Montevideo Maru
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Montevideo Maru was a Japanese auxiliary transport ship sunk in 1942 while carrying Australian prisoners of war and civilians, resulting in one of Australia's worst maritime disasters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Montevideo Maru canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7512342 — 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: Montevideo Maru Context triple: [Lark Force, POWTransportShip, Montevideo Maru]
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San Francisco Maru
The San Francisco Maru is a famous World War II Japanese cargo shipwreck in Chuuk Lagoon, renowned among advanced divers for its well-preserved tanks, trucks, and munitions lying at significant depth.
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B.
Heian Maru
Heian Maru is a famous World War II Japanese transport shipwreck in Chuuk Lagoon, now a popular site for recreational wreck diving.
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C.
Kasato Maru
Kasato Maru was the Japanese steamship that carried the first official group of Japanese immigrants to Brazil in 1908, marking the beginning of Japanese immigration to the country.
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D.
Swayback Maru
Swayback Maru was the affectionate nickname given by her crew to the U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Salt Lake City, famed for her hard service and resilience in World War II.
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E.
Tom Paine Maru
Tom Paine Maru is a libertarian science fiction novel by L. Neil Smith that explores themes of individual freedom, anti-authoritarianism, and revolutionary politics in a spacefaring setting.
- 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: Montevideo Maru Target entity description: Montevideo Maru was a Japanese auxiliary transport ship sunk in 1942 while carrying Australian prisoners of war and civilians, resulting in one of Australia's worst maritime disasters.
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A.
San Francisco Maru
The San Francisco Maru is a famous World War II Japanese cargo shipwreck in Chuuk Lagoon, renowned among advanced divers for its well-preserved tanks, trucks, and munitions lying at significant depth.
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B.
Heian Maru
Heian Maru is a famous World War II Japanese transport shipwreck in Chuuk Lagoon, now a popular site for recreational wreck diving.
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C.
Kasato Maru
Kasato Maru was the Japanese steamship that carried the first official group of Japanese immigrants to Brazil in 1908, marking the beginning of Japanese immigration to the country.
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D.
Swayback Maru
Swayback Maru was the affectionate nickname given by her crew to the U.S. Navy heavy cruiser USS Salt Lake City, famed for her hard service and resilience in World War II.
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E.
Tom Paine Maru
Tom Paine Maru is a libertarian science fiction novel by L. Neil Smith that explores themes of individual freedom, anti-authoritarianism, and revolutionary politics in a spacefaring setting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Japanese merchant ship
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auxiliary transport ship ⓘ |
| builtFor | Osaka Shosen Kaisha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtInCountry | Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carried |
Australian civilian internees
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Australian prisoners of war ⓘ |
| carriedFrom | Rabaul, New Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| casualtiesIncluded |
Australian Army personnel
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Australian civilian missionaries ⓘ Australian civilian planters ⓘ Norwegian sailors ⓘ other Allied prisoners ⓘ |
| casualtiesNationalityMajority | Australian ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Australian War Memorial NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfRegistry | Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| destination |
Hainan Island
NERFINISHED
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Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flagAtTimeOfSinking | Japanese flag ⓘ |
| launchedYear | 1926 ⓘ |
| memorialsLocatedIn |
Canberra, Australia
NERFINISHED
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Rabaul, Papua New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAs |
deadliest loss of life at sea in Australian history
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one of the worst maritime disasters in Australian history ⓘ |
| numberOfAustralianPOWsAndCiviliansKilledApproximate | about 979 ⓘ |
| numberOfPeopleOnBoardApproximate | about 1050 ⓘ |
| operator | Osaka Shosen Kaisha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalRole | passenger-cargo ship ⓘ |
| propulsion | diesel engine ⓘ |
| requisitionedBy | Imperial Japanese Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requisitionedDuring | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| routePrewar | Japan–South America route ⓘ |
| serviceEntryYear | 1926 ⓘ |
| sinkingLocation |
South China Sea
NERFINISHED
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near Luzon, Philippines ⓘ |
| sunkBy |
USS Sturgeon
NERFINISHED
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United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkDuring | Pacific War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkOnDate | 1942-07-01 ⓘ |
| tonnageGrossRegisterTonsApproximate | about 7053 ⓘ |
| use |
cargo transport
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prisoner transport ⓘ troop transport ⓘ |
| wreckDepthApproximate | over 4000 metres ⓘ |
| wreckFoundBy | Silentworld Foundation-led expedition ⓘ |
| wreckLocated | 2023 ⓘ |
| wreckLocation | South China Sea, northwest of Luzon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearSunk | 1942 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Montevideo Maru Description of subject: Montevideo Maru was a Japanese auxiliary transport ship sunk in 1942 while carrying Australian prisoners of war and civilians, resulting in one of Australia's worst maritime disasters.
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