Triple
T21545056
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | VT Halter Marine |
E531600
|
entity |
| Predicate | formedByMergerOf |
P77
|
FINISHED |
| Object | VT Systems shipbuilding operations |
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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: VT Systems shipbuilding operations | Statement: [VT Halter Marine, formedByMergerOf, VT Systems shipbuilding operations]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: VT Systems shipbuilding operations Context triple: [VT Halter Marine, formedByMergerOf, VT Systems shipbuilding operations]
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A.
VT Shipbuilding
VT Shipbuilding was a major British shipbuilding company that specialized in constructing naval and commercial vessels before becoming part of BAE Systems Naval Ships through merger.
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B.
Litton Ship Systems
Litton Ship Systems was a major American naval shipbuilding division known for constructing and repairing vessels for the U.S. Navy and other maritime customers.
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C.
Vigor Shipyards
Vigor Shipyards is a U.S.-based shipbuilding and repair company known for constructing ferries, military vessels, and commercial ships in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska.
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D.
Universal Shipbuilding Corporation
Universal Shipbuilding Corporation was a major Japanese shipbuilding company that later merged into what is now Japan Marine United.
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E.
MIL Davie Shipbuilding
MIL Davie Shipbuilding is a Canadian shipyard known for constructing major naval vessels, including modern warships for the Royal Canadian Navy.
- 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: VT Systems shipbuilding operations Target entity description: VT Systems shipbuilding operations were the U.S.-based naval and commercial ship construction and repair activities of VT Systems that were later consolidated into VT Halter Marine.
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A.
VT Shipbuilding
VT Shipbuilding was a major British shipbuilding company that specialized in constructing naval and commercial vessels before becoming part of BAE Systems Naval Ships through merger.
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B.
Litton Ship Systems
Litton Ship Systems was a major American naval shipbuilding division known for constructing and repairing vessels for the U.S. Navy and other maritime customers.
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C.
Vigor Shipyards
Vigor Shipyards is a U.S.-based shipbuilding and repair company known for constructing ferries, military vessels, and commercial ships in the Pacific Northwest and Alaska.
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D.
Universal Shipbuilding Corporation
Universal Shipbuilding Corporation was a major Japanese shipbuilding company that later merged into what is now Japan Marine United.
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E.
MIL Davie Shipbuilding
MIL Davie Shipbuilding is a Canadian shipyard known for constructing major naval vessels, including modern warships for the Royal Canadian Navy.
- 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_69e0c45f17148190949c330ab9c27706 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 11:13 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69eeb58e38808190888f3501cf4fff7c |
completed | April 27, 2026, 1:02 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 6:28 p.m.