Japanese cruiser Mikuma
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Japanese cruiser Mikuma was an Imperial Japanese Navy heavy cruiser of the Mogami class that saw action in the early Pacific campaigns of World War II before being sunk in 1942.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Japanese cruiser Mikuma canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3574754 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Japanese cruiser Mikuma Context triple: [Mogami class, hasMember, Japanese cruiser Mikuma]
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A.
Japanese cruiser Chokai
Japanese cruiser Chokai was a Takao-class heavy cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that played a major role in early Pacific War engagements before being sunk in 1944.
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B.
Japanese cruiser Kinugasa
Japanese cruiser Kinugasa was an Imperial Japanese Navy Aoba-class heavy cruiser that saw extensive action in the Pacific during World War II before being sunk in 1942.
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C.
Japanese cruiser Yubari
Japanese cruiser Yubari was an experimental light cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy, notable for its innovative design that influenced later Japanese warships and for its active service in several major Pacific War engagements.
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D.
Japanese cruiser Aoba
Japanese cruiser Aoba was a World War II Imperial Japanese Navy heavy cruiser that saw extensive combat in the Pacific, including major early-war engagements against Allied naval forces.
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E.
Japanese cruiser Naniwa
Japanese cruiser Naniwa was a late 19th-century protected cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that gained prominence during the First Sino-Japanese War.
- 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 cruiser Mikuma Target entity description: Japanese cruiser Mikuma was an Imperial Japanese Navy heavy cruiser of the Mogami class that saw action in the early Pacific campaigns of World War II before being sunk in 1942.
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A.
Japanese cruiser Chokai
Japanese cruiser Chokai was a Takao-class heavy cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that played a major role in early Pacific War engagements before being sunk in 1944.
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B.
Japanese cruiser Kinugasa
Japanese cruiser Kinugasa was an Imperial Japanese Navy Aoba-class heavy cruiser that saw extensive action in the Pacific during World War II before being sunk in 1942.
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C.
Japanese cruiser Yubari
Japanese cruiser Yubari was an experimental light cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy, notable for its innovative design that influenced later Japanese warships and for its active service in several major Pacific War engagements.
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D.
Japanese cruiser Aoba
Japanese cruiser Aoba was a World War II Imperial Japanese Navy heavy cruiser that saw extensive combat in the Pacific, including major early-war engagements against Allied naval forces.
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E.
Japanese cruiser Naniwa
Japanese cruiser Naniwa was a late 19th-century protected cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that gained prominence during the First Sino-Japanese War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy ship
ⓘ
heavy cruiser ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Japanese Combined Fleet
ⓘ
linked to:
Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy
|
| armament |
15.5 cm guns (original main battery)
ⓘ
20.3 cm guns (later main battery) ⓘ anti-aircraft guns ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| attackedBy | United States Navy carrier aircraft ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of Midway ⓘ |
| builder |
Mitsubishi Nagasaki Shipyard
ⓘ
linked to:
Mitsubishi Nagasaki shipyard
|
| causeOfDestruction | air attack ⓘ |
| class | Mogami-class cruiser ⓘ |
| commissioned | 29 August 1935 ⓘ |
| conflict | Pacific War ⓘ |
| country |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan
|
| dateOfSinking | 6 June 1942 ⓘ |
| displacement |
approximately 13,400 tons standard
ⓘ
approximately 15,000+ tons full load ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| fate | sunk ⓘ |
| hullNumber | Mikuma ⓘ |
| laidDown | 24 December 1931 ⓘ |
| launched | 31 May 1934 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 200 meters ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | approximately 35 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mikuma River ⓘ |
| navalFleet | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| notableEvent | damaged in collision with sister ship Mogami before sinking ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Attack on Pearl Harbor operations area (cover forces)
ⓘ
linked to:
Operation Z (Pearl Harbor attack plan)
Battle of Midway ⓘ Indian Ocean operations ⓘ Invasion of Malaya ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Malaya
Invasion of the Dutch East Indies ⓘ
linked to:
Dutch East Indies campaign
|
| placeOfConstruction |
Nagasaki, Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Nagasaki
|
| placeOfSinking | near Midway Atoll ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 1942 ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1935 ⓘ |
| shipType |
cruiser
ⓘ
heavy cruiser ⓘ |
| sisterShip |
Japanese cruiser Kumano
ⓘ
Japanese cruiser Mogami ⓘ Japanese cruiser Suzuya ⓘ |
| sunkIn | Battle of Midway ⓘ |
| theaterOfWar | Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Japanese cruiser Mikuma Description of subject: Japanese cruiser Mikuma was an Imperial Japanese Navy heavy cruiser of the Mogami class that saw action in the early Pacific campaigns of World War II before being sunk in 1942.
Referenced by (3)
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