Triple
T8606184
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | London Gazette Victoria Cross citation for Bernard Warburton-Lee |
E203802
|
entity |
| Predicate | describesFormationCommanded |
P64547
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
2nd Destroyer Flotilla
The 2nd Destroyer Flotilla was a Royal Navy formation of destroyer warships that saw notable action in the early naval engagements of the Second World War.
|
E745632
|
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: 2nd Destroyer Flotilla | Statement: [London Gazette Victoria Cross citation for Bernard Warburton-Lee, describesFormationCommanded, 2nd Destroyer Flotilla]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2nd Destroyer Flotilla Context triple: [London Gazette Victoria Cross citation for Bernard Warburton-Lee, describesFormationCommanded, 2nd Destroyer Flotilla]
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A.
4th Destroyer Flotilla
The 4th Destroyer Flotilla was a Royal Navy formation of destroyers that served as an operational unit in various fleets, particularly during the early to mid-20th century.
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B.
4th Flotilla
The 4th Flotilla was a naval formation of East Germany’s Volksmarine, responsible for operating and coordinating a segment of the country’s maritime forces.
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C.
6th Flotilla
The 6th Flotilla was a naval formation of East Germany’s Volksmarine, likely responsible for operating a group of warships or patrol vessels within the fleet’s organizational structure.
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D.
1st Flotilla
The 1st Flotilla was a primary naval formation of East Germany’s Volksmarine, responsible for coastal defense and maritime operations in the Baltic Sea.
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E.
1st Cruiser Squadron
The 1st Cruiser Squadron was a Royal Navy formation of armored and later light cruisers that served as a key component of the British battle fleet in the early 20th century, including during World War I.
- 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: 2nd Destroyer Flotilla Triple: [London Gazette Victoria Cross citation for Bernard Warburton-Lee, describesFormationCommanded, 2nd Destroyer Flotilla]
Generated description
The 2nd Destroyer Flotilla was a Royal Navy formation of destroyer warships that saw notable action in the early naval engagements of the Second World War.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2nd Destroyer Flotilla Target entity description: The 2nd Destroyer Flotilla was a Royal Navy formation of destroyer warships that saw notable action in the early naval engagements of the Second World War.
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A.
4th Destroyer Flotilla
The 4th Destroyer Flotilla was a Royal Navy formation of destroyers that served as an operational unit in various fleets, particularly during the early to mid-20th century.
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B.
4th Flotilla
The 4th Flotilla was a naval formation of East Germany’s Volksmarine, responsible for operating and coordinating a segment of the country’s maritime forces.
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C.
6th Flotilla
The 6th Flotilla was a naval formation of East Germany’s Volksmarine, likely responsible for operating a group of warships or patrol vessels within the fleet’s organizational structure.
-
D.
1st Flotilla
The 1st Flotilla was a primary naval formation of East Germany’s Volksmarine, responsible for coastal defense and maritime operations in the Baltic Sea.
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E.
1st Cruiser Squadron
The 1st Cruiser Squadron was a Royal Navy formation of armored and later light cruisers that served as a key component of the British battle fleet in the early 20th century, including during World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: describesFormationCommanded Context triple: [London Gazette Victoria Cross citation for Bernard Warburton-Lee, describesFormationCommanded, 2nd Destroyer Flotilla]
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A.
commandedFormation
chosen
Indicates that one entity held command authority over a specific military or organizational formation.
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B.
formationTypeCommanded
Indicates that an agent issues an order specifying the type of formation that another entity or group should adopt.
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C.
militaryFormationOf
Indicates that one entity is a military unit or formation that is organizationally part of, or derived from, another entity.
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D.
tacticalFormation
Indicates a specific strategic arrangement or positioning of entities relative to one another to achieve a tactical objective.
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E.
onFormation
Indicates that one entity is located on or attached to the surface of a formation (such as a geological or structural feature).
- 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_69ca832c23e4819095a9f3eea4a21828 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc46e9b6a881908f6a6c847519e5e5 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 10:12 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cea900cf708190abb550f592edbdf6 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 5:36 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69cea9d23cc88190b937e89b9aa2bd66 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 5:39 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ceaae76d188190932826c9fd9f7f5f |
completed | April 2, 2026, 5:44 p.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69cc454eb2908190acf0e4336bc67e7b |
completed | March 31, 2026, 10:06 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:25 p.m.