Mogami-class cruiser
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The Mogami-class cruiser was a class of Japanese warships built in the 1930s that were initially designed as light cruisers but later upgunned to heavy cruisers, serving prominently in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mogami-class cruiser canonical | 11 |
| Mogami-class cruisers | 1 |
| Mogami-class heavy cruiser | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3841662 — 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)
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Target entity: Mogami-class cruiser Context triple: [Suzuya, shipClass, Mogami-class cruiser]
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A.
Tenryu-class cruiser
The Tenryu-class cruiser was a small, fast light cruiser class of the Imperial Japanese Navy built in the World War I era, primarily designed for destroyer flotilla leadership and scouting duties.
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B.
Aoba-class cruiser
The Aoba-class cruiser was a pair of Imperial Japanese Navy heavy cruisers built in the 1920s, notable for their role in World War II naval engagements in the Pacific.
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C.
Sendai-class cruiser
The Sendai-class cruiser was a group of light cruisers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the early 20th century, designed primarily as destroyer flotilla leaders and for night combat operations.
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D.
Furutaka-class cruisers
The Furutaka-class cruisers were early Imperial Japanese Navy heavy cruisers of the interwar period, notable for pioneering features that shaped subsequent Japanese cruiser design.
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E.
Amagi-class battlecruiser
The Amagi-class battlecruiser was a planned class of fast capital ships for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the early 20th century, whose members were ultimately cancelled or converted following the Washington Naval Treaty and the Great Kantō earthquake.
- 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: Mogami-class cruiser Target entity description: The Mogami-class cruiser was a class of Japanese warships built in the 1930s that were initially designed as light cruisers but later upgunned to heavy cruisers, serving prominently in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
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A.
Tenryu-class cruiser
The Tenryu-class cruiser was a small, fast light cruiser class of the Imperial Japanese Navy built in the World War I era, primarily designed for destroyer flotilla leadership and scouting duties.
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B.
Aoba-class cruiser
The Aoba-class cruiser was a pair of Imperial Japanese Navy heavy cruisers built in the 1920s, notable for their role in World War II naval engagements in the Pacific.
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C.
Sendai-class cruiser
The Sendai-class cruiser was a group of light cruisers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the early 20th century, designed primarily as destroyer flotilla leaders and for night combat operations.
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D.
Furutaka-class cruisers
The Furutaka-class cruisers were early Imperial Japanese Navy heavy cruisers of the interwar period, notable for pioneering features that shaped subsequent Japanese cruiser design.
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E.
Amagi-class battlecruiser
The Amagi-class battlecruiser was a planned class of fast capital ships for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the early 20th century, whose members were ultimately cancelled or converted following the Washington Naval Treaty and the Great Kantō earthquake.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy ship class
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Mogami-class cruiser ⓘ Mogami-class cruiser ⓘ Mogami-class cruiser ⓘ Mogami-class cruiser ⓘ cruiser class ⓘ warship class ⓘ |
| aircraftFacilities |
aircraft catapults
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seaplane handling deck ⓘ |
| armamentType |
anti-aircraft guns
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main guns ⓘ secondary guns ⓘ torpedoes ⓘ |
| builder |
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
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surface form:
Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation
Kure Naval Arsenal ⓘ Mitsubishi Heavy Industries ⓘ Yokosuka Naval Arsenal ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | 1931–1937 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Imperial Japan
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surface form:
Empire of Japan
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| designedAs | light cruiser ⓘ |
| designedMainBatteryCaliber | 155 mm ⓘ |
| designedMainBatteryConfiguration | five triple 155 mm gun turrets ⓘ |
| designGoal | maximize firepower within treaty displacement limits ⓘ |
| designIssue | hull structural weakness in early service ⓘ |
| designModification |
conversion from 155 mm to 203 mm main guns
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hull strengthening refits ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | over 13,000 tons after reconstruction ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 8,500 tons as designed ⓘ |
| fate | all four ships lost during World War II ⓘ |
| laterReclassifiedAs | heavy cruiser ⓘ |
| notableBattle |
Battle of Leyte Gulf
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Battle of Midway ⓘ Battle of Coral Sea ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of the Coral Sea
Battle of the Philippine Sea ⓘ |
| numberOfScrews | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfShips | 4 ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| postRefitMainBatteryCaliber | 203 mm ⓘ |
| postRefitMainBatteryConfiguration | ten 203 mm guns in five twin turrets ⓘ |
| propulsionType |
oil-fired boilers
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1935 ⓘ |
| ship |
Japanese cruiser Kumano
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Japanese cruiser Mikuma ⓘ Japanese cruiser Mogami ⓘ Japanese cruiser Suzuya ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| topSpeed | approximately 35 knots ⓘ |
| torpedoType |
Type 93 Long Lance torpedo
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surface form:
Type 93 "Long Lance" torpedo
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| treatyContext |
London Naval Treaty
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Washington Naval Conference ⓘ
surface form:
Washington Naval Treaty
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Subject: Mogami-class cruiser Description of subject: The Mogami-class cruiser was a class of Japanese warships built in the 1930s that were initially designed as light cruisers but later upgunned to heavy cruisers, serving prominently in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II.
Referenced by (13)
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this entity surface form:
Mogami-class heavy cruiser