Triple
T10653182
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Order of Mendi for Bravery |
E251023
|
entity |
| Predicate | namedAfter |
P63
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
SS Mendi
SS Mendi was a British troopship that sank in 1917 off the Isle of Wight while carrying South African soldiers, becoming a symbol of sacrifice and remembrance in South African history.
|
E877365
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: SS Mendi | Statement: [Order of Mendi for Bravery, namedAfter, SS Mendi]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SS Mendi Context triple: [Order of Mendi for Bravery, namedAfter, SS Mendi]
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A.
HMS Macedonia
HMS Macedonia was a British Royal Navy cruiser that took part in World War I naval operations, including actions associated with the Battle of the Falkland Islands.
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B.
SS Mont-Blanc
SS Mont-Blanc was a French cargo ship laden with explosives whose detonation in 1917 caused the catastrophic Halifax Explosion, one of the largest non-nuclear blasts in history.
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C.
HMS Macedonian
HMS Macedonian was a British Royal Navy frigate famously captured by the American frigate USS United States during the War of 1812 and subsequently taken into U.S. service.
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D.
HMS Strafford
HMS Strafford was a Royal Navy warship that served in the early 18th century, notably participating in British naval operations in the Caribbean during the War of Jenkins’ Ear.
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E.
RMS Lancastria
RMS Lancastria was a British Cunard passenger liner requisitioned as a troopship in World War II, best known for its catastrophic sinking by German air attack off Saint-Nazaire in 1940, which resulted in one of the deadliest maritime disasters in British history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: SS Mendi Triple: [Order of Mendi for Bravery, namedAfter, SS Mendi]
Generated description
SS Mendi was a British troopship that sank in 1917 off the Isle of Wight while carrying South African soldiers, becoming a symbol of sacrifice and remembrance in South African history.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SS Mendi Target entity description: SS Mendi was a British troopship that sank in 1917 off the Isle of Wight while carrying South African soldiers, becoming a symbol of sacrifice and remembrance in South African history.
-
A.
HMS Macedonia
HMS Macedonia was a British Royal Navy cruiser that took part in World War I naval operations, including actions associated with the Battle of the Falkland Islands.
-
B.
SS Mont-Blanc
SS Mont-Blanc was a French cargo ship laden with explosives whose detonation in 1917 caused the catastrophic Halifax Explosion, one of the largest non-nuclear blasts in history.
-
C.
HMS Macedonian
HMS Macedonian was a British Royal Navy frigate famously captured by the American frigate USS United States during the War of 1812 and subsequently taken into U.S. service.
-
D.
HMS Strafford
HMS Strafford was a Royal Navy warship that served in the early 18th century, notably participating in British naval operations in the Caribbean during the War of Jenkins’ Ear.
-
E.
RMS Lancastria
RMS Lancastria was a British Cunard passenger liner requisitioned as a troopship in World War II, best known for its catastrophic sinking by German air attack off Saint-Nazaire in 1940, which resulted in one of the deadliest maritime disasters in British history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d6aa5a4c4881908f39be6efe5981e5 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 7:19 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d6dff85674819099bf40c9f4fede15 |
completed | April 8, 2026, 11:08 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d97a71fac48190a6d7c99ebc5aad0a |
completed | April 10, 2026, 10:32 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d97cc2b66c8190909a23927fbe3af5 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 10:42 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d97e13913081908dd1fb60fa44db05 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 10:47 p.m. |
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:06 p.m.