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M551 Sheridan

1967 light tank series
Class type of: amphibious tank Q495189
M551 Sheridan
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Facts

15 properties

Identity

Instance of
combat vehicle family
Native label
M551 Sheridan[11]

Population and size

Height
+2.27[13]
Length
+6.23[12]
More facts +11
Follows
M41 Walker Bulldog[3]
Subclass of
amphibious tank[6]
Country of origin
United States[7]
Manufacturer
Allison Engine Company, General Motors[4][5]
Mass
+15.8[16]
Operator
United States[2]
Participated in conflict
Vietnam War[8]
Service entry
1969[9]
Service retirement
1996[10]
Speed
+70[15]
Width
+2.82[14]
🏷️ Also known as
en Sheridan tank en Armored Reconnaissance/Airborne Assault Vehicle en M551 AR/AAV en M551 Sheridan en M551 tank cs M 551 Sheridan de M551 fr Char M551 Sheridan fr M551 he M551 שרידן id Sheridan ja M551シェリダン ja M551 ko 셰리단 전차 ko 셰리던 전차 ko 쉐리던 전차 ko M551 ko M551 셰리던 ko M551 셰리든 ko M551 쉐리던
🔖 Identifiers · 6
Library of Congress Authorities ID
sh91003064
GND ID
7759381-9
Freebase ID
/m/09hj0
J9U entity ID
987007558527205171
OpenStreetMap node ID
12253429702
Topic's main category
Category:M551 Sheridan

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🔗 Connections
Manufacturer 2
General Motors, Allison Engine Company
Country of origin 1
United States
Followed by (predecessor) 1
M8 Armored Gun System
Follows 1
M41 Walker Bulldog
Operator 1
United States
Participated in conflict 1
Vietnam War
Preceded by (successor) 1
M41 Walker Bulldog
Subclass of 1
amphibious tank
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Summary

M551 Sheridan is a combat vehicle family[1].

Related Entities

General Motors United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9w ago · IdeasMagnet · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    OpenStreetMap node ID → 12253429702
    "Created claim: OpenStreetMap node ID: 12253429702, Adding OSM node id claim from wikidata tag on node/12253429702 in United States"
  2. 24w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Manufacturer → Allison Engine Company, General Motors
    Instance of → combat vehicle family
    Participated in conflict → Vietnam War
    Subclass of → amphibious tank
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed claim qualifiers: J9U entity ID: 987007558527205171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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