Triple

T5403952
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Raphael Semmes E120845 entity
Predicate shipSunkByCommand P4687 FINISHED
Object USS Hatteras
USS Hatteras was a Union Navy steamer during the American Civil War, best known for being sunk by the Confederate commerce raider CSS Alabama in 1863.
E518427 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: USS Hatteras | Statement: [Raphael Semmes, shipSunkByCommand, USS Hatteras]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: USS Hatteras
Context triple: [Raphael Semmes, shipSunkByCommand, USS Hatteras]
  • A. USS Raleigh
    USS Raleigh was a United States Navy protected cruiser best known for its service with the Asiatic Squadron during the Spanish–American War, including action at the Battle of Manila Bay.
  • B. USS Cassin Young
    USS Cassin Young is a preserved World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer now serving as a museum ship in Boston, Massachusetts.
  • C. USS Cabot
    USS Cabot was a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that served with distinction during World War II and later in the Spanish Navy under the name Dédalo.
  • D. USS Leonard F. Mason
    USS Leonard F. Mason was a U.S. Navy destroyer best known for serving as the primary recovery ship for NASA’s Gemini 8 space mission.
  • E. USS Providence
    USS Providence was a prominent warship of the Continental Navy that served during the American Revolutionary War, participating in several key naval operations against British forces.
  • 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: USS Hatteras
Triple: [Raphael Semmes, shipSunkByCommand, USS Hatteras]
Generated description
USS Hatteras was a Union Navy steamer during the American Civil War, best known for being sunk by the Confederate commerce raider CSS Alabama in 1863.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: USS Hatteras
Target entity description: USS Hatteras was a Union Navy steamer during the American Civil War, best known for being sunk by the Confederate commerce raider CSS Alabama in 1863.
  • A. USS Raleigh
    USS Raleigh was a United States Navy protected cruiser best known for its service with the Asiatic Squadron during the Spanish–American War, including action at the Battle of Manila Bay.
  • B. USS Cassin Young
    USS Cassin Young is a preserved World War II-era Fletcher-class destroyer now serving as a museum ship in Boston, Massachusetts.
  • C. USS Cabot
    USS Cabot was a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier that served with distinction during World War II and later in the Spanish Navy under the name Dédalo.
  • D. USS Leonard F. Mason
    USS Leonard F. Mason was a U.S. Navy destroyer best known for serving as the primary recovery ship for NASA’s Gemini 8 space mission.
  • E. USS Providence
    USS Providence was a prominent warship of the Continental Navy that served during the American Revolutionary War, participating in several key naval operations against British forces.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: shipSunkByCommand
Context triple: [Raphael Semmes, shipSunkByCommand, USS Hatteras]
  • A. sunkBy chosen
    Indicates that one entity (typically a vessel or structure) was caused to sink or be destroyed in water by another entity.
  • B. sunkDuring
    Indicates that one entity was sunk in the course of, or as a result of, the event or time period represented by another entity.
  • C. shipsSunkOrTotalLoss
    Indicates that the referenced ships were sunk or otherwise rendered a total loss (permanently unusable).
  • D. sankOn
    Indicates that one entity moved downward and became submerged or lower in level relative to another entity or reference point.
  • E. fleetDestroyedBy
    Indicates that a fleet was destroyed as a direct result of actions taken by another specified 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_69bd46391c0c81909fa484446732b6a3 completed March 20, 2026, 1:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd8932b8bc8190bd31e11b167a7212 completed March 20, 2026, 5:51 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69bf3aa0b00c8190aab3e475e19c3276 completed March 22, 2026, 12:41 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69bf3b592a08819090e2873bcf4e797f completed March 22, 2026, 12:44 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69bf3c0b9e5481909101eccbd55f24b2 completed March 22, 2026, 12:47 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69bd84660ea08190a641084814fcf94d completed March 20, 2026, 5:31 p.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 2:04 p.m.