Triple

T5403955
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Raphael Semmes E120845 entity
Predicate opponentInBattleOfCherbourg P63786 FINISHED
Object USS Kearsarge
USS Kearsarge was a Union Navy sloop-of-war best known for sinking the Confederate commerce raider CSS Alabama off Cherbourg, France, during the American Civil War.
E520939 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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 Kearsarge | Statement: [Raphael Semmes, opponentInBattleOfCherbourg, USS Kearsarge]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: USS Kearsarge
Context triple: [Raphael Semmes, opponentInBattleOfCherbourg, USS Kearsarge]
  • A. USS Boston
    USS Boston was a protected cruiser of the United States Navy that gained prominence for its service in the late 19th century, including participation in the Spanish–American War and operations in the Pacific.
  • B. USS Gloucester
    USS Gloucester was a former yacht converted into a U.S. Navy gunboat that gained distinction for its aggressive role in destroying Spanish torpedo boats during the Spanish–American War.
  • C. USS Concord
    USS Concord was a United States Navy gunboat best known for its service with the Asiatic Squadron during the Spanish–American War, including participation in the Battle of Manila Bay.
  • D. USS Augusta
    USS Augusta was a U.S. Navy heavy cruiser that notably served as President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s flagship during key World War II conferences and operations.
  • E. USS Alfred
    USS Alfred was a prominent warship of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War, known for serving as one of its earliest flagships.
  • 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: USS Kearsarge
Triple: [Raphael Semmes, opponentInBattleOfCherbourg, USS Kearsarge]
Generated description
USS Kearsarge was a Union Navy sloop-of-war best known for sinking the Confederate commerce raider CSS Alabama off Cherbourg, France, during the American Civil War.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: USS Kearsarge
Target entity description: USS Kearsarge was a Union Navy sloop-of-war best known for sinking the Confederate commerce raider CSS Alabama off Cherbourg, France, during the American Civil War.
  • A. USS Boston
    USS Boston was a protected cruiser of the United States Navy that gained prominence for its service in the late 19th century, including participation in the Spanish–American War and operations in the Pacific.
  • B. USS Gloucester
    USS Gloucester was a former yacht converted into a U.S. Navy gunboat that gained distinction for its aggressive role in destroying Spanish torpedo boats during the Spanish–American War.
  • C. USS Concord
    USS Concord was a United States Navy gunboat best known for its service with the Asiatic Squadron during the Spanish–American War, including participation in the Battle of Manila Bay.
  • D. USS Augusta
    USS Augusta was a U.S. Navy heavy cruiser that notably served as President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s flagship during key World War II conferences and operations.
  • E. USS Alfred
    USS Alfred was a prominent warship of the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War, known for serving as one of its earliest flagships.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: opponentInBattleOfCherbourg
Context triple: [Raphael Semmes, opponentInBattleOfCherbourg, USS Kearsarge]
  • A. opponentInBattleOfTheRiverPlate
    Indicates that two entities were opposing sides facing each other in the Battle of the River Plate.
  • B. placeOfMainEngagement
    Indicates the primary location where an entity carries out its main activities, operations, or engagements.
  • C. numberOfChannelCrossingsAtNormandy
    Indicates the number of times an entity crossed the English Channel specifically in relation to the Normandy area or campaign.
  • D. opponentInAmericanCivilWar
    Indicates that two entities were on opposing sides in the American Civil War.
  • E. enemyEngagementAtJutland
    Indicates that an entity participated in or was involved in hostile military action against an enemy during the Battle of Jutland.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (7 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_69bd46391c0c81909fa484446732b6a3 completed March 20, 2026, 1:06 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69bd8932b8bc8190bd31e11b167a7212 completed March 20, 2026, 5:51 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69bf411f8f3c81908ca8578a388261c6 completed March 22, 2026, 1:08 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69bf42ef2484819088905be590e0399a completed March 22, 2026, 1:16 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69bf43732118819099eee5dcae3715dc completed March 22, 2026, 1:18 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69bd84660ea08190a641084814fcf94d completed March 20, 2026, 5:31 p.m.
PDg Predicate description generation batch_69bd8931302c81908afcb0f011e91f09 completed March 20, 2026, 5:51 p.m.
Created at: March 20, 2026, 2:04 p.m.