Triple
T2229608
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Swire Pacific |
E48733
|
entity |
| Predicate | parentOrganization |
P254
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
John Swire & Sons
John Swire & Sons is a British-based diversified conglomerate and holding company with major interests in aviation, property, beverages, marine services, and trading, particularly focused on the Asia-Pacific region.
|
E245414
|
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: John Swire & Sons | Statement: [Swire Pacific, parentOrganization, John Swire & Sons]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Swire & Sons Context triple: [Swire Pacific, parentOrganization, John Swire & Sons]
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A.
British India Steam Navigation Company
The British India Steam Navigation Company was a major British shipping line that operated extensive passenger and cargo services across the Indian Ocean, connecting Britain with India, East Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia during the 19th and 20th centuries.
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B.
John I. Thornycroft & Company
John I. Thornycroft & Company was a British shipbuilding firm renowned for designing and constructing naval vessels, particularly destroyers and fast attack craft, for the Royal Navy and other customers.
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C.
Dorman Long and Co Ltd
Dorman Long and Co Ltd was a prominent British engineering and steel company best known for designing and building major steel bridges and structures worldwide, including the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
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D.
Cammell Laird
Cammell Laird is a historic British shipbuilding company based in Birkenhead, England, renowned for constructing major Royal Navy warships and commercial vessels.
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E.
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.
- 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: John Swire & Sons Triple: [Swire Pacific, parentOrganization, John Swire & Sons]
Generated description
John Swire & Sons is a British-based diversified conglomerate and holding company with major interests in aviation, property, beverages, marine services, and trading, particularly focused on the Asia-Pacific region.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: John Swire & Sons Target entity description: John Swire & Sons is a British-based diversified conglomerate and holding company with major interests in aviation, property, beverages, marine services, and trading, particularly focused on the Asia-Pacific region.
-
A.
British India Steam Navigation Company
The British India Steam Navigation Company was a major British shipping line that operated extensive passenger and cargo services across the Indian Ocean, connecting Britain with India, East Africa, the Middle East, and Southeast Asia during the 19th and 20th centuries.
-
B.
John I. Thornycroft & Company
John I. Thornycroft & Company was a British shipbuilding firm renowned for designing and constructing naval vessels, particularly destroyers and fast attack craft, for the Royal Navy and other customers.
-
C.
Dorman Long and Co Ltd
Dorman Long and Co Ltd was a prominent British engineering and steel company best known for designing and building major steel bridges and structures worldwide, including the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
-
D.
Cammell Laird
Cammell Laird is a historic British shipbuilding company based in Birkenhead, England, renowned for constructing major Royal Navy warships and commercial vessels.
-
E.
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.
- 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_69a88aa51b388190949868ec9766e587 |
completed | March 4, 2026, 7:40 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69abc069e0ac8190bcda8cba9f5c7a5d |
completed | March 7, 2026, 6:06 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ae656a1f788190a08c3283bfedb6f4 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 6:15 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ae65d4f26481909808c97b95ca9b30 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 6:16 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ae6670b6d88190a09023fae63f4000 |
completed | March 9, 2026, 6:19 a.m. |
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:47 p.m.