CSS Alabama

screw sloop-of-war built in 1862
Vehicle sloop_of_war Q597443
CSS Alabama
Rear Admiral J. W. Schmidt [1] · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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CSS Alabama

Summary

CSS Alabama is a sloop-of-war[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of sloop_of_war entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,354 views/month, #1 of 122).[2]

Key Facts

  • CSS Alabama's instance of is recorded as sloop-of-war[3].
  • CSS Alabama is operated by Confederate States Navy[4].
  • CSS Alabama's manufacturer is recorded as Cammell Laird[5].
  • CSS Alabama is used for privateer[6].
  • CSS Alabama's Commons category is recorded as Alabama (ship, 1862)[7].
  • CSS Alabama's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[8].
  • CSS Alabama's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 49.7525, 'longitude': -1.695}[9].
  • CSS Alabama's significant event is recorded as keel laying[10].
  • CSS Alabama's significant event is recorded as ship launching[11].
  • CSS Alabama's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning[12].
  • CSS Alabama's significant event is recorded as sinking[13].
  • CSS Alabama's topic's main category is recorded as Category:CSS Alabama[14].
  • CSS Alabama's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15].
  • CSS Alabama's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16].
  • CSS Alabama's described by source is recorded as Sytin Military Encyclopedia[17].
  • CSS Alabama's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[18].
  • CSS Alabama's described by source is recorded as Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[19].
  • CSS Alabama's date of official opening is recorded as July 27, 1862[20].
  • CSS Alabama's length is recorded as {'amount': '+67'}[21].
  • CSS Alabama's speed is recorded as {'amount': '+13.25'}[22].
  • CSS Alabama's beam is recorded as {'amount': '+9.65'}[23].
  • CSS Alabama's draft is recorded as {'amount': '+5.38'}[24].
  • CSS Alabama's name is recorded as CSS Alabama[25].
  • CSS Alabama's country of registry is recorded as Confederate States of America[26].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for CSS Alabama include Alabama Hills[27], a mountain range[28], in United States[29].

Why It Matters

CSS Alabama ranks in the top 0.82% of sloop_of_war entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,354 views/month, #1 of 122).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for it include Alabama Hills[27], a mountain range[28], in United States[29].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Vicarage · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operator → —
    Manufacturer → Cammell Laird
    Coordinates → —
    Beam → {'amount': '+9.65'}
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P495]]: [[Q174193]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789768465337; ,CSS Alabama,http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q145,United Kingdom,1862-07-29T00:00:00Z"
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