SS America

Summary

SS America is an ocean liner^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of ocean_liner entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (408 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• SS America's image is recorded as USS West Point (AP-23) underway at sea, circa in 1943 (80-G-71251).jpg^[3].
• SS America's image is recorded as Shipwreck of the SS American Star on the shore of Fuerteventura.jpg^[4].
• SS America's image is recorded as Brochure of SS America (1954).jpg^[5].
• SS America's instance of is recorded as ocean liner^[6].
• SS America's instance of is recorded as shipwreck^[7].
• SS America's manufacturer is recorded as Newport News Shipbuilding^[8].
• SS America's designed by is recorded as William Francis Gibbs^[9].
• SS America's Commons category is recorded as IMO 5014123^[10].
• SS America's IMO ship number is recorded as 5014123^[11].
• SS America's yard number is recorded as 369^[12].
• SS America's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 28.34583333, 'lon': -14.1805}^[13].
• SS America's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07mx2k^[14].
• SS America's service entry is recorded as +1940-00-00T00:00:00Z^[15].
• SS America's topic's main category is recorded as Category:IMO 5014123^[16].
• SS America's Commons gallery is recorded as SS America^[17].
• SS America's location of creation is recorded as Newport News^[18].
• SS America's gross tonnage is recorded as {'amount': '+26353'}^[19].
• SS America's date of official opening is recorded as +1939-08-31T00:00:00Z^[20].
• SS America's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+220.14'}^[21].
• SS America's speed is recorded as {'unit': 'Q128822', 'amount': '+24.5'}^[22].
• SS America's beam is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+28.4'}^[23].
• SS America's draft is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+8.84'}^[24].
• SS America's call sign is recorded as WEDI^[25].
• SS America's category for ship name is recorded as Category:America (ship, 1940)^[26].
• SS America's category for ship name is recorded as Category:American Star (ship, 1940)^[27].

Why It Matters

SS America ranks in the top 6% of ocean_liner entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (408 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]