German auxiliary cruiser Thor

auxiliary cruiser of the German Kriegsmarine in the Second World War
Vehicle armed_merchantman Q653016
German auxiliary cruiser Thor
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Summary

German auxiliary cruiser Thor is an armed merchantman[1]. It draws 801 Wikipedia views per month (armed_merchantman category, ranking #4 of 10).[2]

Key Facts

  • German auxiliary cruiser Thor's instance of is recorded as armed merchantman[3].
  • German auxiliary cruiser Thor is operated by Kriegsmarine[4].
  • Thor is named after German auxiliary cruiser Thor[5].
  • German auxiliary cruiser Thor's manufacturer is recorded as Deutsche Werft[6].
  • German auxiliary cruiser Thor is used for privateer[7].
  • German auxiliary cruiser Thor's Commons category is recorded as Santa Cruz (ship, 1938)[8].
  • German auxiliary cruiser Thor's shipping port is recorded as Kiel[9].
  • German auxiliary cruiser Thor was part of the conflict Battle of the Atlantic[10].
  • German auxiliary cruiser Thor's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 35.39722222, 'longitude': 139.64722222}[11].
  • German auxiliary cruiser Thor's service entry is recorded as 1938[12].
  • German auxiliary cruiser Thor's location of creation is recorded as Hamburg[13].
  • German auxiliary cruiser Thor's length is recorded as {'amount': '+122'}[14].
  • German auxiliary cruiser Thor's speed is recorded as {'amount': '+18'}[15].
  • German auxiliary cruiser Thor's beam is recorded as {'amount': '+16.7'}[16].
  • German auxiliary cruiser Thor's draft is recorded as {'amount': '+7.1'}[17].
  • German auxiliary cruiser Thor's name is recorded as Thor[18].
  • German auxiliary cruiser Thor's country of registry is recorded as Germany[19].

Why It Matters

German auxiliary cruiser Thor draws 801 Wikipedia views per month (armed_merchantman category, ranking #4 of 10).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Vicarage · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → —
    Beam → {'amount': '+16.7'}
    Instance of → armed merchantman
    Participated in conflict → Battle of the Atlantic
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Name: Thor, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1788604666235; auxiliary cruiser Thor"
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