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tanker

ship designed to transport liquids or gases in bulk
Intangible ship_type Q14970
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Summary

tanker is a ship type[1]. tanker draws 5,027 Wikipedia views per month (ship type category, ranking #65 of 315).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: bulk carrier[3], tanker vehicle[4]
  • Commons category: Tankers[5]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Tankers[6]
  • Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 6[7], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[8], Belarusian encyclopedia (vol. 15)[9]
  • MCN code: 8901.20.00[10]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[11]
  • P14864: sailioalus[12]

Why It Matters

tanker has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] tanker is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

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.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 25d ago · Zache · 2026-09-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14864 → sailioalus
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14864: sailioalus, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1789608241467"
  2. 21w 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 */ Yso id: 20460, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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