Japanese carrier Junyo
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Japanese carrier Junyo was an Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier that saw extensive service in World War II, including major Pacific engagements before being heavily damaged and rendered inactive late in the war.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Japanese carrier Junyo canonical | 2 |
| fleet carrier Junyo | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1293590 — 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 carrier Junyo Context triple: [Battle of the Philippine Sea, aircraftCarrierInvolved, Japanese carrier Junyo]
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A.
Japanese carrier Taiho
Japanese carrier Taiho was an advanced Imperial Japanese Navy fleet aircraft carrier, notable as Japan’s first armored-deck carrier and sunk during the Battle of the Philippine Sea in World War II.
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B.
Japanese carrier Zuikaku
Japanese carrier Zuikaku was a Shōkaku-class fleet aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served as one of Japan’s principal carriers in World War II, participating in major Pacific battles before being sunk in 1944.
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C.
Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō
The Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō was a light carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that saw extensive service in the early Pacific War before being sunk at the Battle of the Eastern Solomons in 1942.
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D.
Japanese carrier Shokaku
Japanese carrier Shokaku was a major Imperial Japanese Navy fleet aircraft carrier, renowned for its role in early Pacific War battles before being sunk in 1944.
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E.
Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō
The Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō was the world’s first purpose-built aircraft carrier to enter service, playing a pioneering role in the development of naval aviation for the Imperial Japanese Navy.
- 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: Japanese carrier Junyo Target entity description: Japanese carrier Junyo was an Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier that saw extensive service in World War II, including major Pacific engagements before being heavily damaged and rendered inactive late in the war.
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A.
Japanese carrier Taiho
Japanese carrier Taiho was an advanced Imperial Japanese Navy fleet aircraft carrier, notable as Japan’s first armored-deck carrier and sunk during the Battle of the Philippine Sea in World War II.
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B.
Japanese carrier Zuikaku
Japanese carrier Zuikaku was a Shōkaku-class fleet aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served as one of Japan’s principal carriers in World War II, participating in major Pacific battles before being sunk in 1944.
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C.
Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō
The Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō was a light carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that saw extensive service in the early Pacific War before being sunk at the Battle of the Eastern Solomons in 1942.
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D.
Japanese carrier Shokaku
Japanese carrier Shokaku was a major Imperial Japanese Navy fleet aircraft carrier, renowned for its role in early Pacific War battles before being sunk in 1944.
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E.
Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō
The Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō was the world’s first purpose-built aircraft carrier to enter service, playing a pioneering role in the development of naval aviation for the Imperial Japanese Navy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy ship
ⓘ
World War II warship ⓘ aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| aircraftTypeCarried |
Aichi D3A dive bombers
ⓘ
surface form:
Aichi D3A
Mitsubishi A6M ⓘ
surface form:
Mitsubishi A6M Zero
Nakajima B5N ⓘ |
| airGroupSize | about 53 aircraft ⓘ |
| armament |
12 × 127 mm dual-purpose guns
ⓘ
25 mm Type 96 anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| armor |
flight deck protection
ⓘ
waterline belt up to 76 mm ⓘ |
| beam | 26.7 m ⓘ |
| builder |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
ⓘ
Mitsubishi Nagasaki shipyard ⓘ
surface form:
Nagasaki Shipyard & Engine Works
|
| commissioned | 1942-05-03 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| conversionFrom | ocean liner hull Kashiwara Maru ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| crewComplement | about 1300 officers and men ⓘ |
| damagedBy | U.S. carrier aircraft ⓘ |
| draft | 8.15 m ⓘ |
| fate | scrapped ⓘ |
| fullLoadDisplacement | about 27000 tons ⓘ |
| heavilyDamaged | 1944 ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1939-05-26 ⓘ |
| launched | 1941-06-26 ⓘ |
| length | 219.32 m ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 25.5 knots ⓘ |
| notableAction |
launched air strikes during the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands in October 1942
ⓘ
supported operations in the Aleutians in 1942 ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| originalType | passenger liner hull ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Aleutian Islands campaign
ⓘ
surface form:
Aleutian Islands Campaign
Battle of the Philippine Sea ⓘ Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands ⓘ Battle of Guadalcanal ⓘ
surface form:
Guadalcanal Campaign
|
| powerOutput | 56000 shp ⓘ |
| propulsion |
4 shafts
ⓘ
6 boilers ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ |
| range | 9700 nautical miles at 18 knots ⓘ |
| role | fleet carrier ⓘ |
| scrappedAt | Japan ⓘ |
| scrappedPeriod | post-World War II ⓘ |
| shipClass | Hiyō-class aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| shipyard |
Nagasaki
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surface form:
Nagasaki, Japan
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| sisterShip |
Japanese carrier Hiyo
ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese carrier Hiyō
|
| standardDisplacement | about 24000 tons ⓘ |
| statusLateWar | inactive due to battle damage ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Japanese carrier Junyo Description of subject: Japanese carrier Junyo was an Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier that saw extensive service in World War II, including major Pacific engagements before being heavily damaged and rendered inactive late in the war.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
fleet carrier Junyo