Triple
T23079362
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | CSS Virginia |
E575424
|
entity |
| Predicate | convertedFrom |
P5574
|
FINISHED |
| Object | USS Merrimack |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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 Merrimack | Statement: [CSS Virginia, convertedFrom, USS Merrimack]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: USS Merrimack Context triple: [CSS Virginia, convertedFrom, USS Merrimack]
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A.
USS Merrimack
chosen
USS Merrimack was a U.S. Navy steam frigate later converted by the Confederacy into the ironclad warship CSS Virginia, famous for its role in the Battle of Hampton Roads during the American Civil War.
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B.
USS Chesapeake
USS Chesapeake was a United States Navy frigate active during the early 19th century, best known for its role in the War of 1812 and its capture by the British HMS Shannon.
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C.
USS Monitor
The USS Monitor was a pioneering Union ironclad warship of the American Civil War, famed for its revolutionary turreted design and its 1862 battle against the CSS Virginia (Merrimack).
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D.
USS Lake Champlain
USS Lake Champlain was a U.S. Navy Essex-class aircraft carrier that served in World War II, the Korean War, and later as a recovery ship for early American crewed space missions.
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E.
USS Macdonough
USS Macdonough is the name given to several United States Navy warships honoring Commodore Thomas Macdonough, a notable naval officer from the War of 1812.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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_69e245be28d48190ad1348d5a73db37d |
completed | April 17, 2026, 2:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f18c6572d88190afab0dfa960a85dd |
completed | April 29, 2026, 4:43 a.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 3:56 p.m.