Triple

T2039945
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject U-505 E44718 entity
Predicate assignedTo P3151 FINISHED
Object 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.
E229481 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: 2nd U-boat Flotilla | Statement: [U-505, assignedTo, 2nd U-boat Flotilla]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2nd U-boat Flotilla
Context triple: [U-505, assignedTo, 2nd U-boat Flotilla]
  • A. 4th Destroyer Flotilla
    The 4th Destroyer Flotilla was a Royal Navy formation of destroyers that served as an operational unit in various fleets, particularly during the early to mid-20th century.
  • B. 1st Cruiser Squadron
    The 1st Cruiser Squadron was a Royal Navy formation of armored and later light cruisers that served as a key component of the British battle fleet in the early 20th century, including during World War I.
  • C. Kriegsmarine
    The Kriegsmarine was Nazi Germany’s World War II navy, known for its U-boat campaigns and major role in maritime warfare, especially in the Battle of the Atlantic.
  • D. Second Fleet
    The Second Fleet was a principal operational fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy, active in major naval campaigns during the early 20th century and World War II.
  • E. Caspian Flotilla
    The Caspian Flotilla is a regional naval force of Russia responsible for operations and security in the Caspian Sea.
  • 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: 2nd U-boat Flotilla
Triple: [U-505, assignedTo, 2nd U-boat Flotilla]
Generated description
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.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 2nd U-boat Flotilla
Target entity description: 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.
  • A. 4th Destroyer Flotilla
    The 4th Destroyer Flotilla was a Royal Navy formation of destroyers that served as an operational unit in various fleets, particularly during the early to mid-20th century.
  • B. 1st Cruiser Squadron
    The 1st Cruiser Squadron was a Royal Navy formation of armored and later light cruisers that served as a key component of the British battle fleet in the early 20th century, including during World War I.
  • C. Kriegsmarine
    The Kriegsmarine was Nazi Germany’s World War II navy, known for its U-boat campaigns and major role in maritime warfare, especially in the Battle of the Atlantic.
  • D. Second Fleet
    The Second Fleet was a principal operational fleet of the Imperial Japanese Navy, active in major naval campaigns during the early 20th century and World War II.
  • E. Caspian Flotilla
    The Caspian Flotilla is a regional naval force of Russia responsible for operations and security in the Caspian Sea.
  • 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_69a889159ec481908f9e4472d9f480c7 completed March 4, 2026, 7:33 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69abb9533bd881909e3aecff7ddb5a8b completed March 7, 2026, 5:36 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69ae1ff92928819093f42f0fe4a935b3 completed March 9, 2026, 1:18 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69ae20efd4dc8190addf69c80a33d247 completed March 9, 2026, 1:22 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69ae21b4ce248190bbd7542592db0ec4 completed March 9, 2026, 1:26 a.m.
Created at: March 4, 2026, 7:39 p.m.