Japanese light cruiser Yahagi
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Japanese light cruiser Yahagi was an Imperial Japanese Navy Agano-class light cruiser best known for serving as one of the principal escorts of battleship Yamato during the ill-fated Operation Ten-Go in World War II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Japanese light cruiser Yahagi canonical | 2 |
| light cruiser Yahagi | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4181395 — 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 light cruiser Yahagi Context triple: [Ten-Go, notableShip, Japanese light cruiser Yahagi]
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A.
Japanese destroyer Ayanami
Japanese destroyer Ayanami was an Imperial Japanese Navy Fubuki-class destroyer that saw extensive service in World War II, notably during the early Pacific campaigns.
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B.
Japanese light cruiser Nagara
The Japanese light cruiser Nagara was a Nagara-class warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy that saw extensive service in World War II, including major Pacific engagements.
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C.
Japanese cruiser Mogami
Japanese cruiser Mogami was a World War II Imperial Japanese Navy warship originally built as a light cruiser and later rebuilt as a heavy cruiser, serving in several major Pacific naval battles before being scuttled after the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
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D.
Japanese destroyer Fubuki
The Japanese destroyer Fubuki was a pioneering Fubuki-class "special type" destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy, renowned for its powerful armament and advanced design that influenced destroyer construction worldwide before and during World War II.
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E.
Japanese heavy cruiser Takao
Japanese heavy cruiser Takao was a powerful and heavily armed Takao-class cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that saw extensive action in the Pacific during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Japanese light cruiser Yahagi Target entity description: Japanese light cruiser Yahagi was an Imperial Japanese Navy Agano-class light cruiser best known for serving as one of the principal escorts of battleship Yamato during the ill-fated Operation Ten-Go in World War II.
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A.
Japanese destroyer Ayanami
Japanese destroyer Ayanami was an Imperial Japanese Navy Fubuki-class destroyer that saw extensive service in World War II, notably during the early Pacific campaigns.
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B.
Japanese light cruiser Nagara
The Japanese light cruiser Nagara was a Nagara-class warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy that saw extensive service in World War II, including major Pacific engagements.
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C.
Japanese cruiser Mogami
Japanese cruiser Mogami was a World War II Imperial Japanese Navy warship originally built as a light cruiser and later rebuilt as a heavy cruiser, serving in several major Pacific naval battles before being scuttled after the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
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D.
Japanese destroyer Fubuki
The Japanese destroyer Fubuki was a pioneering Fubuki-class "special type" destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy, renowned for its powerful armament and advanced design that influenced destroyer construction worldwide before and during World War II.
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E.
Japanese heavy cruiser Takao
Japanese heavy cruiser Takao was a powerful and heavily armed Takao-class cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that saw extensive action in the Pacific during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy ship
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light cruiser ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| aircraftCarried | reconnaissance floatplanes ⓘ |
| aircraftFacilities | 1 catapult ⓘ |
| armamentMain | 6 × 152 mm guns in three twin turrets ⓘ |
| armamentSecondary | 4 × 76 mm guns ⓘ |
| armamentTorpedo |
8 × 610 mm torpedo tubes
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Type 93 "Long Lance" torpedoes ⓘ
linked to:
Type 93 Long Lance torpedo
|
| battle |
Battle off Okinawa
ⓘ
linked to:
Battle of Okinawa
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| beam | 15.2 m ⓘ |
| builder | Sasebo Naval Arsenal ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking | air attack by U.S. carrier aircraft ⓘ |
| class |
Agano-class light cruiser
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linked to:
Agano-class cruiser
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| commissioned | 1943-12-29 ⓘ |
| conflict |
Pacific Theater of World War II
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linked to:
Pacific War
|
| country |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan
|
| crewComplement | approximately 730 officers and men ⓘ |
| dateSunk | 1945-04-07 ⓘ |
| designedFor | torpedo attack leadership ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 8,500 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 6,600 tons ⓘ |
| draft | 5.63 m ⓘ |
| escorted |
Japanese battleship Yamato
ⓘ
linked to:
Yamato-class battleship
|
| fate | sunk in action ⓘ |
| hullNumber | CL Yahagi ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1941-11-11 ⓘ |
| launched | 1942-10-25 ⓘ |
| length | 174.5 m ⓘ |
| locationSunk | East China Sea ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 35 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Yahagi River ⓘ |
| navalEnsign |
Naval Ensign of the Empire of Japan
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linked to:
Imperial Japanese flag
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| notableOperation | Operation Ten-Go ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| powerOutput | 100,000 shp ⓘ |
| propulsion |
4 shafts
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6 boilers ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ |
| range | 6,300 nautical miles at 18 knots ⓘ |
| role | destroyer squadron flagship ⓘ |
| serviceEndYear | 1945 ⓘ |
| serviceEntryYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| sisterShip |
Agano
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Noshiro ⓘ Sakawa ⓘ |
| squadronFlagshipOf |
10th Destroyer Squadron
ⓘ
linked to:
Destroyer Squadron 10
|
| sunkBy | United States Navy ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific War ⓘ |
| worldWar | World War II ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Japanese light cruiser Yahagi Description of subject: Japanese light cruiser Yahagi was an Imperial Japanese Navy Agano-class light cruiser best known for serving as one of the principal escorts of battleship Yamato during the ill-fated Operation Ten-Go in World War II.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Japanese light cruiser Yahagi