CSS Virginia

Summary

CSS Virginia is a casemate ironclad^[1]. It draws 746 Wikipedia views per month (casemate_ironclad category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2]

Key Facts

• CSS Virginia's image is recorded as CSSVirginia1862.2.ws.jpg^[3].
• CSS Virginia's instance of is recorded as casemate ironclad^[4].
• CSS Virginia's operator is recorded as Confederate States Navy^[5].
• CSS Virginia's manufacturer is recorded as Boston Navy Yard^[6].
• CSS Virginia's Commons category is recorded as CSS Virginia (ship, 1862)^[7].
• CSS Virginia's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.906944444444, 'lon': -76.343611111111}^[8].
• CSS Virginia's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01shl^[9].
• CSS Virginia's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[10].
• CSS Virginia's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[11].
• CSS Virginia's location of creation is recorded as Newport News^[12].
• CSS Virginia's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+83.8'}^[13].
• CSS Virginia's speed is recorded as {'unit': 'Q128822', 'amount': '+7.5'}^[14].
• CSS Virginia's beam is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+15.6'}^[15].
• CSS Virginia's draft is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+6.4'}^[16].
• CSS Virginia's name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'CSS Virginia'}^[17].
• CSS Virginia's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Merrimac^[18].
• CSS Virginia's Interlingual Index ID is recorded as i56165^[19].
• CSS Virginia's Encyclopedia Virginia ID is recorded as C_S_S_hi_rend_italic_Virginia_hi^[20].
• CSS Virginia's country of registry is recorded as Confederate States of America^[21].

Why It Matters

CSS Virginia draws 746 Wikipedia views per month (casemate_ironclad category, ranking #1 of 2).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]