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]
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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.
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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.
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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.
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D.
Caspian Flotilla
The Caspian Flotilla is a regional naval force of Russia responsible for operations and security in the Caspian Sea.
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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.