Triple

T3585871

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Nathaniel Palmer	`E75906`	entity
Predicate	associatedWith	`P37`	FINISHED
Object	Stonington, Connecticut sealing fleet The Stonington, Connecticut sealing fleet was a group of early 19th-century American sealing vessels based in Stonington that played a significant role in Antarctic exploration and the sealing industry, notably including voyages by explorer Nathaniel Palmer.	`E371171`	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: Stonington, Connecticut sealing fleet | Statement: [Nathaniel Palmer, associatedWith, Stonington, Connecticut sealing fleet]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Stonington, Connecticut sealing fleet
Context triple: [Nathaniel Palmer, associatedWith, Stonington, Connecticut sealing fleet]

A. New London harbor
New London harbor is a historically significant port on the Thames River in southeastern Connecticut that served as a key maritime and military hub, especially during the American Revolutionary era.
B. New London, Connecticut
New London, Connecticut is a historic coastal city on the Thames River known for its deep-water port, maritime heritage, and role in the American Revolutionary era.
C. Mystic, Connecticut
Mystic, Connecticut is a historic coastal village in southeastern Connecticut known for its maritime heritage, including the Mystic Seaport Museum and its role in early colonial and Native American history.
D. Wilmington Reserve Fleet
The Wilmington Reserve Fleet was a U.S. government anchorage where inactive merchant and military support ships were laid up for potential reactivation during national emergencies.
E. Port of New Haven
The Port of New Haven is a major deepwater seaport on Long Island Sound in Connecticut that serves as a key hub for regional maritime commerce and fuel distribution.
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: Stonington, Connecticut sealing fleet
Triple: [Nathaniel Palmer, associatedWith, Stonington, Connecticut sealing fleet]

Generated description

The Stonington, Connecticut sealing fleet was a group of early 19th-century American sealing vessels based in Stonington that played a significant role in Antarctic exploration and the sealing industry, notably including voyages by explorer Nathaniel Palmer.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Stonington, Connecticut sealing fleet
Target entity description: The Stonington, Connecticut sealing fleet was a group of early 19th-century American sealing vessels based in Stonington that played a significant role in Antarctic exploration and the sealing industry, notably including voyages by explorer Nathaniel Palmer.

A. New London harbor
New London harbor is a historically significant port on the Thames River in southeastern Connecticut that served as a key maritime and military hub, especially during the American Revolutionary era.
B. New London, Connecticut
New London, Connecticut is a historic coastal city on the Thames River known for its deep-water port, maritime heritage, and role in the American Revolutionary era.
C. Mystic, Connecticut
Mystic, Connecticut is a historic coastal village in southeastern Connecticut known for its maritime heritage, including the Mystic Seaport Museum and its role in early colonial and Native American history.
D. Wilmington Reserve Fleet
The Wilmington Reserve Fleet was a U.S. government anchorage where inactive merchant and military support ships were laid up for potential reactivation during national emergencies.
E. Port of New Haven
The Port of New Haven is a major deepwater seaport on Long Island Sound in Connecticut that serves as a key hub for regional maritime commerce and fuel distribution.
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_69ad85d6dc3c8190b491b79b83e25461`	completed	March 8, 2026, 2:21 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69adc135ee3481908ef8dc41af632710`	completed	March 8, 2026, 6:34 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69b402fcc5f481909c66319f75a8dc85`	completed	March 13, 2026, 12:28 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69b406d014d88190b488b9b1f70fecca`	completed	March 13, 2026, 12:45 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69b4086f6da4819084778dffa33ef116`	completed	March 13, 2026, 12:51 p.m.

Created at: March 8, 2026, 3:22 p.m.