Triple

T1104074
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Gulf of Tonkin incident E25447 entity
Predicate involvesShip P862 FINISHED
Object USS Maddox (DD-731)
USS Maddox (DD-731) was a U.S. Navy destroyer best known for its controversial role in the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident, which helped escalate American involvement in the Vietnam War.
E145595 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: USS Maddox (DD-731) | Statement: [Gulf of Tonkin incident, involvesShip, USS Maddox (DD-731)]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: USS Maddox (DD-731)
Context triple: [Gulf of Tonkin incident, involvesShip, USS Maddox (DD-731)]
  • A. USS Morris (DD-417)
    USS Morris (DD-417) was a U.S. Navy destroyer that saw extensive and distinguished service in the Pacific Theater during World War II, earning multiple battle stars for its combat actions.
  • B. 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.
  • C. USS Washington (BB-56)
    USS Washington (BB-56) was a World War II-era U.S. Navy fast battleship renowned for its decisive nighttime surface combat performance in the Pacific Theater.
  • D. USS Juneau (CL-52)
    USS Juneau (CL-52) was an Atlanta-class light cruiser of the United States Navy in World War II, best known for its tragic sinking during the Guadalcanal campaign with the loss of most of the Sullivan brothers.
  • E. USS O’Brien (DD-415)
    USS O’Brien (DD-415) was a World War II-era United States Navy destroyer that served in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters before being lost to damage sustained from a Japanese torpedo attack in 1942.
  • 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 Maddox (DD-731)
Triple: [Gulf of Tonkin incident, involvesShip, USS Maddox (DD-731)]
Generated description
USS Maddox (DD-731) was a U.S. Navy destroyer best known for its controversial role in the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident, which helped escalate American involvement in the Vietnam War.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: USS Maddox (DD-731)
Target entity description: USS Maddox (DD-731) was a U.S. Navy destroyer best known for its controversial role in the 1964 Gulf of Tonkin incident, which helped escalate American involvement in the Vietnam War.
  • A. USS Morris (DD-417)
    USS Morris (DD-417) was a U.S. Navy destroyer that saw extensive and distinguished service in the Pacific Theater during World War II, earning multiple battle stars for its combat actions.
  • B. 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.
  • C. USS Washington (BB-56)
    USS Washington (BB-56) was a World War II-era U.S. Navy fast battleship renowned for its decisive nighttime surface combat performance in the Pacific Theater.
  • D. USS Juneau (CL-52)
    USS Juneau (CL-52) was an Atlanta-class light cruiser of the United States Navy in World War II, best known for its tragic sinking during the Guadalcanal campaign with the loss of most of the Sullivan brothers.
  • E. USS O’Brien (DD-415)
    USS O’Brien (DD-415) was a World War II-era United States Navy destroyer that served in the Atlantic and Pacific theaters before being lost to damage sustained from a Japanese torpedo attack in 1942.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: involvesShip
Context triple: [Gulf of Tonkin incident, involvesShip, USS Maddox (DD-731)]
  • A. shipInvolved chosen
    Indicates that a ship participates in, is associated with, or plays a role in a specified event or situation.
  • B. shipsWith
    Indicates that one entity is delivered, packaged, or provided together with another entity as part of the same shipment or bundle.
  • C. shipUsed
    Indicates that a particular ship was employed or utilized in carrying out an event, activity, or operation.
  • D. shipTypeInvolved
    Indicates that a particular type or class of ship is involved or participates in a specified event, situation, or relationship.
  • E. hasShip
    Indicates that one entity possesses, owns, or is equipped with a ship.
  • 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_69a49428d4448190b3b36991ceae87ce completed March 1, 2026, 7:31 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4b9e1047481909af1cf8df2a01fff completed March 1, 2026, 10:12 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ac9971114c81909769b3ad78b95189 completed March 7, 2026, 9:32 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ac9df823208190ae27a659ac283e2a completed March 7, 2026, 9:51 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ac9e4788d08190b2a6f34bbf9f2671 completed March 7, 2026, 9:53 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a4b7472c848190b0643872f67084a2 completed March 1, 2026, 10:01 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:43 p.m.