Japanese aircraft carrier Zuihō
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The Japanese aircraft carrier Zuihō was a light carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served in several major Pacific War engagements before being sunk in 1944.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Japanese aircraft carrier Zuihō canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11407971 — 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 aircraft carrier Zuihō Context triple: [Battle of Cape Engaño, shipSunk, Japanese aircraft carrier Zuihō]
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Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō
The Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō was the world’s first purpose-built aircraft carrier to enter service, playing a pioneering role in the development of naval aviation for the Imperial Japanese Navy.
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Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō
The Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō was a light carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that saw extensive service in the early Pacific War before being sunk at the Battle of the Eastern Solomons in 1942.
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Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryū
The Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryū was a fleet carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that played a major role in early Pacific War operations before being sunk at the Battle of Midway in 1942.
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Japanese carrier Hiyo
Japanese carrier Hiyo was an Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier of World War II that saw major action in the Pacific before being sunk during the Battle of the Philippine Sea in 1944.
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E.
Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano
The Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano was a World War II Imperial Japanese Navy vessel, originally laid down as a Yamato-class battleship and later converted into the world's largest aircraft carrier of its time before being sunk on its maiden voyage in 1944.
- 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: Japanese aircraft carrier Zuihō Target entity description: The Japanese aircraft carrier Zuihō was a light carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served in several major Pacific War engagements before being sunk in 1944.
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A.
Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō
The Japanese aircraft carrier Hōshō was the world’s first purpose-built aircraft carrier to enter service, playing a pioneering role in the development of naval aviation for the Imperial Japanese Navy.
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B.
Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō
The Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō was a light carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that saw extensive service in the early Pacific War before being sunk at the Battle of the Eastern Solomons in 1942.
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C.
Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryū
The Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryū was a fleet carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that played a major role in early Pacific War operations before being sunk at the Battle of Midway in 1942.
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D.
Japanese carrier Hiyo
Japanese carrier Hiyo was an Imperial Japanese Navy aircraft carrier of World War II that saw major action in the Pacific before being sunk during the Battle of the Philippine Sea in 1944.
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E.
Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano
The Japanese aircraft carrier Shinano was a World War II Imperial Japanese Navy vessel, originally laid down as a Yamato-class battleship and later converted into the world's largest aircraft carrier of its time before being sunk on its maiden voyage in 1944.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy ship
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aircraft carrier ⓘ light aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| airGroupSize | about 30 aircraft ⓘ |
| airGroupType |
Aichi D3A dive bombers
NERFINISHED
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Mitsubishi A6M Zero fighters NERFINISHED ⓘ Nakajima B5N torpedo bombers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armament |
12.7 cm dual-purpose guns
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25 mm Type 96 anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| beam | about 18 meters ⓘ |
| builder | Yokosuka Naval Arsenal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking | air attack by U.S. carrier aircraft ⓘ |
| commissioned | 1940 ⓘ |
| conflict | Pacific War ⓘ |
| convertedToCarrier | late 1940 ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
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surface form:
Empire of Japan
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| crewComplement | around 800 officers and men ⓘ |
| displacementFullLoad | approximately 14000 tons ⓘ |
| displacementStandard | approximately 11300 tons ⓘ |
| fleetAssignment |
First Air Fleet
NERFINISHED
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Third Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| functionAtLeyteGulf | decoy carrier ⓘ |
| laidDown | 1934 ⓘ |
| launched | 1935 ⓘ |
| length | about 205 meters ⓘ |
| locationOfSinking | off Luzon, Philippines ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 28 knots ⓘ |
| namedAfter | auspicious phoenix (Zuihō) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| originalType | submarine depot ship ⓘ |
| participatedInOperation | Operation Sho-Go NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousName | Takasaki NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
2 shafts
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steam turbines ⓘ |
| roleInBattle |
provided air cover for invasion forces at Coral Sea
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provided air cover for the Pearl Harbor invasion force ⓘ |
| serviceStart | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shipClass | Shōhō-class aircraft carrier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sisterShip | Japanese aircraft carrier Shōhō NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | sunk ⓘ |
| sunk | 1944 ⓘ |
| sunkAtBattle | Battle off Cape Engaño NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkDuring | Battle of Leyte Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkOnDate | 25 October 1944 ⓘ |
| taskForce | Vice Admiral Jisaburō Ozawa’s Northern Force at Leyte Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tookPartIn |
Attack on Pearl Harbor
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Leyte Gulf NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Coral Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Eastern Solomons NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Philippine Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Japanese aircraft carrier Zuihō Description of subject: The Japanese aircraft carrier Zuihō was a light carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served in several major Pacific War engagements before being sunk in 1944.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.