Agano-class cruiser
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The Agano-class cruiser was a group of light cruisers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, designed primarily as fast, agile flotilla leaders for destroyer squadrons.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Agano-class cruiser canonical | 2 |
| Agano-class light cruiser | 1 |
| light cruiser Jintsu | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10313138 — 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)
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Target entity: Agano-class cruiser Context triple: [Sendai-class cruiser, succeededBy, Agano-class cruiser]
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A.
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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B.
Takao-class cruiser
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Amagi-class battlecruiser
The Amagi-class battlecruiser was a planned class of fast capital ships for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the early 20th century, whose members were ultimately cancelled or converted following the Washington Naval Treaty and the Great Kantō earthquake.
- 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: Agano-class cruiser Target entity description: The Agano-class cruiser was a group of light cruisers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, designed primarily as fast, agile flotilla leaders for destroyer squadrons.
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A.
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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B.
Takao-class cruiser
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Amagi-class battlecruiser
The Amagi-class battlecruiser was a planned class of fast capital ships for the Imperial Japanese Navy in the early 20th century, whose members were ultimately cancelled or converted following the Washington Naval Treaty and the Great Kantō earthquake.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy ship class
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light cruiser class ⓘ warship class ⓘ |
| aircraftFacilities |
aircraft catapult
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seaplane handling deck space ⓘ |
| antiAircraftArmament | 25 mm AA guns ⓘ |
| beam | approximately 15.2 m ⓘ |
| builder |
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Nagasaki Shipyard
NERFINISHED
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Sasebo Naval Arsenal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Cruisers of the Imperial Japanese Navy
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World War II cruisers of Japan ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Empire of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crewComplement | approximately 730 ⓘ |
| designedAs | flotilla leader ⓘ |
| designedBy | Imperial Japanese Navy Technical Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
agility
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high speed ⓘ |
| designedSpeed | 35 knots ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 8500 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 6650 tons ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
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surface form:
World War II era
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| followedBy | Oyodo-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lengthOverall | approximately 174.5 m ⓘ |
| mainArmament | 6 × 152 mm guns ⓘ |
| mainBatteryConfiguration | 3 twin 152 mm turrets ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
designed to replace older light cruisers as destroyer leaders
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emphasis on torpedo armament for night combat ⓘ |
| numberOfShipsCompleted | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfShipsPlanned | 6 ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Kuma-class cruiser
NERFINISHED
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Nagara-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ Sendai-class cruiser NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole | destroyer squadron leader ⓘ |
| propulsion |
oil-fired boilers
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| range | about 6300 nautical miles at 18 knots ⓘ |
| secondaryArmament | 100 mm dual-purpose guns ⓘ |
| serviceEntryYear |
1942
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1943 ⓘ |
| shaftCount | 4 ⓘ |
| ship |
Japanese cruiser Agano
NERFINISHED
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Japanese cruiser Noshiro NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese cruiser Sakawa NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese cruiser Yahagi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | all completed ships lost or scrapped ⓘ |
| torpedoArmament | 610 mm torpedo tubes ⓘ |
| torpedoType | Type 93 "Long Lance" torpedo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Agano-class cruiser Description of subject: The Agano-class cruiser was a group of light cruisers built for the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, designed primarily as fast, agile flotilla leaders for destroyer squadrons.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
light cruiser Jintsu
this entity surface form:
Agano-class light cruiser