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tanker

ship designed to transport liquids or gases in bulk
Vehicle ship_type Q14970
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tanker

Summary

tanker is a ship type[1]. tanker draws 880 Wikipedia views per month (ship_type category, ranking #65 of 315).[2]

Key Facts

  • tanker's instance of is recorded as ship type[3].
  • tanker is a type of bulk carrier[4].
  • tanker is a type of tanker vehicle[5].
  • tanker's Commons category is recorded as Tankers[6].
  • tanker's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tankers[7].
  • tanker's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[8].
  • tanker's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[9].
  • tanker's described by source is recorded as Belarusian encyclopedia (vol. 15)[10].
  • tanker's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[11].
  • tanker's MCN code is recorded as 8901.20.00[12].
  • tanker's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[13].

Why It Matters

tanker draws 880 Wikipedia views per month (ship_type category, ranking #65 of 315).[2] tanker has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] tanker is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Watercraft types. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_tanker_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{tanker}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/tanker}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 9d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → ship type
    Aliases → —
    Described by source → Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Belarusian encyclopedia (vol. 15) +1
    Topic's main category → Category:Tankers
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|15 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 20460, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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