Japanese destroyer Akatsuki
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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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Japanese destroyer Akatsuki canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1090457 — 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 destroyer Akatsuki Context triple: [Naval Battle of Guadalcanal, involvedShip, Japanese destroyer Akatsuki]
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Japanese destroyer Amatsukaze
The Japanese destroyer Amatsukaze was an Imperial Japanese Navy Kagerō-class destroyer that saw extensive action in World War II, including major Pacific naval engagements.
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B.
Japanese cruiser Tenryu
Japanese cruiser Tenryu was a World War II Imperial Japanese Navy light cruiser that participated in several early Pacific War engagements, including the Guadalcanal campaign.
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C.
Japanese cruiser Kako
Japanese cruiser Kako was an Imperial Japanese Navy Furutaka-class heavy cruiser that served in the early Pacific campaigns of World War II before being sunk by a U.S. submarine shortly after participating in the Battle of Savo Island.
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D.
Japanese cruiser Chokai
Japanese cruiser Chokai was a Takao-class heavy cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that played a major role in early Pacific War engagements before being sunk in 1944.
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E.
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.
- 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 Akatsuki Target entity description: 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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A.
Japanese destroyer Amatsukaze
The Japanese destroyer Amatsukaze was an Imperial Japanese Navy Kagerō-class destroyer that saw extensive action in World War II, including major Pacific naval engagements.
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B.
Japanese cruiser Tenryu
Japanese cruiser Tenryu was a World War II Imperial Japanese Navy light cruiser that participated in several early Pacific War engagements, including the Guadalcanal campaign.
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C.
Japanese cruiser Kako
Japanese cruiser Kako was an Imperial Japanese Navy Furutaka-class heavy cruiser that served in the early Pacific campaigns of World War II before being sunk by a U.S. submarine shortly after participating in the Battle of Savo Island.
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D.
Japanese cruiser Chokai
Japanese cruiser Chokai was a Takao-class heavy cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that played a major role in early Pacific War engagements before being sunk in 1944.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Fubuki-class destroyer
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Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Second Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy)
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surface form:
Japanese 2nd Fleet
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| armamentMainGuns | 127 mm guns ⓘ |
| armamentTorpedoes | 610 mm torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| builtFor | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| campaign | Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ |
| class | Fubuki class ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1932 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
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surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| designGeneration | special type destroyer ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 2050 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 1750 tons ⓘ |
| engagedBy |
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
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surface form:
United States Navy forces at Guadalcanal
|
| era | World War II-era warship ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in combat ⓘ |
| hullType | steel-hulled destroyer ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1928 ⓘ |
| launched | 1931 ⓘ |
| length | about 118 meters ⓘ |
| locationOfSinking | waters off Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| lostDuring | night surface action off Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| name | Akatsuki ⓘ |
| namedAfter | dawn ⓘ |
| navalBattle |
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal
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surface form:
Naval Battle of Guadalcanal (13 November 1942)
|
| navy | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| notableFor | heavy armament for a destroyer of its time ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Solomon Islands campaign
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surface form:
Guadalcanal Campaign
early Pacific War operations ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
escort ship
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surface combatant ⓘ |
| serviceEntryEra | interwar period ⓘ |
| servicePeriod | 1930s–1942 ⓘ |
| serviceStatusAtLoss | active service ⓘ |
| status | war loss ⓘ |
| sunkIn | Naval Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| sunkOnDate | 1942-11-13 ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific War ⓘ |
| topSpeed | about 38 knots ⓘ |
| torpedoType |
Type 93 Long Lance torpedo
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surface form:
Type 93 "Long Lance" torpedoes
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| usedAs |
escort for larger capital ships
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participant in night torpedo attacks ⓘ |
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Subject: Japanese destroyer Akatsuki Description of subject: 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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