Triple

T411414
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject HMS Cossack E9496 entity
Predicate commandingOfficer P884 FINISHED
Object Captain Philip Vian
Captain Philip Vian was a distinguished Royal Navy officer and World War II destroyer commander renowned for his aggressive leadership in actions such as the Altmark incident and major naval battles.
E52006 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Captain Philip Vian | Statement: [HMS Cossack, commandingOfficer, Captain Philip Vian]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Captain Philip Vian
Context triple: [HMS Cossack, commandingOfficer, Captain Philip Vian]
  • A. Admiral Samuel Hood
    Admiral Samuel Hood was an 18th-century British Royal Navy officer and fleet commander renowned for his leadership in major naval engagements of the American Revolutionary and French Revolutionary Wars.
  • B. Sir George Pocock
    Sir George Pocock was an 18th-century British admiral noted for his prominent naval command during the Seven Years' War.
  • C. Admiral Edward Vernon
    Admiral Edward Vernon was an 18th-century British naval officer whose military fame led George Washington’s family to name their Virginia estate, Mount Vernon, in his honor.
  • D. Lord Jellicoe
    Lord Jellicoe was a British Royal Navy admiral best known for commanding the Grand Fleet at the Battle of Jutland during World War I and later serving in senior naval and imperial administrative roles.
  • E. Admiral Sandy Woodward
    Admiral Sandy Woodward was a senior Royal Navy officer best known for leading the British naval task force during the Falklands War.
  • 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: Captain Philip Vian
Triple: [HMS Cossack, commandingOfficer, Captain Philip Vian]
Generated description
Captain Philip Vian was a distinguished Royal Navy officer and World War II destroyer commander renowned for his aggressive leadership in actions such as the Altmark incident and major naval battles.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Captain Philip Vian
Target entity description: Captain Philip Vian was a distinguished Royal Navy officer and World War II destroyer commander renowned for his aggressive leadership in actions such as the Altmark incident and major naval battles.
  • A. Admiral Samuel Hood
    Admiral Samuel Hood was an 18th-century British Royal Navy officer and fleet commander renowned for his leadership in major naval engagements of the American Revolutionary and French Revolutionary Wars.
  • B. Sir George Pocock
    Sir George Pocock was an 18th-century British admiral noted for his prominent naval command during the Seven Years' War.
  • C. Admiral Edward Vernon
    Admiral Edward Vernon was an 18th-century British naval officer whose military fame led George Washington’s family to name their Virginia estate, Mount Vernon, in his honor.
  • D. Lord Jellicoe
    Lord Jellicoe was a British Royal Navy admiral best known for commanding the Grand Fleet at the Battle of Jutland during World War I and later serving in senior naval and imperial administrative roles.
  • E. Admiral Sandy Woodward
    Admiral Sandy Woodward was a senior Royal Navy officer best known for leading the British naval task force during the Falklands War.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: commandingOfficer
Context triple: [HMS Cossack, commandingOfficer, Captain Philip Vian]
  • A. chiefOfStaff
    Indicates that one entity serves as the chief of staff for another entity, typically managing operations and coordinating activities on its behalf.
  • B. commander
    Indicates that one entity holds authoritative military or organizational control over another entity or group.
  • C. commanderUnitedStates
    Indicates that one entity serves as the commander of a United States military or governmental unit, mission, or operation.
  • D. captain chosen
    Indicates that one entity serves as the leader or person in command of another entity, typically a team, group, or vessel.
  • E. commanderTitle
    Indicates the official rank or title held by the person who commands or leads a given entity.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69a2e80111fc8190961d5b7c6154123f completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:05 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a2ed31681c8190ac32334562fb17fd completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:27 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a4177a3ef88190bb331ab9034ead7d completed March 1, 2026, 10:39 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a4183d18348190b8518ae51d29a57c completed March 1, 2026, 10:43 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a41897ffe88190a8c166c8b07e0cbf completed March 1, 2026, 10:44 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a2e9737694819080fde9adcc1aa4d4 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:11 p.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 1:09 p.m.