Triple

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).

Phrase: United States Merchant Marine | Statement: [Hubert Selby Jr., militaryService, United States Merchant Marine]

Target entity: United States Merchant Marine
Context triple: [Hubert Selby Jr., militaryService, United States Merchant Marine]

• A. United States merchant marine chosen
  The United States merchant marine is the civilian fleet of U.S.-registered commercial ships and their crews that transport goods and services in peacetime and serve as a naval auxiliary in times of war or national emergency.
• B. United States Maritime Commission
  The United States Maritime Commission was a federal agency created in the 1930s to develop, regulate, and expand the American merchant marine and oversee the construction and operation of commercial and auxiliary ships.
• C. United States Maritime Service
  The United States Maritime Service is a federal organization that trains and develops personnel for the U.S. merchant marine and maritime industry.
• D. United States Flotilla Service
  The United States Flotilla Service was a small, specialized naval organization of the early U.S. Navy responsible for operating shallow-draft gunboats and flotillas in coastal and inland waters, notably during the War of 1812.
• E. United States Fleet
  The United States Fleet was the principal operational naval force of the U.S. Navy in the early 20th century, responsible for coordinating and commanding major fleet units during peacetime and war.
• F. None of above.
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.