Japanese battleship Hatsuse
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Japanese battleship Hatsuse was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served in the Russo-Japanese War and was sunk by naval mines in 1904.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Japanese battleship Hatsuse canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4122471 — 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: Japanese battleship Hatsuse Context triple: [Japanese battleship Shikishima, sisterShip, Japanese battleship Hatsuse]
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A.
Japanese battleship Shikishima
Japanese battleship Shikishima was a pre-dreadnought warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy that played a significant role in the Russo-Japanese War, including major fleet engagements.
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B.
Japanese cruiser Akitsushima
Japanese cruiser Akitsushima was an Imperial Japanese Navy protected cruiser active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, notably serving in the First Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War.
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C.
Japanese battlecruiser Takao
Japanese battlecruiser Takao was a planned but never completed Amagi-class capital ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy intended to serve as a fast, heavily armed battlecruiser in the early 20th century.
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D.
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.
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E.
Japanese battleship Hiei
Japanese battleship Hiei was a Kongō-class fast battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy that saw extensive action in the Pacific during World War II before being sunk in 1942.
- 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 battleship Hatsuse Target entity description: Japanese battleship Hatsuse was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served in the Russo-Japanese War and was sunk by naval mines in 1904.
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A.
Japanese battleship Shikishima
Japanese battleship Shikishima was a pre-dreadnought warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy that played a significant role in the Russo-Japanese War, including major fleet engagements.
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B.
Japanese cruiser Akitsushima
Japanese cruiser Akitsushima was an Imperial Japanese Navy protected cruiser active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, notably serving in the First Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War.
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C.
Japanese battlecruiser Takao
Japanese battlecruiser Takao was a planned but never completed Amagi-class capital ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy intended to serve as a fast, heavily armed battlecruiser in the early 20th century.
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D.
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.
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E.
Japanese battleship Hiei
Japanese battleship Hiei was a Kongō-class fast battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy that saw extensive action in the Pacific during World War II before being sunk in 1942.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
pre-dreadnought battleship
ⓘ
warship ⓘ |
| armament |
14 × 6-inch (152 mm) guns
ⓘ
4 × 12-inch (305 mm) main guns ⓘ smaller quick-firing guns ⓘ torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| armor | Harvey armor ⓘ |
| beam | about 23 meters ⓘ |
| builder | Elswick, Newcastle upon Tyne ⓘ |
| builtBy | Armstrong Whitworth ⓘ |
| casualties | significant loss of life among crew ⓘ |
| causeOfLoss | Russian naval mines ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Combined Fleet ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1901-01-18 ⓘ |
| conflict | Russo-Japanese War ⓘ |
| constructionSite | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan
|
| crewComplement | approximately 700–800 officers and men ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1904-05-15 ⓘ |
| designedFor | line-of-battle engagements ⓘ |
| displacement | 15000 long tons (standard, approximate) ⓘ |
| era | pre-dreadnought era ⓘ |
| fate | sunk by naval mines ⓘ |
| flag | Naval Ensign of the Empire of Japan ⓘ |
| flagshipOf |
1st Division, 1st Fleet (early Russo-Japanese War)
ⓘ
linked to:
1st Fleet
|
| historicalSignificance | one of the first major Japanese battleships lost to mines in combat ⓘ |
| hullNumber | none (pre-hull-number era in IJN) ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1898-01-10 ⓘ |
| launched | 1899-06-27 ⓘ |
| length | about 132 meters ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mount Hatsuse ⓘ |
| navalTechnology | transition period before HMS Dreadnought ⓘ |
| notableEngagement | operations off Port Arthur ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Russo-Japanese War ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | not used at time of service ⓘ |
| placeOfSinking |
Yellow Sea
ⓘ
off Port Arthur ⓘ |
| propulsion |
coal-fired boilers
ⓘ
vertical triple-expansion steam engines ⓘ |
| role | capital ship ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1901 ⓘ |
| shipClass | Shikishima-class battleship ⓘ |
| status | wreck ⓘ |
| topSpeed | about 18 knots ⓘ |
| usedIn | blockade of Port Arthur ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Japanese battleship Hatsuse Description of subject: Japanese battleship Hatsuse was a pre-dreadnought battleship of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served in the Russo-Japanese War and was sunk by naval mines in 1904.
Referenced by (2)
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