Operation Road's End
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Operation Road's End was a post–World War II Allied operation in which captured Japanese submarines, including I-58, were deliberately scuttled to prevent their future military use.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Operation Road's End canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11713730 — 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: Operation Road's End Context triple: [Japanese submarine I-58, reasonForSinking, Operation Road's End]
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A.
Refuge of the Roads
"Refuge of the Roads" is a reflective, jazz-inflected folk song by Joni Mitchell from her 1976 album *Hejira*, noted for its introspective lyrics and intricate guitar work.
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B.
Sunken Road
Sunken Road, later known as Bloody Lane, was a crucial defensive position and the site of some of the fiercest fighting during the American Civil War’s Battle of Antietam.
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C.
The Sky Road
The Sky Road is a science fiction novel by Ken MacLeod that blends political intrigue, alternate history, and spacefaring futures within his Fall Revolution universe.
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D.
The Road Back
The Road Back is a 1931 novel by Erich Maria Remarque that follows German soldiers struggling to readjust to civilian life after the trauma of World War I, serving as a companion to his famous work All Quiet on the Western Front.
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E.
The Road to Nowhere
The Road to Nowhere is a romantic adventure novel by Russian writer Alexander Grin, known for its dreamlike atmosphere and exploration of idealism and destiny.
- 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: Operation Road's End Target entity description: Operation Road's End was a post–World War II Allied operation in which captured Japanese submarines, including I-58, were deliberately scuttled to prevent their future military use.
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A.
Refuge of the Roads
"Refuge of the Roads" is a reflective, jazz-inflected folk song by Joni Mitchell from her 1976 album *Hejira*, noted for its introspective lyrics and intricate guitar work.
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B.
Sunken Road
Sunken Road, later known as Bloody Lane, was a crucial defensive position and the site of some of the fiercest fighting during the American Civil War’s Battle of Antietam.
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C.
The Sky Road
The Sky Road is a science fiction novel by Ken MacLeod that blends political intrigue, alternate history, and spacefaring futures within his Fall Revolution universe.
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D.
The Road Back
The Road Back is a 1931 novel by Erich Maria Remarque that follows German soldiers struggling to readjust to civilian life after the trauma of World War I, serving as a companion to his famous work All Quiet on the Western Front.
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E.
The Road to Nowhere
The Road to Nowhere is a romantic adventure novel by Russian writer Alexander Grin, known for its dreamlike atmosphere and exploration of idealism and destiny.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military operation
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naval operation ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Operation Road's End (submarine disposal) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo | Imperial Japanese Navy submarines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | post–World War II period ⓘ |
| coordinatedBy | United States Navy Fifth Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| date | 1946 ⓘ |
| endTime | May 1946 ⓘ |
| followed | capture of Japanese submarines at the end of World War II ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
technology denial
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weapons disposal ⓘ |
| hasCause | surrender of Japan in World War II ⓘ |
| implementedBy |
U.S. Navy submarine forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Navy surface forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedVessel |
Japanese submarine I-201
GENERATED
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Japanese submarine I-203 GENERATED ⓘ Japanese submarine I-400 GENERATED ⓘ Japanese submarine I-401 GENERATED ⓘ Japanese submarine I-58 GENERATED ⓘ |
| location |
East China Sea
NERFINISHED
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off Goto Islands ⓘ |
| method |
scuttling by torpedo
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sinking by gunfire ⓘ |
| objective |
prevention of future military use of Japanese submarines
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scuttling of captured Japanese submarines ⓘ |
| participant |
Allied forces
NERFINISHED
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United States Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Allied occupation of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reason |
to comply with Allied disarmament policies
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to prevent advanced submarine technology from being acquired by other powers ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Allied naval disarmament operations
ⓘ
scuttling of German U-boats after World War II ⓘ |
| result | destruction of multiple captured Japanese submarines ⓘ |
| startTime | April 1946 ⓘ |
| subsequentEvent | Cold War naval rearmament ⓘ |
| victim | Imperial Japanese Navy submarine fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Operation Road's End Description of subject: Operation Road's End was a post–World War II Allied operation in which captured Japanese submarines, including I-58, were deliberately scuttled to prevent their future military use.
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