Takao-class cruiser
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The Takao-class cruiser was a group of large, heavily armed and fast Japanese heavy cruisers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the interwar period and active during World War II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Takao-class cruiser canonical | 5 |
| Takao-class heavy cruiser | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6210768 — 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: Takao-class cruiser Context triple: [Japanese heavy cruiser Atago, class, Takao-class cruiser]
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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.
Mogami-class cruiser
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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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.
Shikishima-class battleship
The Shikishima-class battleship was a pair of pre-dreadnought battleships of the Imperial Japanese Navy built in the late 19th century, notable for their role in the Russo-Japanese War.
- 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: Takao-class cruiser Target entity description: The Takao-class cruiser was a group of large, heavily armed and fast Japanese heavy cruisers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the interwar period and active 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.
Mogami-class cruiser
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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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.
Shikishima-class battleship
The Shikishima-class battleship was a pair of pre-dreadnought battleships of the Imperial Japanese Navy built in the late 19th century, notable for their role in the Russo-Japanese War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy ship class
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heavy cruiser class ⓘ warship class ⓘ |
| aircraftFacilities |
aircraft catapults
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seaplane handling equipment ⓘ |
| armamentMainBattery | 10 × 203 mm guns ⓘ |
| armamentTorpedoes | 610 mm Type 93 torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| armamentType |
anti-aircraft guns
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dual-purpose secondary guns ⓘ |
| builtAt | Japanese naval arsenals ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod |
early 1930s
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late 1920s ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedAs | improved Myoko-class cruiser ⓘ |
| designedFor |
fleet scouting
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long-range operations in the Pacific ⓘ surface combat ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | over 15000 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 9800 tons ⓘ |
| era | interwar period ⓘ |
| followedBy | Mogami-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Japanese cruiser Atago
NERFINISHED
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Japanese cruiser Chokai NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese cruiser Maya NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese cruiser Takao NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | approximately 203 meters ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | approximately 35 knots ⓘ |
| navalTreatyContext |
London Naval Treaty era
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Washington Naval Treaty era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
heavy torpedo armament
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high speed ⓘ large superstructure ⓘ |
| numberOfShips | 4 ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| precededBy | Myoko-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| role | flagship for cruiser squadrons ⓘ |
| serviceEntryPeriod | early 1930s ⓘ |
| theaterOfOperations |
Indian Ocean
NERFINISHED
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Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Asia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Japanese cruiser force ⓘ |
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Subject: Takao-class cruiser Description of subject: The Takao-class cruiser was a group of large, heavily armed and fast Japanese heavy cruisers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the interwar period and active during World War II.
Referenced by (6)
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Takao-class heavy cruiser