Shinano
E146466
Shinano was a Japanese World War II aircraft carrier, originally laid down as a Yamato-class battleship and notable for being the largest carrier ever sunk in combat.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shinano canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T783125 — 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: Shinano Context triple: [Musashi, sisterShip, Shinano]
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A.
Gifu
Gifu is a city in central Japan that serves as the capital of Gifu Prefecture, known for its historic cormorant fishing on the Nagara River and its strategic location in the Chūbu region.
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B.
Izumo
Izumo is a coastal city in Japan’s Shimane Prefecture, best known for the ancient Shinto shrine Izumo Taisha, one of the country’s most important religious sites.
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C.
Ibaraki
Ibaraki is a city in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known as a residential and industrial hub within the Kansai metropolitan area.
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D.
Shiga Prefecture
Shiga Prefecture is a landlocked prefecture in central Japan known for encompassing Lake Biwa, the country’s largest freshwater lake, and for its historical towns and proximity to Kyoto in the Kansai region.
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E.
Nagano Prefecture
Nagano Prefecture is a mountainous region in central Japan renowned for its ski resorts, natural scenery, and role as the venue of the 1998 Winter Olympics.
- 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: Shinano Target entity description: Shinano was a Japanese World War II aircraft carrier, originally laid down as a Yamato-class battleship and notable for being the largest carrier ever sunk in combat.
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A.
Gifu
Gifu is a city in central Japan that serves as the capital of Gifu Prefecture, known for its historic cormorant fishing on the Nagara River and its strategic location in the Chūbu region.
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B.
Izumo
Izumo is a coastal city in Japan’s Shimane Prefecture, best known for the ancient Shinto shrine Izumo Taisha, one of the country’s most important religious sites.
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C.
Ibaraki
Ibaraki is a city in northern Osaka Prefecture, Japan, known as a residential and industrial hub within the Kansai metropolitan area.
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D.
Shiga Prefecture
Shiga Prefecture is a landlocked prefecture in central Japan known for encompassing Lake Biwa, the country’s largest freshwater lake, and for its historical towns and proximity to Kyoto in the Kansai region.
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E.
Nagano Prefecture
Nagano Prefecture is a mountainous region in central Japan renowned for its ski resorts, natural scenery, and role as the venue of the 1998 Winter Olympics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy ship
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aircraft carrier ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| airGroupPlanned |
carrier-based attack aircraft
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carrier-based fighters ⓘ |
| armament |
16 × 12.7 cm dual-purpose guns
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numerous 25 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 38.9 meters ⓘ |
| builder | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal ⓘ |
| casualties | over 1400 ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking | torpedo attack ⓘ |
| commissioned | 19 November 1944 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| constructionStatusAtSinking | not fully completed ⓘ |
| convertedTo | aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
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| crewComplement | approximately 2400 ⓘ |
| designedSpeed | 27 knots ⓘ |
| designOrigin | modified Yamato-class battleship hull ⓘ |
| displacement |
approximately 65000 tons standard
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over 70000 tons full load ⓘ |
| draft | approximately 10.3 meters ⓘ |
| fate | sunk ⓘ |
| hullNumber |
Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano
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surface form:
IJN Shinano
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| laidDown | 4 May 1940 ⓘ |
| laidDownAs | Yamato-class battleship ⓘ |
| launched | 8 October 1944 ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | approximately 266 meters ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Shinano Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
largest aircraft carrier ever sunk in combat
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largest warship sunk by submarine ⓘ |
| numberOfTorpedoHits | four ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| propulsion |
four propeller shafts
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| role |
floating workshop and supply ship
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support carrier for other fleet carriers ⓘ |
| serviceDuration | 10 days in commission ⓘ |
| shipClass |
Yamato-class battleship
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surface form:
Yamato-class
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| shipType | fleet carrier ⓘ |
| sinkingLocation | off the coast of Honshu, Japan ⓘ |
| sisterShipsByHullType |
Musashi
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Yamato ⓘ |
| sunkBy |
USS Archerfish
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United States Navy submarine ⓘ |
| sunkOnDate | 29 November 1944 ⓘ |
| survivors | approximately 1080 ⓘ |
| voyagePurpose | transfer to Kure for final fitting out ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shinano Description of subject: Shinano was a Japanese World War II aircraft carrier, originally laid down as a Yamato-class battleship and notable for being the largest carrier ever sunk in combat.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.