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SS California

1923 liner converted to troopship
Vehicle steamship Q1026780

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
steamship, troopship, ocean liner, shipwreck[2][3][4]
Owned by
Anchor Line[5]
Coordinate location
🗺️ 41.250°, -15.400°
Short name
California[17]
Beam
+21.46[20]
Country of origin
United Kingdom[8]
Country of registry
United Kingdom[24]
Described by source
uboat.net[16]
Draft
+11.8[21]
Gross tonnage
+16792[15]
Length
+168.55[18]
Manufacturer
Alexander Stephen and Sons[7]
Name
HMS California, SS California[22][23]
Operator
Royal Navy[6]
Participated in conflict
World War II[11]
Port of registry
Glasgow[10]
Service entry
1923[13]
Shipping port
Glasgow[9]
Significant event
ship launching[14]
Speed
+16[19]
Yard number
494[12]
🏷️ Also known as
en HMS California en SS California de California fa اس‌اس کالیفرنیا (۱۹۲۳)
🔖 Identifiers · 2
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
HMS California WWII IWM FL 7404.jpg ↗
Freebase ID
/m/04cqkyh

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🔗 Connections
Instance of 4
ocean liner, shipwreck, steamship, troopship
Country of origin 1
United Kingdom
Country of registry 1
United Kingdom
Described by source 1
uboat.net
Manufacturer 1
Alexander Stephen and Sons
Operator 1
Royal Navy
Participated in conflict 1
World War II
Port of registry 1
Glasgow
Shipping port 1
Glasgow
Significant event 1
ship launching
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Summary

SS California is a steamship[1].

Related Entities

United Kingdom

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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.
  9. [10] ↑ . clydesite.co.uk. clydesite.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . clydesite.co.uk. clydesite.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18w ago · Vicarage · 2026-06-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Manufacturer → Alexander Stephen and Sons
    Short name → {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'California'}
    Operator → Royal Navy
    Coordinates → —
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Short name: California"
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