Triple

T1362653
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Thomas Macdonough E29130 entity
Predicate hasNamesake P6111 FINISHED
Object USS Macdonough
USS Macdonough is the name given to several United States Navy warships honoring Commodore Thomas Macdonough, a notable naval officer from the War of 1812.
 E188158 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 Macdonough | Statement: [Thomas Macdonough, hasNamesake, USS Macdonough]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: USS Macdonough
Context triple: [Thomas Macdonough, hasNamesake, USS Macdonough]
  • A. USS Buchanan
    USS Buchanan was a U.S. Navy destroyer that served with distinction in the Pacific Theater during World War II, participating in multiple key naval engagements.
  • B. USS Decatur
    USS Decatur is the name given to several United States Navy warships honoring early 19th-century naval hero Stephen Decatur.
  • C. USS Helena
    USS Helena was a U.S. Navy light cruiser that saw significant action in the Pacific Theater during World War II, earning distinction for its role in several major naval engagements.
  • D. USS Duncan
    USS Duncan was a U.S. Navy destroyer that served in the Pacific during World War II and was lost in combat in 1942.
  • E. USS Guerriere
    USS Guerriere was a U.S. Navy frigate of the early 19th century, notable for its service during the post-War of 1812 era under prominent American naval officers.
  • 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 Macdonough
Triple: [Thomas Macdonough, hasNamesake, USS Macdonough]
Generated description
USS Macdonough is the name given to several United States Navy warships honoring Commodore Thomas Macdonough, a notable naval officer from the War of 1812.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: USS Macdonough
Target entity description: USS Macdonough is the name given to several United States Navy warships honoring Commodore Thomas Macdonough, a notable naval officer from the War of 1812.
  • A. USS Buchanan
    USS Buchanan was a U.S. Navy destroyer that served with distinction in the Pacific Theater during World War II, participating in multiple key naval engagements.
  • B. USS Decatur
    USS Decatur is the name given to several United States Navy warships honoring early 19th-century naval hero Stephen Decatur.
  • C. USS Helena
    USS Helena was a U.S. Navy light cruiser that saw significant action in the Pacific Theater during World War II, earning distinction for its role in several major naval engagements.
  • D. USS Duncan
    USS Duncan was a U.S. Navy destroyer that served in the Pacific during World War II and was lost in combat in 1942.
  • E. USS Guerriere
    USS Guerriere was a U.S. Navy frigate of the early 19th century, notable for its service during the post-War of 1812 era under prominent American naval officers.
  • 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_69a498d77abc8190913bf57e5f51d2c4 completed March 1, 2026, 7:51 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4c2b4ab3c8190ad692e32eee05976 completed March 1, 2026, 10:50 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ad67ff7fe481908e1705ba8be84f3a completed March 8, 2026, 12:13 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ad6918ebd4819085cd74c172e5c72e completed March 8, 2026, 12:18 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ad697d0edc8190b94e61b57f0c65ee completed March 8, 2026, 12:20 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:57 p.m.