Triple

T9592078

Position	Surface form	Disambiguated ID	Type / Status
Subject	Neil Armstrong-class oceanographic research ship	`E231444`	entity
Predicate	successorOf	`P78`	FINISHED
Object	Knorr-class oceanographic research ship The Knorr-class oceanographic research ship is a class of U.S. research vessels designed for advanced deep-ocean scientific exploration and operated primarily by academic institutions.	`E809471`	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: Knorr-class oceanographic research ship | Statement: [Neil Armstrong-class oceanographic research ship, successorOf, Knorr-class oceanographic research ship]

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Knorr-class oceanographic research ship
Context triple: [Neil Armstrong-class oceanographic research ship, successorOf, Knorr-class oceanographic research ship]

A. R/V Conrad
R/V Conrad was an oceanographic research vessel operated by Columbia University’s Lamont Geological Observatory, used extensively for marine geology and geophysics expeditions.
B. R/V Maurice Ewing
R/V Maurice Ewing was a research vessel renowned for conducting global marine geophysical and oceanographic surveys, particularly in support of seismic and geological studies of the seafloor.
C. Neil Armstrong-class oceanographic research ship
The Neil Armstrong-class oceanographic research ship is a class of modern U.S. Navy auxiliary vessels designed to support advanced oceanographic and atmospheric research missions.
D. NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown
NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown is a large, state-of-the-art oceanographic and atmospheric research vessel operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
E. NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson
NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson is a modern fisheries and oceanographic research vessel operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to study marine ecosystems, fish stocks, and ocean conditions, primarily in Alaskan waters.
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: Knorr-class oceanographic research ship
Triple: [Neil Armstrong-class oceanographic research ship, successorOf, Knorr-class oceanographic research ship]

Generated description

The Knorr-class oceanographic research ship is a class of U.S. research vessels designed for advanced deep-ocean scientific exploration and operated primarily by academic institutions.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Knorr-class oceanographic research ship
Target entity description: The Knorr-class oceanographic research ship is a class of U.S. research vessels designed for advanced deep-ocean scientific exploration and operated primarily by academic institutions.

A. R/V Conrad
R/V Conrad was an oceanographic research vessel operated by Columbia University’s Lamont Geological Observatory, used extensively for marine geology and geophysics expeditions.
B. R/V Maurice Ewing
R/V Maurice Ewing was a research vessel renowned for conducting global marine geophysical and oceanographic surveys, particularly in support of seismic and geological studies of the seafloor.
C. Neil Armstrong-class oceanographic research ship
The Neil Armstrong-class oceanographic research ship is a class of modern U.S. Navy auxiliary vessels designed to support advanced oceanographic and atmospheric research missions.
D. NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown
NOAA Ship Ronald H. Brown is a large, state-of-the-art oceanographic and atmospheric research vessel operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
E. NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson
NOAA Ship Oscar Dyson is a modern fisheries and oceanographic research vessel operated by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to study marine ecosystems, fish stocks, and ocean conditions, primarily in Alaskan waters.
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_69ca8482884481908eccdfdf64d6fbf7`	completed	March 30, 2026, 2:11 p.m.
NER	Named-entity recognition	`batch_69cd9a11ec7081908dc580de2f369706`	completed	April 1, 2026, 10:20 p.m.
NED1	Entity disambiguation (via context triple)	`batch_69d1618dfb688190bddd93c51bb6df41`	completed	April 4, 2026, 7:07 p.m.
NEDg	Description generation	`batch_69d165c365988190a751703b631a66be`	completed	April 4, 2026, 7:25 p.m.
NED2	Entity disambiguation (via description)	`batch_69d16698b4ec8190b3b8a2432e65d8e8`	completed	April 4, 2026, 7:29 p.m.

Created at: March 30, 2026, 8:06 p.m.