Triple
T17817002
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | William Denny and Brothers |
E444870
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entity |
| Predicate | sharesNameWith |
P15168
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FINISHED |
| Object |
Denny shipbuilding family of Dumbarton
The Denny shipbuilding family of Dumbarton were a prominent Scottish dynasty of marine engineers and shipbuilders whose innovations and enterprises, notably through the firm William Denny and Brothers, played a major role in the development of 19th- and early 20th-century shipbuilding on the River Clyde.
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E1290182
|
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: Denny shipbuilding family of Dumbarton | Statement: [William Denny and Brothers, sharesNameWith, Denny shipbuilding family of Dumbarton]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Denny shipbuilding family of Dumbarton Context triple: [William Denny and Brothers, sharesNameWith, Denny shipbuilding family of Dumbarton]
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A.
Scotstoun shipyard
Scotstoun shipyard is a historic shipbuilding facility on the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland, known for constructing naval and commercial vessels.
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B.
Davie Shipbuilding
Davie Shipbuilding is a major Canadian shipyard based in Lévis, Quebec, known for constructing and refitting commercial and naval vessels.
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C.
Dundee Shipbuilders Company
Dundee Shipbuilders Company was a Scottish shipbuilding firm best known for constructing notable exploration vessels, including the Antarctic research ship RRS Discovery.
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D.
Laird Brothers shipyard
Laird Brothers shipyard was a prominent 19th-century British shipbuilding firm in Birkenhead, England, known for constructing advanced warships and commerce raiders, including vessels built for the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War.
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E.
Appledore Shipbuilders
Appledore Shipbuilders is a British shipbuilding company based in Appledore, Devon, known for constructing research vessels, naval ships, and commercial craft.
- 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: Denny shipbuilding family of Dumbarton Triple: [William Denny and Brothers, sharesNameWith, Denny shipbuilding family of Dumbarton]
Generated description
The Denny shipbuilding family of Dumbarton were a prominent Scottish dynasty of marine engineers and shipbuilders whose innovations and enterprises, notably through the firm William Denny and Brothers, played a major role in the development of 19th- and early 20th-century shipbuilding on the River Clyde.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Denny shipbuilding family of Dumbarton Target entity description: The Denny shipbuilding family of Dumbarton were a prominent Scottish dynasty of marine engineers and shipbuilders whose innovations and enterprises, notably through the firm William Denny and Brothers, played a major role in the development of 19th- and early 20th-century shipbuilding on the River Clyde.
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A.
Scotstoun shipyard
Scotstoun shipyard is a historic shipbuilding facility on the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland, known for constructing naval and commercial vessels.
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B.
Davie Shipbuilding
Davie Shipbuilding is a major Canadian shipyard based in Lévis, Quebec, known for constructing and refitting commercial and naval vessels.
-
C.
Dundee Shipbuilders Company
Dundee Shipbuilders Company was a Scottish shipbuilding firm best known for constructing notable exploration vessels, including the Antarctic research ship RRS Discovery.
-
D.
Laird Brothers shipyard
Laird Brothers shipyard was a prominent 19th-century British shipbuilding firm in Birkenhead, England, known for constructing advanced warships and commerce raiders, including vessels built for the Confederate Navy during the American Civil War.
-
E.
Appledore Shipbuilders
Appledore Shipbuilders is a British shipbuilding company based in Appledore, Devon, known for constructing research vessels, naval ships, and commercial craft.
- 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_69d8b9f0de78819099395b14db75a8a6 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 8:50 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e48880457c81908214741d6cd7a1ee |
completed | April 19, 2026, 7:47 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a02ff643ca08190a427b7cabfd91dab |
completed | May 12, 2026, 10:22 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0303b3b4c881908960293a5985d8c7 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 10:40 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a030408cebc8190835c005a5f380793 |
completed | May 12, 2026, 10:42 a.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 10:14 a.m.