Triple
T23221398
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Confederate States Navy Bureau of Steam Engineering |
E580902
|
entity |
| Predicate | appliesToPart |
P35
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Confederate States Navy gunboats
Confederate States Navy gunboats were small, steam-powered warships used by the Confederacy during the American Civil War for coastal defense, riverine warfare, and blockade running.
|
E1576206
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 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: Confederate States Navy gunboats | Statement: [Confederate States Navy Bureau of Steam Engineering, appliesToPart, Confederate States Navy gunboats]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Confederate States Navy gunboats Context triple: [Confederate States Navy Bureau of Steam Engineering, appliesToPart, Confederate States Navy gunboats]
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A.
Confederate States Navy ironclads
Confederate States Navy ironclads were armored warships built and deployed by the Confederacy during the American Civil War, designed to challenge Union naval supremacy with iron-plated hulls and heavy artillery.
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B.
Confederate River Defense Fleet
The Confederate River Defense Fleet was a hastily assembled Confederate naval force of converted river steamers used for ramming and defending key waterways, notably during the Civil War campaigns around New Orleans.
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C.
American gunboat Vicksburg
The American gunboat Vicksburg was a United States Navy vessel that served around the turn of the 20th century, notably present as a neutral observer during the Russo-Japanese War’s Battle of Chemulpo Bay.
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D.
Tennessee-class ironclad
The Tennessee-class ironclad was a group of Confederate armored warships built during the American Civil War, noted for their heavy armor and use in riverine and coastal engagements.
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E.
Naval Consolidated Brig Charleston
Naval Consolidated Brig Charleston is a U.S. military correctional facility that houses and rehabilitates service members and certain federal detainees under Navy administration.
- 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: Confederate States Navy gunboats Triple: [Confederate States Navy Bureau of Steam Engineering, appliesToPart, Confederate States Navy gunboats]
Generated description
Confederate States Navy gunboats were small, steam-powered warships used by the Confederacy during the American Civil War for coastal defense, riverine warfare, and blockade running.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Confederate States Navy gunboats Target entity description: Confederate States Navy gunboats were small, steam-powered warships used by the Confederacy during the American Civil War for coastal defense, riverine warfare, and blockade running.
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A.
Confederate States Navy ironclads
Confederate States Navy ironclads were armored warships built and deployed by the Confederacy during the American Civil War, designed to challenge Union naval supremacy with iron-plated hulls and heavy artillery.
-
B.
Confederate River Defense Fleet
The Confederate River Defense Fleet was a hastily assembled Confederate naval force of converted river steamers used for ramming and defending key waterways, notably during the Civil War campaigns around New Orleans.
-
C.
American gunboat Vicksburg
The American gunboat Vicksburg was a United States Navy vessel that served around the turn of the 20th century, notably present as a neutral observer during the Russo-Japanese War’s Battle of Chemulpo Bay.
-
D.
Tennessee-class ironclad
The Tennessee-class ironclad was a group of Confederate armored warships built during the American Civil War, noted for their heavy armor and use in riverine and coastal engagements.
-
E.
Naval Consolidated Brig Charleston
Naval Consolidated Brig Charleston is a U.S. military correctional facility that houses and rehabilitates service members and certain federal detainees under Navy administration.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 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_69e2460389408190be74f41d217799a9 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 2:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f1922924308190a26b00e09ce60ecd |
completed | April 29, 2026, 5:07 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0c3f4ffc3c8190a971bc5e7d362ae2 |
completed | May 19, 2026, 10:45 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0c405be1188190b6622665e448bbe7 |
completed | May 19, 2026, 10:50 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0c40bece448190bb9fd1a3058a1f06 |
completed | May 19, 2026, 10:51 a.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 4:08 p.m.