Triple

T16169001
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Bombardment of San Juan E392383 entity
Predicate combatantStrength P1404 FINISHED
Object U.S. naval squadron under Rear Admiral William T. Sampson
The U.S. naval squadron under Rear Admiral William T. Sampson was a principal American fleet formation in the Spanish–American War, tasked with blockading and engaging Spanish forces in the Caribbean, including off Puerto Rico and Cuba.
E1198337 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: U.S. naval squadron under Rear Admiral William T. Sampson | Statement: [Bombardment of San Juan, combatantStrength, U.S. naval squadron under Rear Admiral William T. Sampson]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: U.S. naval squadron under Rear Admiral William T. Sampson
Context triple: [Bombardment of San Juan, combatantStrength, U.S. naval squadron under Rear Admiral William T. Sampson]
  • A. Union West Gulf Blockading Squadron
    The Union West Gulf Blockading Squadron was a U.S. Navy formation in the American Civil War responsible for enforcing the blockade and conducting major naval operations along the Gulf Coast, including the capture of New Orleans.
  • B. South Atlantic Blockading Squadron
    The South Atlantic Blockading Squadron was a U.S. Navy formation during the American Civil War responsible for enforcing the Union blockade along the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia, and northern Florida.
  • C. Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Pacific Squadron
    The Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Pacific Squadron was the senior naval officer responsible for directing United States naval operations and strategy in the Pacific Ocean during the 19th century.
  • D. Commander of the Asiatic Squadron
    Commander of the Asiatic Squadron was the senior U.S. Navy command responsible for overseeing American naval operations in East Asian waters around the turn of the 20th century.
  • E. Asiatic Squadron
    The Asiatic Squadron was a United States Navy formation stationed in East Asian waters that became famous for its decisive victory over the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War.
  • 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: U.S. naval squadron under Rear Admiral William T. Sampson
Triple: [Bombardment of San Juan, combatantStrength, U.S. naval squadron under Rear Admiral William T. Sampson]
Generated description
The U.S. naval squadron under Rear Admiral William T. Sampson was a principal American fleet formation in the Spanish–American War, tasked with blockading and engaging Spanish forces in the Caribbean, including off Puerto Rico and Cuba.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: U.S. naval squadron under Rear Admiral William T. Sampson
Target entity description: The U.S. naval squadron under Rear Admiral William T. Sampson was a principal American fleet formation in the Spanish–American War, tasked with blockading and engaging Spanish forces in the Caribbean, including off Puerto Rico and Cuba.
  • A. Union West Gulf Blockading Squadron
    The Union West Gulf Blockading Squadron was a U.S. Navy formation in the American Civil War responsible for enforcing the blockade and conducting major naval operations along the Gulf Coast, including the capture of New Orleans.
  • B. South Atlantic Blockading Squadron
    The South Atlantic Blockading Squadron was a U.S. Navy formation during the American Civil War responsible for enforcing the Union blockade along the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia, and northern Florida.
  • C. Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Pacific Squadron
    The Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Pacific Squadron was the senior naval officer responsible for directing United States naval operations and strategy in the Pacific Ocean during the 19th century.
  • D. Commander of the Asiatic Squadron
    Commander of the Asiatic Squadron was the senior U.S. Navy command responsible for overseeing American naval operations in East Asian waters around the turn of the 20th century.
  • E. Asiatic Squadron
    The Asiatic Squadron was a United States Navy formation stationed in East Asian waters that became famous for its decisive victory over the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War.
  • 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_69d87f1d32208190942e4e499a80c18c completed April 10, 2026, 4:39 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e21eb5e6d881908749683091afa90c completed April 17, 2026, 11:51 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fff7bb6aac8190a33607abfe9a32d0 completed May 10, 2026, 3:12 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fff9bb09c48190881c0f70bae0aec8 completed May 10, 2026, 3:21 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fffa5186b88190971d3c5061503541 completed May 10, 2026, 3:24 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:02 a.m.