Japanese aircraft carrier Chitose
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The Japanese aircraft carrier Chitose was a former seaplane tender converted into a light carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served in World War II before being sunk in the Pacific.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Japanese aircraft carrier Chitose canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11407972 — 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 Chitose Context triple: [Battle of Cape Engaño, shipSunk, Japanese aircraft carrier Chitose]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Japanese aircraft carrier Zuihō
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Japanese aircraft carrier Chitose Target entity description: The Japanese aircraft carrier Chitose was a former seaplane tender converted into a light carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served in World War II before being sunk in the Pacific.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Japanese aircraft carrier Zuihō
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Imperial Japanese Navy ship
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aircraft carrier ⓘ former seaplane tender ⓘ light aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| airGroupSize | approximately 30 aircraft ⓘ |
| armament |
12.7 cm naval guns
ⓘ
13.2 mm machine guns ⓘ 25 mm anti-aircraft guns ⓘ |
| attacker | United States Navy carrier aircraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| beam | 21.7 metres ⓘ |
| builder | Kure Naval Arsenal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfSinking | air attack ⓘ |
| commissioned | 25 July 1938 ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| conversionCompleted | 1943 ⓘ |
| conversionStart | 1943 ⓘ |
| convertedAt | Kure Naval Arsenal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convertedTo | light aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| country |
Japan
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surface form:
Empire of Japan
|
| crewComplement | around 1,000 officers and men ⓘ |
| displacementAsCarrier | about 11,200 tons standard ⓘ |
| displacementAsSeaplaneTender | about 9,000 tons standard ⓘ |
| fate | sunk in action ⓘ |
| flag | Naval ensign of the Empire of Japan ⓘ |
| hullNumber | Chitose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laidDown | 26 November 1934 ⓘ |
| launched | 29 November 1936 ⓘ |
| length | 192.5 metres ⓘ |
| locationBuilt | Kure, Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 28 knots ⓘ |
| navy | Imperial Japanese Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Imperial Japanese Navy ⓘ |
| originalType | seaplane tender ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Battle of Leyte Gulf
NERFINISHED
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Battle of the Philippine Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle off Cape Engaño NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsion |
geared turbines
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oil-fired boilers ⓘ steam turbines ⓘ |
| roleAtCapeEngano | decoy carrier ⓘ |
| serviceEnd | 1944 ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1938 ⓘ |
| shipClass | Chitose-class aircraft carrier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sisterShip | Japanese aircraft carrier Chiyoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkDuring | Battle off Cape Engaño NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkIn | Philippine Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sunkOn | 25 October 1944 ⓘ |
| theater | Pacific War ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Japanese aircraft carrier Chitose Description of subject: The Japanese aircraft carrier Chitose was a former seaplane tender converted into a light carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy that served in World War II before being sunk in the Pacific.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.