Japanese destroyer Hatsushimo
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Japanese destroyer Hatsushimo was an Imperial Japanese Navy Asashio-class destroyer that saw extensive service throughout World War II, including participation in major late-war operations such as Operation Ten-Go.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Japanese destroyer Hatsushimo canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4181401 — 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)
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Target entity: Japanese destroyer Hatsushimo Context triple: [Ten-Go, notableShip, Japanese destroyer Hatsushimo]
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A.
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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Japanese destroyer Akatsuki
Japanese destroyer Akatsuki was an Imperial Japanese Navy Fubuki-class destroyer that saw extensive service in the early Pacific War before being sunk during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in 1942.
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C.
Japanese destroyer Yudachi
Japanese destroyer Yudachi was an Imperial Japanese Navy Shiratsuyu-class destroyer that saw extensive action in the early Pacific War before being sunk during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in 1942.
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Japanese destroyer Asashimo
Japanese destroyer Asashimo was an Imperial Japanese Navy Yūgumo-class destroyer that saw extensive service in World War II and was sunk during Operation Ten-Go in 1945.
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E.
Japanese destroyer Yukikaze
The Japanese destroyer Yukikaze was a famed Imperial Japanese Navy Kagerō-class destroyer renowned for surviving numerous major World War II naval battles with minimal damage and earning a reputation as a "lucky ship."
- 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 destroyer Hatsushimo Target entity description: Japanese destroyer Hatsushimo was an Imperial Japanese Navy Asashio-class destroyer that saw extensive service throughout World War II, including participation in major late-war operations such as Operation Ten-Go.
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A.
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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B.
Japanese destroyer Akatsuki
Japanese destroyer Akatsuki was an Imperial Japanese Navy Fubuki-class destroyer that saw extensive service in the early Pacific War before being sunk during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in 1942.
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C.
Japanese destroyer Yudachi
Japanese destroyer Yudachi was an Imperial Japanese Navy Shiratsuyu-class destroyer that saw extensive action in the early Pacific War before being sunk during the Naval Battle of Guadalcanal in 1942.
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Japanese destroyer Asashimo
Japanese destroyer Asashimo was an Imperial Japanese Navy Yūgumo-class destroyer that saw extensive service in World War II and was sunk during Operation Ten-Go in 1945.
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E.
Japanese destroyer Yukikaze
The Japanese destroyer Yukikaze was a famed Imperial Japanese Navy Kagerō-class destroyer renowned for surviving numerous major World War II naval battles with minimal damage and earning a reputation as a "lucky ship."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Asashio-class destroyer
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy warship ⓘ World War II naval ship of Japan ⓘ |
| affiliation | Combined Fleet ⓘ |
| armament |
127 mm naval guns
ⓘ
610 mm torpedo tubes ⓘ Type 93 "Long Lance" torpedoes ⓘ
linked to:
Type 93 Long Lance torpedo
anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| armamentUpgrade | increased anti-aircraft guns during war ⓘ |
| builtAt | Maizuru Naval Arsenal ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking | mine ⓘ |
| class |
Asashio class
ⓘ
linked to:
Asashio-class destroyer
|
| commissioned | 1939 ⓘ |
| country |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan
|
| crewComplement | approximately 200 officers and men ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1945 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Imperial Japanese Navy Technical Department ⓘ |
| designedFor |
fleet escort duties
ⓘ
high-speed torpedo attacks ⓘ |
| displacement | approximately 2000 tons standard ⓘ |
| fate | sunk ⓘ |
| hullNumber | Hatsushimo ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1936 ⓘ |
| launched | 1937 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 118 meters ⓘ |
| navalTheater |
East China Sea
ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ |
| notableFact | last Japanese destroyer lost in World War II ⓘ |
| notableFor | extensive late-war service despite heavy Japanese losses ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Operation Ten-Go
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Pacific War ⓘ Tokyo Express-type transport runs ⓘ World War II ⓘ convoy escort operations ⓘ troop transport missions ⓘ |
| placeOfSinking | near Maizuru, Japan ⓘ |
| predecessorClass |
Shiratsuyu-class destroyer
ⓘ
linked to:
Shiratsuyu class
|
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| roleInOperationTen-Go | escort for battleship Yamato ⓘ |
| sawActionInArea |
Japanese home waters
ⓘ
Philippine waters ⓘ Southwest Pacific ⓘ
linked to:
southwest Pacific Ocean
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| shipType | destroyer ⓘ |
| speed | over 35 knots ⓘ |
| successorClass | Kagero-class destroyer ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Japanese destroyer Hatsushimo Description of subject: Japanese destroyer Hatsushimo was an Imperial Japanese Navy Asashio-class destroyer that saw extensive service throughout World War II, including participation in major late-war operations such as Operation Ten-Go.
Referenced by (2)
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