Japanese heavy cruiser Atago
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The Japanese heavy cruiser Atago was a Takao-class warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served as a major surface combatant in numerous Pacific Theater engagements during World War II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| heavy cruiser Atago | 4 |
| Japanese heavy cruiser Atago canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Japanese heavy cruiser Atago Context triple: [Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, involvedShip, Japanese heavy cruiser Atago]
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Japanese battlecruiser Atago
Japanese battlecruiser Atago was a planned but never completed Amagi-class capital ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy intended to serve as a fast, heavily armed battlecruiser in the interwar period.
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Japanese cruiser Aoba
Japanese cruiser Aoba was a World War II Imperial Japanese Navy heavy cruiser that saw extensive combat in the Pacific, including major early-war engagements against Allied naval forces.
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Japanese battlecruiser Amagi
Japanese battlecruiser Amagi was a planned Imperial Japanese Navy capital ship of the Amagi class that was never completed and later scrapped after being damaged in the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake.
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Japanese battlecruiser Takao
Japanese battlecruiser Takao was a planned but never completed Amagi-class capital ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy intended to serve as a fast, heavily armed battlecruiser in the early 20th century.
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E.
Japanese cruiser Yubari
Japanese cruiser Yubari was an experimental light cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy, notable for its innovative design that influenced later Japanese warships and for its active service in several major Pacific War engagements.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Japanese heavy cruiser Atago Target entity description: The Japanese heavy cruiser Atago was a Takao-class warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served as a major surface combatant in numerous Pacific Theater engagements during World War II.
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A.
Japanese battlecruiser Atago
Japanese battlecruiser Atago was a planned but never completed Amagi-class capital ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy intended to serve as a fast, heavily armed battlecruiser in the interwar period.
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B.
Japanese cruiser Aoba
Japanese cruiser Aoba was a World War II Imperial Japanese Navy heavy cruiser that saw extensive combat in the Pacific, including major early-war engagements against Allied naval forces.
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C.
Japanese battlecruiser Amagi
Japanese battlecruiser Amagi was a planned Imperial Japanese Navy capital ship of the Amagi class that was never completed and later scrapped after being damaged in the 1923 Great Kantō earthquake.
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D.
Japanese battlecruiser Takao
Japanese battlecruiser Takao was a planned but never completed Amagi-class capital ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy intended to serve as a fast, heavily armed battlecruiser in the early 20th century.
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E.
Japanese cruiser Yubari
Japanese cruiser Yubari was an experimental light cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy, notable for its innovative design that influenced later Japanese warships and for its active service in several major Pacific War engagements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy ship
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Takao-class heavy cruiser ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| aircraftCarried | floatplanes ⓘ |
| armamentMain | 10 × 20.3 cm/50 3rd Year Type naval guns ⓘ |
| armamentSecondary | 12 cm guns (as built) ⓘ |
| armamentTorpedo | 610 mm Type 93 torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| armourBelt | up to 127 mm ⓘ |
| armourDeck | up to 35 mm ⓘ |
| beam | 20.4 m ⓘ |
| builder | Kure Naval Arsenal ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking | torpedoes ⓘ |
| class | Takao-class cruiser ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1932-03-30 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
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surface form:
Empire of Japan
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| crewComplement | approximately 700–800 ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1944-10-23 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 15000 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 9850 tons ⓘ |
| draft | 6.32 m ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in World War II ⓘ |
| flagshipOf |
Vice Admiral Takeo Kurita
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surface form:
Admiral Takeo Kurita
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| laidDown | 1927-04-28 ⓘ |
| launched | 1930-06-16 ⓘ |
| length | 203.76 m ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mount Atago ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Leyte Gulf
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Battle of the Eastern Solomons ⓘ Battle of the Java Sea ⓘ Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands ⓘ Battle of the Sibuyan Sea ⓘ Indian Ocean raid ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Ocean raid (1942)
Philippines campaign (1941–1942) ⓘ
surface form:
Invasion of the Philippines (1941)
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| placeOfSinking | Palawan Passage ⓘ |
| powerOutput | 130000 shp ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| range | 12000 nautical miles at 14 knots ⓘ |
| role | heavy surface combatant ⓘ |
| serviceEntryEra | interwar period ⓘ |
| sisterShip |
Chōkai
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Maya ⓘ Takao ⓘ |
| speed | 35.5 knots ⓘ |
| sunkBy | USS Darter ⓘ |
| theater |
Pacific War
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surface form:
Pacific Theater of World War II
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Subject: Japanese heavy cruiser Atago Description of subject: The Japanese heavy cruiser Atago was a Takao-class warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served as a major surface combatant in numerous Pacific Theater engagements during World War II.
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