Shinkoku Maru
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Shinkoku Maru is a famous World War II-era Japanese oil tanker wreck that now serves as a popular scuba diving site in Chuuk Lagoon, Micronesia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shinkoku Maru canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4014382 — 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: Shinkoku Maru Context triple: [Chuuk Lagoon, hasDiveSites, Shinkoku Maru]
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A.
Fujikawa Maru
Fujikawa Maru is a famous World War II Japanese cargo shipwreck in Chuuk Lagoon, now serving as a popular wreck diving site rich with marine life and historical artifacts.
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B.
Japanese cruiser Akitsushima
Japanese cruiser Akitsushima was an Imperial Japanese Navy protected cruiser active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, notably serving in the First Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War.
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C.
Japanese cruiser Kinugasa
Japanese cruiser Kinugasa was an Imperial Japanese Navy Aoba-class heavy cruiser that saw extensive action in the Pacific during World War II before being sunk in 1942.
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D.
Japanese cruiser Suzuya
Japanese cruiser Suzuya was an Imperial Japanese Navy heavy cruiser of World War II that saw extensive combat in the Pacific before being sunk in the Battle off Samar in 1944.
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E.
Japanese cruiser Kako
Japanese cruiser Kako was an Imperial Japanese Navy Furutaka-class heavy cruiser that served in the early Pacific campaigns of World War II before being sunk by a U.S. submarine shortly after participating in the Battle of Savo Island.
- 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: Shinkoku Maru Target entity description: Shinkoku Maru is a famous World War II-era Japanese oil tanker wreck that now serves as a popular scuba diving site in Chuuk Lagoon, Micronesia.
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A.
Fujikawa Maru
Fujikawa Maru is a famous World War II Japanese cargo shipwreck in Chuuk Lagoon, now serving as a popular wreck diving site rich with marine life and historical artifacts.
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B.
Japanese cruiser Akitsushima
Japanese cruiser Akitsushima was an Imperial Japanese Navy protected cruiser active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, notably serving in the First Sino-Japanese War and the Russo-Japanese War.
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C.
Japanese cruiser Kinugasa
Japanese cruiser Kinugasa was an Imperial Japanese Navy Aoba-class heavy cruiser that saw extensive action in the Pacific during World War II before being sunk in 1942.
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D.
Japanese cruiser Suzuya
Japanese cruiser Suzuya was an Imperial Japanese Navy heavy cruiser of World War II that saw extensive combat in the Pacific before being sunk in the Battle off Samar in 1944.
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E.
Japanese cruiser Kako
Japanese cruiser Kako was an Imperial Japanese Navy Furutaka-class heavy cruiser that served in the early Pacific campaigns of World War II before being sunk by a U.S. submarine shortly after participating in the Battle of Savo Island.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II shipwreck
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oil tanker ⓘ shipwreck ⓘ |
| builtIn | Japan ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Japan ⓘ |
| era | World War II era ⓘ |
| famousFor |
scuba diving
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well-preserved wreck ⓘ |
| hasAccess | boat dive only ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Japanese World War II shipwrecks
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wreck diving sites in Micronesia ⓘ |
| hasConservationIssue |
corrosion
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possible disturbance of artifacts ⓘ |
| hasDivingDepth | approximately 12–40 meters ⓘ |
| hasDivingLevel | suitable for advanced divers ⓘ |
| hasEthicalConsideration | divers are expected to show respect to remains ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
artifacts from World War II
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bridge area ⓘ cargo holds ⓘ engine room ⓘ extensive coral growth ⓘ hard corals ⓘ marine life ⓘ medical bay ⓘ soft corals ⓘ visible superstructure ⓘ |
| hasHazard |
entanglement risk
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overhead environments ⓘ sharp metal edges ⓘ |
| hasLength | approximately 150 meters ⓘ |
| hasOrientation | upright on the seafloor ⓘ |
| hasStatus | war grave ⓘ |
| influences | dive tourism economy of Chuuk ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chuuk Lagoon
ⓘ
Federated States of Micronesia ⓘ Pacific Ocean ⓘ Truk Lagoon ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Truk Lagoon wrecks
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surface form:
Truk Lagoon ship graveyard
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| sunkBy | United States forces ⓘ |
| sunkDuring | Operation Hailstone ⓘ |
| sunkIn | 1944 ⓘ |
| tourismImportance | major dive attraction in Chuuk Lagoon ⓘ |
| usedAs | fleet oiler ⓘ |
| usedFor |
recreational diving
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wreck diving training ⓘ |
| visitedBy | international scuba divers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shinkoku Maru Description of subject: Shinkoku Maru is a famous World War II-era Japanese oil tanker wreck that now serves as a popular scuba diving site in Chuuk Lagoon, Micronesia.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.