Japanese cruiser Maya
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Japanese cruiser Maya was a Takao-class heavy cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that saw extensive action in World War II before being sunk in the Sibuyan Sea during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Japanese cruiser Maya canonical | 2 |
| Japanese heavy cruiser Maya | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5743898 — 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 cruiser Maya Context triple: [Sibuyan Sea, shipSunk, Japanese cruiser Maya]
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A.
Japanese cruiser Mikuma
Japanese cruiser Mikuma was an Imperial Japanese Navy heavy cruiser of the Mogami class that saw action in the early Pacific campaigns of World War II before being sunk in 1942.
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B.
Japanese cruiser Chokai
Japanese cruiser Chokai was a Takao-class heavy cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that played a major role in early Pacific War engagements before being sunk in 1944.
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C.
Japanese cruiser Naniwa
Japanese cruiser Naniwa was a late 19th-century protected cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that gained prominence during the First Sino-Japanese War.
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D.
Japanese cruiser Yoshino
Japanese cruiser Yoshino was a protected cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy, noted for its high speed and significant role in early engagements of the First Sino-Japanese War.
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Japanese cruiser Mogami
Japanese cruiser Mogami was a World War II Imperial Japanese Navy warship originally built as a light cruiser and later rebuilt as a heavy cruiser, serving in several major Pacific naval battles before being scuttled after the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
- 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 cruiser Maya Target entity description: Japanese cruiser Maya was a Takao-class heavy cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that saw extensive action in World War II before being sunk in the Sibuyan Sea during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
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A.
Japanese cruiser Mikuma
Japanese cruiser Mikuma was an Imperial Japanese Navy heavy cruiser of the Mogami class that saw action in the early Pacific campaigns of World War II before being sunk in 1942.
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B.
Japanese cruiser Chokai
Japanese cruiser Chokai was a Takao-class heavy cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that played a major role in early Pacific War engagements before being sunk in 1944.
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C.
Japanese cruiser Naniwa
Japanese cruiser Naniwa was a late 19th-century protected cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that gained prominence during the First Sino-Japanese War.
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D.
Japanese cruiser Yoshino
Japanese cruiser Yoshino was a protected cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy, noted for its high speed and significant role in early engagements of the First Sino-Japanese War.
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E.
Japanese cruiser Mogami
Japanese cruiser Mogami was a World War II Imperial Japanese Navy warship originally built as a light cruiser and later rebuilt as a heavy cruiser, serving in several major Pacific naval battles before being scuttled after the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy cruiser
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Takao-class heavy cruiser ⓘ warship ⓘ |
| armament |
10 × 20 cm/50 3rd Year Type naval guns
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Type 93 "Long Lance" torpedoes NERFINISHED ⓘ anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| armour |
armoured deck
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belt armour up to about 127 mm ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 20.4 m ⓘ |
| builder |
Kawasaki Shipbuilding Corporation
NERFINISHED
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Kobe Shipyard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking | air attack by U.S. carrier aircraft ⓘ |
| class | Takao-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1932-06-30 ⓘ |
| conflict | Pacific War ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 700–800 officers and men ⓘ |
| dateOfSinking | 1944-10-23 ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 15000 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 9850 tons ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in action ⓘ |
| hullNumber | not formally used; Takao-class heavy cruiser ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1928-12-04 ⓘ |
| launched | 1930-11-08 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 203.8 m ⓘ |
| locationOfSinking | Sibuyan Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | approximately 35.5 knots ⓘ |
| modification | reduction of main gun turrets to increase AA armament ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mount Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| navalEnsign | Naval Ensign of the Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Aleutian Islands campaign
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Leyte Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Java Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Philippine Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Sibuyan Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Sino-Japanese War NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| refit | major anti-aircraft modernization in 1943–1944 ⓘ |
| role |
escort for carrier task forces
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surface combat operations ⓘ |
| serviceEntryEra | interwar period ⓘ |
| sisterShip |
Japanese cruiser Atago
NERFINISHED
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Japanese cruiser Chōkai NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese cruiser Takao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkDuring | Battle of Leyte Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkIn | Battle of the Sibuyan Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations |
Indian Ocean
NERFINISHED
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Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Japanese cruiser Maya Description of subject: Japanese cruiser Maya was a Takao-class heavy cruiser of the Imperial Japanese Navy that saw extensive action in World War II before being sunk in the Sibuyan Sea during the Battle of Leyte Gulf.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Japanese heavy cruiser Maya