Triple

T16127316
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Union blockade of the Confederacy E391304 entity
Predicate hasPart P35 FINISHED
Object Atlantic Blockading Squadron
The Atlantic Blockading Squadron was a U.S. Navy formation during the American Civil War tasked with enforcing the naval blockade along the Confederate Atlantic coast.
 E1196361 NE FINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: Atlantic Blockading Squadron | Statement: [Union blockade of the Confederacy, hasPart, Atlantic Blockading Squadron]

Disambiguation candidates (2 decisions)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: Atlantic Blockading Squadron
Context triple: [Union blockade of the Confederacy, hasPart, Atlantic Blockading Squadron]
  • A. Royal Navy blockading squadrons
    The Royal Navy blockading squadrons were British naval forces stationed off enemy ports, particularly Brest, to contain opposing fleets and secure maritime dominance during the age of sail.
  • B. North Atlantic Squadron
    The North Atlantic Squadron was a principal formation of the United States Navy responsible for operations and defense in the North Atlantic region during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
  • C. Royal Navy Baltic Squadron
    The Royal Navy Baltic Squadron was a British naval force deployed to the Baltic Sea, notably active during conflicts such as the Crimean War to challenge Russian maritime power and protect British interests.
  • D. Mediterranean Fleet
    The Mediterranean Fleet was a major Royal Navy formation responsible for British naval operations and power projection in the Mediterranean Sea.
  • E. British Mediterranean Squadron
    The British Mediterranean Squadron was a Royal Navy formation that operated in the Mediterranean Sea, serving as a key component of British naval power there before being reorganized into the Mediterranean Fleet.
  • 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: Atlantic Blockading Squadron
Target entity description: The Atlantic Blockading Squadron was a U.S. Navy formation during the American Civil War tasked with enforcing the naval blockade along the Confederate Atlantic coast.
  • A. Royal Navy blockading squadrons
    The Royal Navy blockading squadrons were British naval forces stationed off enemy ports, particularly Brest, to contain opposing fleets and secure maritime dominance during the age of sail.
  • B. North Atlantic Squadron
    The North Atlantic Squadron was a principal formation of the United States Navy responsible for operations and defense in the North Atlantic region during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
  • C. Royal Navy Baltic Squadron
    The Royal Navy Baltic Squadron was a British naval force deployed to the Baltic Sea, notably active during conflicts such as the Crimean War to challenge Russian maritime power and protect British interests.
  • D. Mediterranean Fleet
    The Mediterranean Fleet was a major Royal Navy formation responsible for British naval operations and power projection in the Mediterranean Sea.
  • E. British Mediterranean Squadron
    The British Mediterranean Squadron was a Royal Navy formation that operated in the Mediterranean Sea, serving as a key component of British naval power there before being reorganized into the Mediterranean Fleet.
  • F. None of above. chosen

How the object was described

The object's one-sentence description was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the object name and this triple as context.

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: Atlantic Blockading Squadron
Triple: [Union blockade of the Confederacy, hasPart, Atlantic Blockading Squadron]
Generated description
The Atlantic Blockading Squadron was a U.S. Navy formation during the American Civil War tasked with enforcing the naval blockade along the Confederate Atlantic coast.

Provenance (5 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69d87f1bb0988190b490d273dbf3fd03 elicitation completed
NER batch_69e20205bed48190a6930439738da191 ner completed
NED1 batch_69fff2abf9b08190a375abc842a0e7d0 ned_source_triple completed
NED2 batch_69fff3f2760c8190a58fedc2798614ae ned_description completed
NEDg batch_69fff35ded288190b4d261358f1661cb nedg completed
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5 a.m.