Japanese submarine I-58
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Japanese submarine I-58 was an Imperial Japanese Navy B3 type cruiser submarine best known for torpedoing and sinking the USS Indianapolis near the end of World War II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Japanese submarine I-58 canonical | 2 |
| I-58 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2565267 — 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 submarine I-58 Context triple: [USS Indianapolis (CA-35), attacker, Japanese submarine I-58]
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Japanese submarine I-168
Japanese submarine I-168 was an Imperial Japanese Navy fleet submarine best known for its role in the Battle of Midway, where it torpedoed and sank the damaged aircraft carrier USS Yorktown and the destroyer USS Hammann.
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B.
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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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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Japanese destroyer Fubuki
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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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.
- 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 submarine I-58 Target entity description: Japanese submarine I-58 was an Imperial Japanese Navy B3 type cruiser submarine best known for torpedoing and sinking the USS Indianapolis near the end of World War II.
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A.
Japanese submarine I-168
Japanese submarine I-168 was an Imperial Japanese Navy fleet submarine best known for its role in the Battle of Midway, where it torpedoed and sank the damaged aircraft carrier USS Yorktown and the destroyer USS Hammann.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Japanese destroyer Fubuki
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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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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
B3 type cruiser submarine
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Imperial Japanese Navy submarine ⓘ |
| aircraftFacilities | hangar for reconnaissance floatplane (as built) ⓘ |
| armament |
6 bow 533 mm torpedo tubes
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Type 93 Long Lance torpedo ⓘ
surface form:
Type 95 torpedoes
anti-aircraft guns ⓘ deck gun ⓘ |
| beam | 9.3 metres ⓘ |
| builder | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal ⓘ |
| class |
I-54-class submarine
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Type B3 submarine ⓘ |
| commander | Mochitsura Hashimoto ⓘ |
| commissioned | 7 September 1944 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
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| crewComplement | about 104 officers and men ⓘ |
| dateOfAction | 30 July 1945 ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1 April 1946 ⓘ |
| displacement |
2191 tons surfaced
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3654 tons submerged ⓘ |
| draft | 5.1 metres ⓘ |
| fate | sunk as target ⓘ |
| flag |
Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (variant as naval ensign)
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surface form:
Naval ensign of the Empire of Japan
|
| kaitenCapacity | 6 kaiten ⓘ |
| laidDown | 26 December 1942 ⓘ |
| launched | 7 June 1943 ⓘ |
| length | 108.7 metres ⓘ |
| locationOfAction | Philippine Sea ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed |
17.7 knots surfaced
ⓘ
6.5 knots submerged ⓘ |
| modification | converted to carry kaiten manned torpedoes ⓘ |
| navalFleet |
Combined Fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese Combined Fleet
|
| notableEngagement | sinking of USS Indianapolis ⓘ |
| notableFor | torpedoing and sinking USS Indianapolis near the end of World War II ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| pennantNumber |
Japanese submarine I-58
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
I-58
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| placeOfConstruction |
Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan
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surface form:
Yokosuka, Japan
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| placeOfSinking | off Goto Islands, Japan ⓘ |
| placeOfSurrender | Sasebo, Japan ⓘ |
| propulsion |
2 diesel engines
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2 electric motors ⓘ diesel-electric ⓘ |
| range | 21000 nautical miles at 16 knots surfaced ⓘ |
| reasonForSinking | Operation Road's End ⓘ |
| sunkBy | United States Navy ⓘ |
| sunkShip | USS Indianapolis (CA-35) ⓘ |
| surrendered | 2 September 1945 ⓘ |
| theatreOfWar | Pacific War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Japanese submarine I-58 Description of subject: Japanese submarine I-58 was an Imperial Japanese Navy B3 type cruiser submarine best known for torpedoing and sinking the USS Indianapolis near the end of World War II.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
I-58