrier and the world’s first purpose-built carrier to enter service.
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A.
Honjo
Honjo is a historic district in Tokyo known for its traditional shitamachi atmosphere and close ties to the Sumida River area.
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B.
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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C.
Katsuragi
Katsuragi was a late-war Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier that served in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
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D.
Gotō
Gotō is a Japanese surname borne by various notable figures in politics, business, and the arts.
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E.
Shimotsuki
Shimotsuki was a Japanese destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served in World War II before being sunk in late 1944.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy ship
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aircraft carrier ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| aircraftCarried | about 15 aircraft (varied over career) ⓘ |
| airGroupType |
naval fighters
ⓘ
reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ torpedo bombers ⓘ |
| beam | about 17.98 metres ⓘ |
| builder |
Asano Shipbuilding Company
ⓘ
Yokohama Dock Company ⓘ
linked to:
Asano Shipbuilding Company
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| commissioned | 1922-12-27 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial Japan
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| decommissioned | 1946-10-31 ⓘ |
| designFeature |
full-length flight deck
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island-less flight deck in early configuration ⓘ starboard-side funnel arrangement (later modified) ⓘ |
| displacement | about 7,470 tons standard ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1922-12-27 ⓘ |
| fate | scrapped ⓘ |
| flag | Naval Ensign of the Empire of Japan ⓘ |
| homePort | Kure Naval Base ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1919-12-16 ⓘ |
| laterRole | training carrier ⓘ |
| launched | 1921-11-13 ⓘ |
| length | about 168.25 metres ⓘ |
| locationDuringSurrender | in Japanese home waters ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 25 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Hōshō (Japanese era name) ⓘ |
| notableAs | world’s first purpose-built aircraft carrier to enter service ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
served as a testbed for carrier landing and takeoff techniques
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used for early development of Japanese carrier aviation doctrine ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Attack on Pearl Harbor (as part of the Japanese invasion operations support)
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linked to:
attack on Pearl Harbor
Battle of Midway (support role) ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Midway
Battle of the Philippine Sea (training and ferry role) ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of the Philippine Sea
Pacific War ⓘ Second Sino-Japanese War ⓘ
linked to:
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945)
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| primaryRole | fleet aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| propulsion |
four shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| scrappedIn | 1947 ⓘ |
| shipClass | Hōshō-class aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| shipType | purpose-built aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| stricken | 1947-05-01 ⓘ |
| survivedConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| usedFor | repatriation transport after World War II ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hōshō Description of subject: Hōshō was the Imperial Japanese Navy’s pioneering aircraft carrier and the world’s first purpose-built carrier to enter service.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.