SS Vega

Summary

SS Vega is a barque^[1]. It draws 23 Wikipedia views per month (barque category, ranking #15 of 22).^[2]

Key Facts

• SS Vega's image is recorded as SS Vega.jpg^[3].
• SS Vega's image is recorded as NMA.0077091 Fartyget Vega fastfruset i isen vid Pitlekai.jpg^[4].
• SS Vega's instance of is recorded as barque^[5].
• SS Vega's instance of is recorded as steamship^[6].
• SS Vega's owned by is recorded as Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld^[7].
• SS Vega's Commons category is recorded as Vega (ship, 1872)^[8].
• SS Vega's shipping port is recorded as Dundee^[9].
• SS Vega's powered by is recorded as steam engine^[10].
• +1872-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of SS Vega^[11].
• SS Vega's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0f5pyx^[12].
• SS Vega's service entry is recorded as +1872-00-00T00:00:00Z^[13].
• SS Vega's service retirement is recorded as +1903-00-00T00:00:00Z^[14].
• SS Vega's significant event is recorded as shipwrecking^[15].
• SS Vega's location of creation is recorded as Bremerhaven^[16].
• SS Vega's date of official opening is recorded as +1872-00-00T00:00:00Z^[17].
• SS Vega's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+45'}^[18].
• SS Vega's speed is recorded as {'unit': 'Q128822', 'amount': '+14'}^[19].
• SS Vega's beam is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+8.6'}^[20].
• SS Vega's BabelNet ID is recorded as 03396459n^[21].
• SS Vega's country of registry is recorded as Sweden^[22].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for SS Vega include Vega expedition^[23], a research expedition^[24], in Sweden^[25]; Vega Medal^[26], a science award^[27], in Sweden^[28]; Vega Island^[29], an island^[30]; and Vegafonna^[31], a glacier^[32], in Norway^[33].

Why It Matters

SS Vega draws 23 Wikipedia views per month (barque category, ranking #15 of 22).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34]

Entities named for it include Vega expedition^[23], a research expedition^[24], in Sweden^[25]; Vega Medal^[26], a science award^[27], in Sweden^[28]; Vega Island^[29], an island^[30]; and Vegafonna^[31], a glacier^[32], in Norway^[33].