Ursa Major

multi-purpose vessel, built in 2009 and sunk in 2024
Organization general_cargo_ship Q83645956
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Ursa Major

Summary

Ursa Major is a general cargo ship[1]. It draws 51 Wikipedia views per month (general_cargo_ship category, ranking #4 of 14).[2]

Key Facts

  • Ursa Major is in the country of Russia[3].
  • Ursa Major's image is recorded as Comboship (181434015) (cropped).jpeg[4].
  • Ursa Major's instance of is recorded as general cargo ship[5].
  • Ursa Major's instance of is recorded as roll-on/roll-off ship[6].
  • Ursa Major's instance of is recorded as former entity[7].
  • Ursa Major's owned by is recorded as SCANSCOT[8].
  • Ursa Major's owned by is recorded as Harren Group[9].
  • Ursa Major's owned by is recorded as SC-South[10].
  • Ursa Major's manufacturer is recorded as Rolandwerft[11].
  • Ursa Major's manufacturer is recorded as Peene-Werft[12].
  • Ursa Major's Commons category is recorded as IMO 9538892[13].
  • Ursa Major's IMO ship number is recorded as 9538892[14].
  • Ursa Major's country of origin is recorded as Germany[15].
  • Ursa Major's powered by is recorded as MAN 14V32/40[16].
  • Ursa Major's port of registry is recorded as Douglas[17].
  • Ursa Major's port of registry is recorded as St. John's[18].
  • Ursa Major's port of registry is recorded as Novorossiysk[19].
  • +2009-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Ursa Major[20].
  • Ursa Major was dissolved in +2024-12-23T00:00:00Z[21].
  • Ursa Major's MMSI is recorded as 305788000[22].
  • Ursa Major's MMSI is recorded as 273396130[23].
  • Ursa Major's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.458333333333336, 'lon': -0.8906666666666666}[24].
  • Ursa Major's service entry is recorded as +2009-00-00T00:00:00Z[25].
  • Ursa Major's cause of destruction is recorded as explosion[26].
  • Ursa Major's significant event is recorded as keel laying[27].

Body

Founding

+2009-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Ursa Major[20].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Scan Britania'}[28], {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Hyundai Britania'}[29], {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'EIT Palmina'}[30], {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Sparta III'}[31], and {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Ursa Major'}[32].

Ownership

Owners include SCANSCOT[8], a transport company[33], in Germany[34], founded in 1986[35], headquartered in Hamburg[36]; Harren Group[9], a shipping line[37], in Germany[38], founded in 1989[39], headquartered in Bremen[40]; and SC-South[10], a shipping line[41], in Russia[42], founded in 2016[43], headquartered in Novorossiysk[44].

Dissolution

Ursa Major was dissolved in +2024-12-23T00:00:00Z[21].

Why It Matters

Ursa Major draws 51 Wikipedia views per month (general_cargo_ship category, ranking #4 of 14).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[45] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[46]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . OpenSanctions. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] . equasis.org. Retrieved . equasis.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . bbc.com. Retrieved . bbc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . ship-db.de. ship-db.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . balticshipping.com. balticshipping.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . gisis.imo.org. gisis.imo.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . balticshipping.com. balticshipping.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . balticshipping.com. balticshipping.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . vesselfinder.com. Retrieved . vesselfinder.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . radioavisos.salvamentomaritimo.es. radioavisos.salvamentomaritimo.es. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . myshiptracking.com. myshiptracking.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . gisis.imo.org. gisis.imo.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . bbc.com. bbc.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . ship-db.de. ship-db.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . gisis.imo.org. gisis.imo.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . gisis.imo.org. gisis.imo.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . gisis.imo.org. gisis.imo.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . gisis.imo.org. gisis.imo.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [32] . gisis.imo.org. gisis.imo.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [45] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [46] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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