fleet carrier Soryu
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Fleet carrier Soryu was an Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier best known for its role in early World War II Pacific campaigns, including the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Midway.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Soryu (no numeric hull code used in service) | 1 |
| fleet carrier Soryu canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2145032 — 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: fleet carrier Soryu Context triple: [2nd Carrier Division, primaryAsset, fleet carrier Soryu]
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A.
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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B.
Japanese carrier Junyo
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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C.
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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D.
Japanese carrier Zuiho
Japanese carrier Zuiho was a light aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that saw extensive service in World War II, including major Pacific engagements before being sunk in 1944.
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E.
Hiryū-class aircraft carrier
The Hiryū-class aircraft carrier was a class of Imperial Japanese Navy fleet carriers of World War II, exemplified by the carrier Hiryū, known for its role in early Pacific War operations including the Battle of Midway.
- 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: fleet carrier Soryu Target entity description: Fleet carrier Soryu was an Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier best known for its role in early World War II Pacific campaigns, including the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Midway.
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A.
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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B.
Japanese carrier Junyo
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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C.
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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D.
Japanese carrier Zuiho
Japanese carrier Zuiho was a light aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that saw extensive service in World War II, including major Pacific engagements before being sunk in 1944.
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E.
Hiryū-class aircraft carrier
The Hiryū-class aircraft carrier was a class of Imperial Japanese Navy fleet carriers of World War II, exemplified by the carrier Hiryū, known for its role in early Pacific War operations including the Battle of Midway.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy ship
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aircraft carrier ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| aircraftTypeOperated |
Aichi D3A dive bombers
ⓘ
surface form:
Aichi D3A
Mitsubishi A6M ⓘ
surface form:
Mitsubishi A6M Zero
Nakajima B5N ⓘ |
| airGroupSize | about 57 aircraft (typical complement) ⓘ |
| alliance |
Axis powers
ⓘ
surface form:
Axis Powers (through Empire of Japan)
|
| armament |
127 mm dual-purpose guns
ⓘ
25 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| attackedBy | USS Yorktown (CV-5) aircraft ⓘ |
| builder | Kure Naval Arsenal ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking | bombed by U.S. Navy carrier aircraft ⓘ |
| commissioned | 29 December 1937 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| crewComplement | about 1,100 officers and men ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 4 June 1942 ⓘ |
| designFeature |
island superstructure on starboard side
ⓘ
single continuous flight deck ⓘ |
| displacement | about 18,800 tons standard ⓘ |
| fate | sunk at the Battle of Midway ⓘ |
| homeport | Kure Naval Base ⓘ |
| hullNumber |
fleet carrier Soryu
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Soryu (no numeric hull code used in service)
|
| laidDown | 20 November 1934 ⓘ |
| launched | 23 December 1935 ⓘ |
| length | about 227.5 meters ⓘ |
| locationOfSinking | northwest of Midway Atoll ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 34.5 knots ⓘ |
| namesake | Soryu (Blue Dragon from Japanese mythology) ⓘ |
| navalDoctrineRole | fast carrier for offensive strike operations ⓘ |
| notableFor | participation in early-war Japanese carrier offensives ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
attack on Pearl Harbor
ⓘ
surface form:
Attack on Pearl Harbor
Battle of Midway ⓘ Indian Ocean raid ⓘ Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ
surface form:
Second Sino-Japanese War
|
| partOf | Kido Butai ⓘ |
| precededBy | Ryujo ⓘ |
| propulsion |
4 shafts
ⓘ
steam turbines ⓘ |
| roleAtPearlHarbor | launched carrier aircraft against U.S. Pacific Fleet ⓘ |
| shipClass |
Sōryū-class aircraft carrier
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surface form:
Soryu-class aircraft carrier
|
| status | war loss ⓘ |
| succeededBy | Hiryu ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: fleet carrier Soryu Description of subject: Fleet carrier Soryu was an Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier best known for its role in early World War II Pacific campaigns, including the attack on Pearl Harbor and the Battle of Midway.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Soryu
this entity surface form:
Soryu (no numeric hull code used in service)