Ōyodo
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Ōyodo was a Japanese light cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II, designed as a flagship for submarine operations and later used in major Pacific naval engagements.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ōyodo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7752362 — 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: Ōyodo Context triple: [Northern Force, includedShip, Ōyodo]
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A.
Akiruno
Akiruno is a city in western Tokyo, Japan, known for its natural scenery, including rivers, forests, and hiking areas.
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B.
Omiya
Omiya is a major commercial and transportation hub in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, known for its busy railway station and urban center.
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C.
Higashimurayama
Higashimurayama is a suburban city in western Tokyo, Japan, known for its residential neighborhoods, parks, and role as part of the Tama area’s commuter belt.
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D.
Higashikurume
Higashikurume is a suburban city in western Tokyo, Japan, known for its residential neighborhoods and role as a commuter area for central Tokyo.
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E.
Hamamatsuchō
Hamamatsuchō is a business and transportation district in Tokyo known for its major train and monorail stations, office towers, and proximity to Tokyo Bay.
- 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: Ōyodo Target entity description: Ōyodo was a Japanese light cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II, designed as a flagship for submarine operations and later used in major Pacific naval engagements.
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A.
Akiruno
Akiruno is a city in western Tokyo, Japan, known for its natural scenery, including rivers, forests, and hiking areas.
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B.
Omiya
Omiya is a major commercial and transportation hub in Saitama Prefecture, Japan, known for its busy railway station and urban center.
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C.
Higashimurayama
Higashimurayama is a suburban city in western Tokyo, Japan, known for its residential neighborhoods, parks, and role as part of the Tama area’s commuter belt.
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D.
Higashikurume
Higashikurume is a suburban city in western Tokyo, Japan, known for its residential neighborhoods and role as a commuter area for central Tokyo.
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E.
Hamamatsuchō
Hamamatsuchō is a business and transportation district in Tokyo known for its major train and monorail stations, office towers, and proximity to Tokyo Bay.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
light cruiser
ⓘ
warship ⓘ |
| aircraftFacilities |
catapults for seaplanes
ⓘ
large seaplane handling deck aft ⓘ |
| antiAircraftArmament | 25 mm AA guns ⓘ |
| beam | 16.6 m ⓘ |
| builder | Kure Naval Arsenal ⓘ |
| causeOfLoss | air attack ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1943-02-28 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
Empire of Japan
ⓘ
linked to:
Japan
|
| crewComplement | approximately 740 officers and men ⓘ |
| damagedBy | U.S. carrier aircraft ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1945-07-28 ⓘ |
| designedAs | flagship for submarine operations ⓘ |
| designedRole | submarine squadron flagship ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 10,000 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 8,100 tons ⓘ |
| draft | 5.9 m ⓘ |
| flagshipFor |
Combined Fleet (late war)
ⓘ
linked to:
Combined Fleet
|
| homePort | Kure ⓘ |
| hullNumber | CL-? (light cruiser designation, no formal number used like USN) ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1941-02-14 ⓘ |
| laterRole |
fleet flagship
ⓘ
transport and evacuation duties ⓘ |
| launched | 1942-04-02 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | 192.1 m ⓘ |
| mainArmament | 6 × 155 mm guns in 2 triple turrets ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 35 knots ⓘ |
| namesake |
Ōyodo River
ⓘ
linked to:
Oyodo River
|
| navalTheater | Pacific War ⓘ |
| numberOfScrews | 2 ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Leyte Gulf
ⓘ
Battle of the Philippine Sea ⓘ Operation Ten-Go support operations ⓘ |
| powerOutput | approximately 110,000 shp ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| range | approximately 10,000 nmi at 18 knots ⓘ |
| scrapped | post-World War II ⓘ |
| secondaryArmament | 100 mm dual-purpose guns ⓘ |
| shipClass |
Ōyodo-class cruiser
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linked to:
Oyodo-class cruiser
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| status | sunk ⓘ |
| sunkAt |
Kure, Japan
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linked to:
Kure, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ōyodo Description of subject: Ōyodo was a Japanese light cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy in World War II, designed as a flagship for submarine operations and later used in major Pacific naval engagements.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.