Triple

T14425960
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject German U-boat U-47 E357698 entity
Predicate flotilla P13145 FINISHED
Object 7th U-boat Flotilla
The 7th U-boat Flotilla was a notable Kriegsmarine submarine unit of Nazi Germany during World War II, recognized for its early and highly successful Atlantic operations.
E1099828 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: 7th U-boat Flotilla | Statement: [German U-boat U-47, flotilla, 7th U-boat Flotilla]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 7th U-boat Flotilla
Context triple: [German U-boat U-47, flotilla, 7th U-boat Flotilla]
  • A. 4th U-boat Flotilla
    The 4th U-boat Flotilla was a training and operational unit of Nazi Germany’s Kriegsmarine during World War II, responsible for preparing U-boats and their crews for combat deployment.
  • B. 2nd U-boat Flotilla
    The 2nd U-boat Flotilla was a German Kriegsmarine submarine unit in World War II that operated U-boats in the Battle of the Atlantic.
  • C. Submarine Flotilla 1
    Submarine Flotilla 1 is a primary submarine operational unit of Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force, responsible for overseeing and deploying a portion of the nation’s submarine fleet.
  • D. 11th Destroyer Flotilla
    The 11th Destroyer Flotilla was an Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer formation active during the early to mid-20th century, notably in World War II naval operations.
  • E. 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.
  • 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: 7th U-boat Flotilla
Triple: [German U-boat U-47, flotilla, 7th U-boat Flotilla]
Generated description
The 7th U-boat Flotilla was a notable Kriegsmarine submarine unit of Nazi Germany during World War II, recognized for its early and highly successful Atlantic operations.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 7th U-boat Flotilla
Target entity description: The 7th U-boat Flotilla was a notable Kriegsmarine submarine unit of Nazi Germany during World War II, recognized for its early and highly successful Atlantic operations.
  • A. 4th U-boat Flotilla
    The 4th U-boat Flotilla was a training and operational unit of Nazi Germany’s Kriegsmarine during World War II, responsible for preparing U-boats and their crews for combat deployment.
  • B. 2nd U-boat Flotilla
    The 2nd U-boat Flotilla was a German Kriegsmarine submarine unit in World War II that operated U-boats in the Battle of the Atlantic.
  • C. Submarine Flotilla 1
    Submarine Flotilla 1 is a primary submarine operational unit of Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force, responsible for overseeing and deploying a portion of the nation’s submarine fleet.
  • D. 11th Destroyer Flotilla
    The 11th Destroyer Flotilla was an Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer formation active during the early to mid-20th century, notably in World War II naval operations.
  • E. 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.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: flotilla
Context triple: [German U-boat U-47, flotilla, 7th U-boat Flotilla]
  • A. navalFleet
    Indicates a relationship where multiple naval vessels are organized and operate together as a coordinated maritime military force.
  • B. fleetFlagshipOf
    Indicates that one entity serves as the primary or leading flagship of a particular fleet.
  • C. fleetName
    Indicates the name assigned to a particular fleet within a system or context.
  • D. navalFormation chosen
    Indicates a relationship where multiple naval units are organized into a coordinated tactical or operational group.
  • E. fleetCommander
    Indicates that one entity serves as the commanding officer or overall leader in charge of the operations and decisions of a fleet associated with another entity.
  • 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_69d8279402a88190821ffa39ae15bccf completed April 9, 2026, 10:26 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69de911398f08190be85bc0a8bef6b1b completed April 14, 2026, 7:10 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69fd5bcfa1d88190b59cefd3e305f55f completed May 8, 2026, 3:43 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69fd5d6af9ac8190a37f11b0f8a1db0f completed May 8, 2026, 3:50 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69fd5df48f7481909764bc4e23c0b04a completed May 8, 2026, 3:52 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69de5c30467881908e770e3940295641 completed April 14, 2026, 3:24 p.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:18 a.m.