Triple
T23079389
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | CSS Virginia |
E575424
|
entity |
| Predicate | class |
P87
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Virginia-class ironclad |
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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: Virginia-class ironclad | Statement: [CSS Virginia, class, Virginia-class ironclad]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Virginia-class ironclad Context triple: [CSS Virginia, class, Virginia-class ironclad]
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A.
Warrior-class ironclad
The Warrior-class ironclad was a pioneering 19th-century British warship design that introduced large, seagoing, iron-hulled armored frigates to the Royal Navy, marking a major shift from wooden sailing ships to modern armored steam warships.
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B.
Monitor-class ironclad
The Monitor-class ironclad was a pioneering type of low-profile, turreted warship built for the U.S. Navy during the American Civil War, exemplified by the revolutionary USS Monitor.
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C.
Ironclad
Ironclad is a 2011 historical action film about the defense of Rochester Castle during the First Barons' War, in which Aneurin Barnard plays a key supporting role.
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D.
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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E.
USS Merrimack
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.
- 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: Virginia-class ironclad Target entity description: The Virginia-class ironclad was a Confederate Civil War warship design featuring heavy iron armor and powerful guns, exemplified by the pioneering ironclad CSS Virginia.
-
A.
Warrior-class ironclad
The Warrior-class ironclad was a pioneering 19th-century British warship design that introduced large, seagoing, iron-hulled armored frigates to the Royal Navy, marking a major shift from wooden sailing ships to modern armored steam warships.
-
B.
Monitor-class ironclad
The Monitor-class ironclad was a pioneering type of low-profile, turreted warship built for the U.S. Navy during the American Civil War, exemplified by the revolutionary USS Monitor.
-
C.
Ironclad
Ironclad is a 2011 historical action film about the defense of Rochester Castle during the First Barons' War, in which Aneurin Barnard plays a key supporting role.
-
D.
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).
-
E.
USS Merrimack
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.
- 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_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.