Triple
T8587106
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Umkhonto surface-to-air missiles |
E203333
|
entity |
| Predicate | operator |
P179
|
FINISHED |
| Object | South African Navy |
E223639
|
NE FINISHED |
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: South African Navy | Statement: [Umkhonto surface-to-air missiles, operator, South African Navy]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: South African Navy Context triple: [Umkhonto surface-to-air missiles, operator, South African Navy]
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A.
South African Navy
chosen
The South African Navy is the maritime warfare branch of South Africa’s military, responsible for defending the country’s territorial waters and maritime interests.
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B.
South American Division of the Royal Navy
The South American Division of the Royal Navy was a British naval formation responsible for operations and patrols in South American waters, notably involved in early World War II actions.
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C.
SS Pretoria
SS Pretoria was a German passenger liner later used as a transport ship during World War II, notably participating in the massive Baltic Sea evacuation effort.
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D.
Armed Forces of South Africa
The Armed Forces of South Africa are the unified military forces of the Republic of South Africa, responsible for the country’s defense, peacekeeping operations, and regional security engagements.
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E.
Kenya Navy
The Kenya Navy is the maritime branch of the Kenya Defence Forces, responsible for safeguarding the country's territorial waters and maritime interests along the Indian Ocean coast.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69ca8329bb7c8190a63c643730839103 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:05 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cc457dc76481908ec5ee31ad72e887 |
completed | March 31, 2026, 10:06 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69cea8a51db0819097ec0f70bee31539 |
completed | April 2, 2026, 5:34 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:23 p.m.