Triple

T8995198
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject William Thomas Sampson E214885 entity
Predicate namesakeOf P63 FINISHED
Object USS Sampson (DD-63)
USS Sampson (DD-63) was a United States Navy Sampson-class destroyer that served during World War I, primarily in convoy escort and patrol duties in the Atlantic.
 E770976 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: USS Sampson (DD-63) | Statement: [William Thomas Sampson, namesakeOf, USS Sampson (DD-63)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: USS Sampson (DD-63)
Context triple: [William Thomas Sampson, namesakeOf, USS Sampson (DD-63)]
  • A. USS Benson (DD-421)
    USS Benson (DD-421) was a World War II-era United States Navy destroyer and the lead ship of the Benson-class.
  • B. USS Decatur (DD-5)
    USS Decatur (DD-5) was a Bainbridge-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served in the early 20th century, including during World War I.
  • C. USS Gleaves (DD-423)
    USS Gleaves (DD-423) was the lead ship of the Gleaves-class destroyers that served in the United States Navy during World War II.
  • D. USS Mustin (DD-413)
    USS Mustin (DD-413) was a United States Navy destroyer that served prominently in the Pacific Theater during World War II, earning multiple battle stars for its combat operations.
  • E. USS Anderson (DD-411)
    USS Anderson (DD-411) was a U.S. Navy destroyer that saw extensive service in World War II, participating in major Pacific campaigns and earning multiple battle stars before being sunk during atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll.
  • 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 Sampson (DD-63)
Triple: [William Thomas Sampson, namesakeOf, USS Sampson (DD-63)]
Generated description
USS Sampson (DD-63) was a United States Navy Sampson-class destroyer that served during World War I, primarily in convoy escort and patrol duties in the Atlantic.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: USS Sampson (DD-63)
Target entity description: USS Sampson (DD-63) was a United States Navy Sampson-class destroyer that served during World War I, primarily in convoy escort and patrol duties in the Atlantic.
  • A. USS Benson (DD-421)
    USS Benson (DD-421) was a World War II-era United States Navy destroyer and the lead ship of the Benson-class.
  • B. USS Decatur (DD-5)
    USS Decatur (DD-5) was a Bainbridge-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served in the early 20th century, including during World War I.
  • C. USS Gleaves (DD-423)
    USS Gleaves (DD-423) was the lead ship of the Gleaves-class destroyers that served in the United States Navy during World War II.
  • D. USS Mustin (DD-413)
    USS Mustin (DD-413) was a United States Navy destroyer that served prominently in the Pacific Theater during World War II, earning multiple battle stars for its combat operations.
  • E. USS Anderson (DD-411)
    USS Anderson (DD-411) was a U.S. Navy destroyer that saw extensive service in World War II, participating in major Pacific campaigns and earning multiple battle stars before being sunk during atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll.
  • 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_69ca83a05c608190bdfdbdb25e994b39 completed March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cc68ddff288190869731df2c178ff6 completed April 1, 2026, 12:37 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cfd0d0e6a08190a2faf4157b8a9cd4 completed April 3, 2026, 2:38 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cfd193fdbc8190b49192327f698943 completed April 3, 2026, 2:41 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cfd242590881909ca351c1040c76ef completed April 3, 2026, 2:44 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:04 p.m.