Japanese destroyer Fubuki
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The Japanese destroyer Fubuki was a pioneering Fubuki-class "special type" destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy, renowned for its powerful armament and advanced design that influenced destroyer construction worldwide before and during World War II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Japanese destroyer Fubuki canonical | 4 |
| destroyer Fubuki | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1153471 — 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 Fubuki Context triple: [Battle of Cape Esperance, shipInvolved, Japanese destroyer Fubuki]
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Japanese destroyer Akatsuki
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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B.
Japanese cruiser Furutaka
Japanese cruiser Furutaka was an Imperial Japanese Navy heavy cruiser of the interwar Furutaka class that saw extensive service in the early Pacific War before being sunk in 1942.
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C.
Japanese destroyer Ayanami
Japanese destroyer Ayanami was an Imperial Japanese Navy Fubuki-class destroyer that saw extensive service in World War II, notably during the early Pacific campaigns.
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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 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.
- 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 Fubuki Target entity description: The Japanese destroyer Fubuki was a pioneering Fubuki-class "special type" destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy, renowned for its powerful armament and advanced design that influenced destroyer construction worldwide before and during World War II.
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A.
Japanese destroyer Akatsuki
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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B.
Japanese cruiser Furutaka
Japanese cruiser Furutaka was an Imperial Japanese Navy heavy cruiser of the interwar Furutaka class that saw extensive service in the early Pacific War before being sunk in 1942.
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C.
Japanese destroyer Ayanami
Japanese destroyer Ayanami was an Imperial Japanese Navy Fubuki-class destroyer that saw extensive service in World War II, notably during the early Pacific campaigns.
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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 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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Fubuki-class destroyer
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destroyer ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| armamentAA | light anti-aircraft guns (varied over time) ⓘ |
| armamentMainGuns | 6 × 127 mm guns in three twin turrets ⓘ |
| armamentTorpedoes | 9 × 610 mm torpedo tubes in three triple mounts ⓘ |
| beam | about 10.4 m ⓘ |
| builder |
Mitsubishi Nagasaki shipyard
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surface form:
Mitsubishi Nagasaki Shipyard
|
| causeOfLoss | gunfire from U.S. Navy cruisers and destroyers ⓘ |
| class | Fubuki-class destroyer ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1928-08-10 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Japan
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surface form:
Empire of Japan
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| crewComplement | about 220 officers and men ⓘ |
| designFeature |
enclosed gun turrets on a destroyer
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heavy torpedo armament for its time ⓘ high speed and long range combination ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 2050 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 1750 tons ⓘ |
| draft | about 3.2 m ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
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interwar period ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in combat ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
foreign destroyer construction concepts
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subsequent Japanese destroyer designs ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1926-11-19 ⓘ |
| launched | 1927-11-19 ⓘ |
| length | about 118.4 m ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 38 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | blizzard (Fubuki in Japanese) ⓘ |
| navalFleet | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influential destroyer design worldwide
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pioneering "special type" destroyer design ⓘ powerful armament for its size ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of the Sunda Strait
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surface form:
Battle of Sunda Strait
Solomon Islands campaign ⓘ
surface form:
Guadalcanal campaign
invasion of the Philippines (1941) ⓘ operations in the Dutch East Indies ⓘ |
| pennantNumber | Fubuki ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| range | about 5000 nautical miles at 14 knots ⓘ |
| servedIn |
Pacific War
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Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ
surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
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| shaftCount | 2 ⓘ |
| shipyard |
Mitsubishi Nagasaki shipyard
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surface form:
Mitsubishi Nagasaki Shipyard
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| sunkDate | 1942-10-11 ⓘ |
| sunkIn | Battle of Cape Esperance ⓘ |
| sunkLocation | off Cape Esperance, Guadalcanal ⓘ |
| torpedoType | Type 93 Long Lance torpedoes (later in career) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Japanese destroyer Fubuki Description of subject: The Japanese destroyer Fubuki was a pioneering Fubuki-class "special type" destroyer of the Imperial Japanese Navy, renowned for its powerful armament and advanced design that influenced destroyer construction worldwide before and during World War II.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Takeo Kurita
this entity surface form:
destroyer Fubuki