Triple
T17298300
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company |
E419968
|
entity |
| Predicate | operated |
P1688
|
FINISHED |
| Object | P&O Ports |
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|
NE ONDG |
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: P&O Ports | Statement: [Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, operated, P&O Ports]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: P&O Ports Context triple: [Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, operated, P&O Ports]
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A.
P&O Ferries
P&O Ferries is a major British ferry operator providing passenger and freight services across routes in the United Kingdom and Europe.
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B.
P&O Cruises
P&O Cruises is a British cruise line known for operating a fleet of ocean liners and cruise ships serving holidaymakers, particularly in the UK and Australia.
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C.
Polferries
Polferries is a Polish state-owned ferry operator providing passenger and freight services across the Baltic Sea, particularly between Poland and Scandinavia.
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D.
Isle of Man Steam Packet Company
The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company is a long-established ferry operator providing passenger and freight services between the Isle of Man and ports in Great Britain and Ireland.
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E.
Red Funnel
Red Funnel is a long-established ferry company operating passenger and vehicle services between the Isle of Wight and mainland England.
- 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: P&O Ports Triple: [Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company, operated, P&O Ports]
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: P&O Ports Target entity description: P&O Ports was the global ports and terminal operations arm of the historic British shipping company P&O, managing container and cargo facilities in numerous international harbors.
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A.
P&O Ferries
P&O Ferries is a major British ferry operator providing passenger and freight services across routes in the United Kingdom and Europe.
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B.
P&O Cruises
P&O Cruises is a British cruise line known for operating a fleet of ocean liners and cruise ships serving holidaymakers, particularly in the UK and Australia.
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C.
Polferries
Polferries is a Polish state-owned ferry operator providing passenger and freight services across the Baltic Sea, particularly between Poland and Scandinavia.
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D.
Isle of Man Steam Packet Company
The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company is a long-established ferry operator providing passenger and freight services between the Isle of Man and ports in Great Britain and Ireland.
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E.
Red Funnel
Red Funnel is a long-established ferry company operating passenger and vehicle services between the Isle of Wight and mainland England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (4 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_69d886db32608190a61e18862c5a8af6 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 5:12 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e438f82788819088ea796850552297 |
completed | April 19, 2026, 2:07 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a01954afb088190a92a0f32f901f13f |
completed | May 11, 2026, 8:37 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a01962ae4848190b2aad8e19bf6522f |
in_progress | May 11, 2026, 8:41 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:41 a.m.