Triple
T20308546
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | James W. Nicholson |
E510168
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasNamesake |
P6111
|
FINISHED |
| Object | USS Nicholson |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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 Nicholson | Statement: [James W. Nicholson, hasNamesake, USS Nicholson]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: USS Nicholson Context triple: [James W. Nicholson, hasNamesake, USS Nicholson]
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A.
USS Anderson
USS Anderson (DD-411) was a Sims-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served prominently in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
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B.
USS Warren
USS Warren was a U.S. Navy vessel that served in the Pacific during the mid-19th century, notably supporting American naval operations along the California coast.
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C.
USS Spence
USS Spence was a U.S. Navy Fletcher-class destroyer that served in the Pacific during World War II before sinking in a typhoon in 1944.
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D.
USS Lamson
USS Lamson was a U.S. Navy destroyer that served in World War II and was later used as a target ship during the Bikini Atoll atomic tests, where it was sunk and now lies as a shipwreck.
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E.
USS Benson
USS Benson was a United States Navy Benson-class destroyer that served during World War II in the Atlantic and Mediterranean theaters.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: USS Nicholson Target entity description: USS Nicholson is the name given to several United States Navy destroyers that honored the distinguished naval service of the Nicholson family.
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A.
USS Anderson
USS Anderson (DD-411) was a Sims-class destroyer of the United States Navy that served prominently in the Pacific Theater during World War II.
-
B.
USS Warren
USS Warren was a U.S. Navy vessel that served in the Pacific during the mid-19th century, notably supporting American naval operations along the California coast.
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C.
USS Spence
USS Spence was a U.S. Navy Fletcher-class destroyer that served in the Pacific during World War II before sinking in a typhoon in 1944.
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D.
USS Lamson
USS Lamson was a U.S. Navy destroyer that served in World War II and was later used as a target ship during the Bikini Atoll atomic tests, where it was sunk and now lies as a shipwreck.
-
E.
USS Benson
USS Benson was a United States Navy Benson-class destroyer that served during World War II in the Atlantic and Mediterranean theaters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 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_69e0b4c7491c8190961113c4283b10b0 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 10:07 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e677411cf08190ba7e98a4135b643a |
completed | April 20, 2026, 6:58 p.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 11:18 a.m.