I-19
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I-19 was a World War II-era Imperial Japanese Navy submarine best known for its highly successful torpedo attack that sank the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Wasp and damaged other Allied warships in 1942.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| I-19 canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9178244 — 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: I-19 Context triple: [Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-19, hullNumber, I-19]
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I-184
I-184 is a short auxiliary Interstate Highway in Boise, Idaho, connecting Interstate 84 with the city's downtown area.
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I-185
I-185 is a short auxiliary Interstate Highway in Georgia that connects Columbus to Interstate 85, serving as a primary route to Fort Moore and the Columbus metropolitan area.
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C.
I-1K
I-1K is an Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) satellite bus platform designed for small to medium-sized Earth observation and lunar missions.
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I-190
I-190 is a short auxiliary Interstate Highway in Massachusetts that connects Worcester to the Leominster–Fitchburg area and links to I-290 and Route 2.
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I-678
I-678, also known as the Van Wyck Expressway, is a major Interstate highway in New York City that links John F. Kennedy International Airport with the Whitestone Expressway and the Bronx–Whitestone Bridge.
- 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: I-19 Target entity description: I-19 was a World War II-era Imperial Japanese Navy submarine best known for its highly successful torpedo attack that sank the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Wasp and damaged other Allied warships in 1942.
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A.
I-184
I-184 is a short auxiliary Interstate Highway in Boise, Idaho, connecting Interstate 84 with the city's downtown area.
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B.
I-185
I-185 is a short auxiliary Interstate Highway in Georgia that connects Columbus to Interstate 85, serving as a primary route to Fort Moore and the Columbus metropolitan area.
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C.
I-1K
I-1K is an Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) satellite bus platform designed for small to medium-sized Earth observation and lunar missions.
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D.
I-190
I-190 is a short auxiliary Interstate Highway in Massachusetts that connects Worcester to the Leominster–Fitchburg area and links to I-290 and Route 2.
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E.
I-678
I-678, also known as the Van Wyck Expressway, is a major Interstate highway in New York City that links John F. Kennedy International Airport with the Whitestone Expressway and the Bronx–Whitestone Bridge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy submarine
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World War II submarine ⓘ |
| aircraftFacility | carried a reconnaissance seaplane in hangar with catapult ⓘ |
| armament |
533 mm torpedo tubes
ⓘ
deck gun ⓘ |
| builtFor | Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Japanese submarines of World War II ⓘ |
| class | I-15-class submarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commissionedInYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| crewComplement | approximately 100 officers and men ⓘ |
| damaged |
USS North Carolina (BB-55)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
USS O’Brien (DD-415) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| displacement |
about 2,200 tons surfaced
ⓘ
about 2,600 tons submerged ⓘ |
| engagement |
Guadalcanal Campaign
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Solomon Islands campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
World War II era
|
| fate | sunk ⓘ |
| flag | Naval ensign of the Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchedInYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 108.7 meters ⓘ |
| navalPower | Axis powers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEventDate | 1942-09-15 ⓘ |
| notableFor | torpedo attack on USS Wasp on 15 September 1942 ⓘ |
| notableReputation | one of the most successful single-torpedo-salvo attacks in naval history ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| participatedIn | commerce raiding and fleet support operations in the Pacific ⓘ |
| primaryArmament | torpedoes ⓘ |
| propulsion | diesel-electric ⓘ |
| role | long-range ocean-going submarine ⓘ |
| sank | USS Wasp (CV-7) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sankShipCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sankShipType | aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Submarine Force of the Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sinkingCause | depth charges ⓘ |
| sinkingLocation | Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | war loss ⓘ |
| sunkBy | USS Radford (DD-446) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkByCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkInYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific War ⓘ |
| torpedoSpread | six torpedoes in single salvo against USS Wasp task force ⓘ |
| type | Type B1 submarine ⓘ |
| usedWeapon | Type 95 torpedoes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: I-19 Description of subject: I-19 was a World War II-era Imperial Japanese Navy submarine best known for its highly successful torpedo attack that sank the U.S. aircraft carrier USS Wasp and damaged other Allied warships in 1942.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.