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SMS Kaiser Wilhelm II

1897 Kaiser Friedrich III-class battleship
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Summary

SMS Kaiser Wilhelm II is a pre-dreadnought battleship[1]. It draws 267 Wikipedia views per month (pre dreadnought battleship category, ranking #64 of 160).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operator: Imperial German Navy[3]
  • Named after: Wilhelm II[4]
  • Manufacturer: Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven[5]
  • Vessel class: Kaiser Friedrich III-class battleship[6]
  • Commons category: SMS Kaiser Wilhelm II[7]
  • Participated in conflict: World War I[8]
  • Significant event: ship commissioning[9], ship launching[10], keel laying[11]
  • Location of creation: Kaiserliche Werft Wilhelmshaven[12]
  • Length: 125.3[13]
  • Speed: 17.6[14]
  • Beam: 20.4[15]
  • Draft: 8.25[16]
  • Name: SMS Kaiser Wilhelm II[17]
  • Country of registry: German Reich[18]

Why It Matters

SMS Kaiser Wilhelm II has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

Wilhelm II

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → —
    Beam → {'amount': '+20.4'}
    Instance of → pre-dreadnought battleship
    Participated in conflict → World War I
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Mediawiki page id: 1529, Add qualifier to Dreadnought Project page `S.M.S._Kaiser_Wilhelm_II_(1897)`"
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