Triple

T8995199
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject William Thomas Sampson E214885 entity
Predicate namesakeOf P63 FINISHED
Object USS Sampson (DD-394)
USS Sampson (DD-394) was a United States Navy Somers-class destroyer that served primarily in the Atlantic during World War II.
E772848 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-394) | Statement: [William Thomas Sampson, namesakeOf, USS Sampson (DD-394)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: USS Sampson (DD-394)
Context triple: [William Thomas Sampson, namesakeOf, USS Sampson (DD-394)]
  • A. USS Henley (DD-391)
    USS Henley (DD-391) was a Bagley-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served in the Pacific during World War II before being sunk in 1943.
  • B. USS Decatur (DD-341)
    USS Decatur (DD-341) was a Clemson-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served primarily between World War I and World War II, performing patrol, training, and fleet support duties.
  • 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 La Vallette (DD-448)
    USS La Vallette (DD-448) was a U.S. Navy Fletcher-class destroyer that saw extensive service in the Pacific during World War II.
  • E. USS Wainwright (DD-419)
    USS Wainwright (DD-419) was a U.S. Navy destroyer that served prominently during World War II, earning distinction for its convoy escort, anti-submarine, and combat operations in the Atlantic and Mediterranean.
  • 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-394)
Triple: [William Thomas Sampson, namesakeOf, USS Sampson (DD-394)]
Generated description
USS Sampson (DD-394) was a United States Navy Somers-class destroyer that served primarily in the Atlantic during World War II.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: USS Sampson (DD-394)
Target entity description: USS Sampson (DD-394) was a United States Navy Somers-class destroyer that served primarily in the Atlantic during World War II.
  • A. USS Henley (DD-391)
    USS Henley (DD-391) was a Bagley-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served in the Pacific during World War II before being sunk in 1943.
  • B. USS Decatur (DD-341)
    USS Decatur (DD-341) was a Clemson-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served primarily between World War I and World War II, performing patrol, training, and fleet support duties.
  • 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 La Vallette (DD-448)
    USS La Vallette (DD-448) was a U.S. Navy Fletcher-class destroyer that saw extensive service in the Pacific during World War II.
  • E. USS Wainwright (DD-419)
    USS Wainwright (DD-419) was a U.S. Navy destroyer that served prominently during World War II, earning distinction for its convoy escort, anti-submarine, and combat operations in the Atlantic and Mediterranean.
  • 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_69cfdb9531748190bd710e0b386b2cbe completed April 3, 2026, 3:24 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cfdc48f22081909f17ec4c5542da47 completed April 3, 2026, 3:27 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cfdcecebe48190a2ede4c8400b3b42 completed April 3, 2026, 3:29 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:04 p.m.