Triple
T21805372
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Secret Service of the Confederate States in Europe |
E538335
|
entity |
| Predicate | focusesOn |
P31
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FINISHED |
| Object | Confederate naval procurement in Europe |
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NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: Confederate naval procurement in Europe | Statement: [The Secret Service of the Confederate States in Europe, focusesOn, Confederate naval procurement in Europe]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Confederate naval procurement in Europe Context triple: [The Secret Service of the Confederate States in Europe, focusesOn, Confederate naval procurement in Europe]
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A.
France and the Confederate Navy
"France and the Confederate Navy" is a historical study by John Bigelow examining France’s diplomatic and naval involvement with the Confederate States during the American Civil War.
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B.
The Confederate Navy: A Pictorial History
The Confederate Navy: A Pictorial History is a historical work by Philip Van Doren Stern that uses narrative and illustrations to depict the ships, personnel, and operations of the Confederate naval forces during the American Civil War.
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C.
Anglo-American naval warfare
Anglo-American naval warfare refers to the series of naval conflicts and strategies between British and American forces, particularly prominent during the War of 1812 and other 18th–19th century maritime confrontations.
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D.
Sea Power in Its Relations to the War of 1812
Sea Power in Its Relations to the War of 1812 is a two-volume historical and strategic analysis by naval historian Alfred Thayer Mahan examining how maritime strength influenced the outcome and conduct of the War of 1812.
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E.
Confederate States Navy Bureau of Steam Engineering
The Confederate States Navy Bureau of Steam Engineering was the department responsible for overseeing the design, construction, and maintenance of steam propulsion systems and related engineering for the Confederate naval forces during the American Civil War.
- 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: Confederate naval procurement in Europe Target entity description: Confederate naval procurement in Europe was the covert effort by the Confederate States during the American Civil War to acquire, build, and outfit warships and related naval supplies from European powers—especially Britain and France—despite Union diplomatic pressure and neutrality laws.
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A.
France and the Confederate Navy
"France and the Confederate Navy" is a historical study by John Bigelow examining France’s diplomatic and naval involvement with the Confederate States during the American Civil War.
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B.
The Confederate Navy: A Pictorial History
The Confederate Navy: A Pictorial History is a historical work by Philip Van Doren Stern that uses narrative and illustrations to depict the ships, personnel, and operations of the Confederate naval forces during the American Civil War.
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C.
Anglo-American naval warfare
Anglo-American naval warfare refers to the series of naval conflicts and strategies between British and American forces, particularly prominent during the War of 1812 and other 18th–19th century maritime confrontations.
-
D.
Sea Power in Its Relations to the War of 1812
Sea Power in Its Relations to the War of 1812 is a two-volume historical and strategic analysis by naval historian Alfred Thayer Mahan examining how maritime strength influenced the outcome and conduct of the War of 1812.
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E.
Confederate States Navy Bureau of Steam Engineering
The Confederate States Navy Bureau of Steam Engineering was the department responsible for overseeing the design, construction, and maintenance of steam propulsion systems and related engineering for the Confederate naval forces during the American Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 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_69e0c473f0f8819086c9d1b4a143bd67 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 11:13 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f07801fa8081909098d00947bf8f7f |
completed | April 28, 2026, 9:04 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 6:53 p.m.