Japanese transport Ryujo Maru
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The Japanese transport Ryujo Maru was a World War II Imperial Japanese Army transport ship that was sunk during the Pacific War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Japanese transport Ryujo Maru canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4182370 — 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 transport Ryujo Maru Context triple: [Battle of the Sunda Strait, shipSunk, Japanese transport Ryujo Maru]
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A.
Shinkoku Maru
Shinkoku Maru is a famous World War II-era Japanese oil tanker wreck that now serves as a popular scuba diving site in Chuuk Lagoon, Micronesia.
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B.
San Francisco Maru
The San Francisco Maru is a famous World War II Japanese cargo shipwreck in Chuuk Lagoon, renowned among advanced divers for its well-preserved tanks, trucks, and munitions lying at significant depth.
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C.
Heian Maru
Heian Maru is a famous World War II Japanese transport shipwreck in Chuuk Lagoon, now a popular site for recreational wreck diving.
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D.
Fujikawa Maru
Fujikawa Maru is a famous World War II Japanese cargo shipwreck in Chuuk Lagoon, now serving as a popular wreck diving site rich with marine life and historical artifacts.
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E.
Piper Maru Klotz
Piper Maru Klotz is the daughter of actress Gillian Anderson and art director Clyde Klotz, known primarily for her connection to her mother's work on The X-Files.
- 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 transport Ryujo Maru Target entity description: The Japanese transport Ryujo Maru was a World War II Imperial Japanese Army transport ship that was sunk during the Pacific War.
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A.
Shinkoku Maru
Shinkoku Maru is a famous World War II-era Japanese oil tanker wreck that now serves as a popular scuba diving site in Chuuk Lagoon, Micronesia.
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B.
San Francisco Maru
The San Francisco Maru is a famous World War II Japanese cargo shipwreck in Chuuk Lagoon, renowned among advanced divers for its well-preserved tanks, trucks, and munitions lying at significant depth.
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C.
Heian Maru
Heian Maru is a famous World War II Japanese transport shipwreck in Chuuk Lagoon, now a popular site for recreational wreck diving.
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D.
Fujikawa Maru
Fujikawa Maru is a famous World War II Japanese cargo shipwreck in Chuuk Lagoon, now serving as a popular wreck diving site rich with marine life and historical artifacts.
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E.
Piper Maru Klotz
Piper Maru Klotz is the daughter of actress Gillian Anderson and art director Clyde Klotz, known primarily for her connection to her mother's work on The X-Files.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (16)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Army transport ship
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World War II ship ⓘ transport ship ⓘ |
| belligerent | Axis powers ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| nationality | Japanese ⓘ |
| navalRole |
cargo transport
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troop transport ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Imperial Japanese Army ⓘ |
| status | sunk ⓘ |
| sunkIn | Pacific War ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific War ⓘ |
| use | military transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Japanese transport Ryujo Maru Description of subject: The Japanese transport Ryujo Maru was a World War II Imperial Japanese Army transport ship that was sunk during the Pacific War.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.