Triple

T5618180
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Fort Donelson campaign E147529 entity
Predicate unionForceType P43803 FINISHED
Object Western Gunboat Flotilla
The Western Gunboat Flotilla was a Union naval force of ironclad and timberclad gunboats that played a crucial role in river operations and early victories in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.
E531106 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: Western Gunboat Flotilla | Statement: [Fort Donelson campaign, unionForceType, Western Gunboat Flotilla]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Western Gunboat Flotilla
Context triple: [Fort Donelson campaign, unionForceType, Western Gunboat Flotilla]
  • A. Northern Flotilla
    Northern Flotilla is the former name of Russia’s Northern Fleet, the principal naval formation operating in the Arctic and northern seas.
  • B. Asiatic Squadron
    The Asiatic Squadron was a United States Navy formation stationed in East Asian waters that became famous for its decisive victory over the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War.
  • C. Confederate River Defense Fleet
    The Confederate River Defense Fleet was a hastily assembled Confederate naval force of converted river steamers used for ramming and defending key waterways, notably during the Civil War campaigns around New Orleans.
  • D. Caspian Flotilla
    The Caspian Flotilla is a regional naval force of Russia responsible for operations and security in the Caspian Sea.
  • E. Union West Gulf Blockading Squadron
    The Union West Gulf Blockading Squadron was a U.S. Navy formation in the American Civil War responsible for enforcing the blockade and conducting major naval operations along the Gulf Coast, including the capture of New Orleans.
  • 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: Western Gunboat Flotilla
Triple: [Fort Donelson campaign, unionForceType, Western Gunboat Flotilla]
Generated description
The Western Gunboat Flotilla was a Union naval force of ironclad and timberclad gunboats that played a crucial role in river operations and early victories in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Western Gunboat Flotilla
Target entity description: The Western Gunboat Flotilla was a Union naval force of ironclad and timberclad gunboats that played a crucial role in river operations and early victories in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.
  • A. Northern Flotilla
    Northern Flotilla is the former name of Russia’s Northern Fleet, the principal naval formation operating in the Arctic and northern seas.
  • B. Asiatic Squadron
    The Asiatic Squadron was a United States Navy formation stationed in East Asian waters that became famous for its decisive victory over the Spanish fleet at the Battle of Manila Bay during the Spanish–American War.
  • C. Confederate River Defense Fleet
    The Confederate River Defense Fleet was a hastily assembled Confederate naval force of converted river steamers used for ramming and defending key waterways, notably during the Civil War campaigns around New Orleans.
  • D. Caspian Flotilla
    The Caspian Flotilla is a regional naval force of Russia responsible for operations and security in the Caspian Sea.
  • E. Union West Gulf Blockading Squadron
    The Union West Gulf Blockading Squadron was a U.S. Navy formation in the American Civil War responsible for enforcing the blockade and conducting major naval operations along the Gulf Coast, including the capture of New Orleans.
  • 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_69c00905d4588190bd967842bbcf2219 completed March 22, 2026, 3:21 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69c021dd5d0081909d18d16596fac507 completed March 22, 2026, 5:07 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69c0287d9d7081909a1b2510565b55fc completed March 22, 2026, 5:35 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69c03894b9388190bd534ad107722b83 completed March 22, 2026, 6:44 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69c0393144248190a97d1f82b81cc868 completed March 22, 2026, 6:47 p.m.
Created at: March 22, 2026, 3:40 p.m.