Japanese destroyer Arashio
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Japanese destroyer Arashio was an Imperial Japanese Navy Asashio-class destroyer that served actively in World War II, participating in numerous Pacific naval engagements before being sunk in 1943.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Japanese destroyer Arashio canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4225887 — 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 destroyer Arashio Context triple: [Battle of the Badung Strait, involvedUnit, Japanese destroyer Arashio]
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Japanese destroyer Asashio
Japanese destroyer Asashio was a World War II Imperial Japanese Navy Asashio-class destroyer known for its heavy armament and active service in early Pacific naval engagements.
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B.
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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C.
Japanese destroyer Oshio
The Japanese destroyer Oshio was an Imperial Japanese Navy Asashio-class destroyer that saw extensive service in the early Pacific War, including major actions in the Netherlands East Indies campaign.
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D.
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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E.
Japanese destroyer Kasumi
Japanese destroyer Kasumi was an Imperial Japanese Navy Asashio-class destroyer that served extensively in World War II, including as an escort in major operations such as the Ten-Go sortie.
- 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 destroyer Arashio Target entity description: Japanese destroyer Arashio was an Imperial Japanese Navy Asashio-class destroyer that served actively in World War II, participating in numerous Pacific naval engagements before being sunk in 1943.
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A.
Japanese destroyer Asashio
Japanese destroyer Asashio was a World War II Imperial Japanese Navy Asashio-class destroyer known for its heavy armament and active service in early Pacific naval engagements.
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B.
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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C.
Japanese destroyer Oshio
The Japanese destroyer Oshio was an Imperial Japanese Navy Asashio-class destroyer that saw extensive service in the early Pacific War, including major actions in the Netherlands East Indies campaign.
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D.
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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E.
Japanese destroyer Kasumi
Japanese destroyer Kasumi was an Imperial Japanese Navy Asashio-class destroyer that served extensively in World War II, including as an escort in major operations such as the Ten-Go sortie.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Asashio-class destroyer
ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy ship ⓘ destroyer ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| armament |
127 mm naval guns
ⓘ
610 mm torpedo tubes ⓘ Type 93 torpedoes ⓘ anti-aircraft guns ⓘ depth charges ⓘ |
| battle | Battle of the Bismarck Sea ⓘ |
| beam | 10.3 meters (approximate) ⓘ |
| builder |
Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation
ⓘ
linked to:
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Kobe shipyard ⓘ
linked to:
Kawasaki Shipyard, Kobe
|
| causeOfSinking |
U.S. aircraft
ⓘ
air attack ⓘ |
| class |
Asashio class
ⓘ
linked to:
Asashio-class destroyer
|
| classPosition | unit of the Asashio-class destroyers ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1937-11-20 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan
|
| crew | about 200 officers and men ⓘ |
| designPurpose | ocean-going destroyer for fleet operations ⓘ |
| displacement | 2000 tons (standard, approximate) ⓘ |
| era | World War II era ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in action ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1935-11-01 ⓘ |
| launched | 1937-05-26 ⓘ |
| length | 118 meters (approximate) ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 35 knots (approximate) ⓘ |
| namedAfter | stormy tide (Arashio) in Japanese ⓘ |
| navalEnsign |
Naval Ensign of the Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Imperial Japanese flag
|
| navalFleet | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of the Java Sea
ⓘ
Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ Tokyo Express operations ⓘ
linked to:
Tokyo Express supply run
invasion of the Dutch East Indies ⓘ invasion of the Philippines (1941) ⓘ
linked to:
Philippines campaign (1941–1942)
|
| placeOfSinking | Bismarck Sea ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
convoy escort
ⓘ
escort ship ⓘ fleet destroyer ⓘ |
| serviceEndYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| serviceStartYear | 1937 ⓘ |
| sunk | 1943-03-05 ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Japanese destroyer Arashio Description of subject: Japanese destroyer Arashio was an Imperial Japanese Navy Asashio-class destroyer that served actively in World War II, participating in numerous Pacific naval engagements before being sunk in 1943.
Referenced by (1)
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