Japanese destroyer Oshio
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The Japanese destroyer Oshio was an Imperial Japanese Navy Asashio-class destroyer that saw extensive service in the early Pacific War, including major actions in the Netherlands East Indies campaign.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Japanese destroyer Oshio canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4225885 — 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: Japanese destroyer Oshio Context triple: [Battle of the Badung Strait, involvedUnit, Japanese destroyer Oshio]
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Japanese destroyer Asashio
Japanese destroyer Asashio was a World War II Imperial Japanese Navy Asashio-class destroyer known for its heavy armament and active service in early Pacific naval engagements.
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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 Asashimo
Japanese destroyer Asashimo was an Imperial Japanese Navy Yūgumo-class destroyer that saw extensive service in World War II and was sunk during Operation Ten-Go in 1945.
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Japanese destroyer Hatsushimo
Japanese destroyer Hatsushimo was an Imperial Japanese Navy Asashio-class destroyer that saw extensive service throughout World War II, including participation in major late-war operations such as Operation Ten-Go.
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E.
Japanese destroyer Yukikaze
The Japanese destroyer Yukikaze was a famed Imperial Japanese Navy Kagerō-class destroyer renowned for surviving numerous major World War II naval battles with minimal damage and earning a reputation as a "lucky ship."
- 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 destroyer Oshio Target entity description: The Japanese destroyer Oshio was an Imperial Japanese Navy Asashio-class destroyer that saw extensive service in the early Pacific War, including major actions in the Netherlands East Indies campaign.
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A.
Japanese destroyer Asashio
Japanese destroyer Asashio was a World War II Imperial Japanese Navy Asashio-class destroyer known for its heavy armament and active service in early Pacific naval engagements.
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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 Asashimo
Japanese destroyer Asashimo was an Imperial Japanese Navy Yūgumo-class destroyer that saw extensive service in World War II and was sunk during Operation Ten-Go in 1945.
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D.
Japanese destroyer Hatsushimo
Japanese destroyer Hatsushimo was an Imperial Japanese Navy Asashio-class destroyer that saw extensive service throughout World War II, including participation in major late-war operations such as Operation Ten-Go.
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E.
Japanese destroyer Yukikaze
The Japanese destroyer Yukikaze was a famed Imperial Japanese Navy Kagerō-class destroyer renowned for surviving numerous major World War II naval battles with minimal damage and earning a reputation as a "lucky ship."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Asashio-class destroyer
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Imperial Japanese Navy warship ⓘ |
| armamentType |
naval guns
ⓘ
torpedoes ⓘ |
| belligerentSide |
Axis powers
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Japan in World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Asashio class NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Pacific War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| designedFor | high-speed torpedo attacks ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| hullMaterial | steel ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalFleet | Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalTechnologyEra | interwar Japanese destroyer design ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn | Japanese invasions in the Netherlands East Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam turbine ⓘ |
| role |
escort ship
ⓘ
surface combatant ⓘ |
| sawActionIn |
Netherlands East Indies campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Pacific War ⓘ |
| serviceEntryEra | pre–World War II ⓘ |
| serviceRole | frontline destroyer ⓘ |
| shipType | destroyer ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Netherlands East Indies
NERFINISHED
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Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer flotillas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedIn | naval warfare ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Japanese destroyer Oshio Description of subject: The Japanese destroyer Oshio was an Imperial Japanese Navy Asashio-class destroyer that saw extensive service in the early Pacific War, including major actions in the Netherlands East Indies campaign.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.