SS Montevideo Maru

Japanese ship sunk in World War II, resulting in the loss of large numbers of Australian prisoners of war and civilians and Australia's worst maritime disaster
Vehicle ship Q7394081
SS Montevideo Maru
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SS Montevideo Maru

Summary

SS Montevideo Maru is a ship[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of ship entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (82 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • SS Montevideo Maru's image is recorded as MV Montevideo Maru.jpg[3].
  • SS Montevideo Maru's instance of is recorded as ship[4].
  • SS Montevideo Maru's owned by is recorded as Mitsui O.S.K. Lines[5].
  • SS Montevideo Maru's operator is recorded as United States Navy[6].
  • SS Montevideo Maru's manufacturer is recorded as Mitsubishi Heavy Industries[7].
  • SS Montevideo Maru's Commons category is recorded as Montevideo Maru (ship, 1926)[8].
  • SS Montevideo Maru's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 18.616666666667, 'lon': 119.48333333333}[9].
  • SS Montevideo Maru's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/027mxd[10].
  • SS Montevideo Maru's significant event is recorded as shipwrecking[11].
  • SS Montevideo Maru's significant event is recorded as wreck found[12].
  • SS Montevideo Maru's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning[13].
  • SS Montevideo Maru's significant event is recorded as ship launching[14].
  • SS Montevideo Maru's gross tonnage is recorded as {'amount': '+7267'}[15].
  • SS Montevideo Maru's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+130'}[16].
  • SS Montevideo Maru's country of registry is recorded as Japan[17].

Why It Matters

SS Montevideo Maru ranks in the top 3% of ship entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (82 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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