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IMO number

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IMO number

Summary

IMO number ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,767 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • IMO number is operated by IHS Inc.[2].
  • International Maritime Organization is named after IMO number[3].
  • IMO number is a type of hull number[4].
  • IMO number's Commons category is recorded as Ships by IMO number[5].
  • IMO number's topic's main category is recorded as Category:IMO numbers[6].
  • IMO number's standards body is recorded as Lloyd's Register[7].
  • IMO number's main Wikidata property is recorded as P458[8].
  • IMO number's different from is recorded as ENI number[9].

Body

Definition and Type

IMO number is a type of hull number[4].

Origins

International Maritime Organization is named after IMO number[3].

Why It Matters

IMO number ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,767 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). IMO number. Retrieved October 7, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/imo-number
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_imo-number_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{IMO number}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/imo-number}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-07}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 18d ago · Ein Dahmer · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:IMO numbers
    Named after → International Maritime Organization
    Image → Saaremaa, trajekt, 2015 (09).jpg
    Subclass of → —
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: Saaremaa, trajekt, 2015 (09).jpg"
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