USCGC Polar Star

Summary

USCGC Polar Star is an icebreaker^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of icebreaker entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (159 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• USCGC Polar Star's image is recorded as Polar Star 2.jpg^[3].
• USCGC Polar Star's instance of is recorded as icebreaker^[4].
• USCGC Polar Star's operator is recorded as United States Coast Guard^[5].
• USCGC Polar Star's operator is recorded as United States Navy^[6].
• USCGC Polar Star's manufacturer is recorded as Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company^[7].
• USCGC Polar Star's vessel class is recorded as Polar-class icebreaker^[8].
• USCGC Polar Star's Commons category is recorded as USCGC Polar Star (WAGB-10)^[9].
• USCGC Polar Star's Commons category is recorded as IMO 7367471^[10].
• USCGC Polar Star's IMO ship number is recorded as 7367471^[11].
• USCGC Polar Star's shipping port is recorded as Seattle^[12].
• USCGC Polar Star's port of registry is recorded as Seattle^[13].
• USCGC Polar Star's MMSI is recorded as 367255000^[14].
• USCGC Polar Star's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/052045^[15].
• USCGC Polar Star's service entry is recorded as +1976-00-00T00:00:00Z^[16].
• USCGC Polar Star's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[17].
• USCGC Polar Star's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[18].
• USCGC Polar Star's official website is recorded as http://www.uscg.mil/pacarea/cgcPolarStar/default.asp^[19].
• USCGC Polar Star's gross tonnage is recorded as {'amount': '+13190'}^[20].
• USCGC Polar Star's described by source is recorded as Ship Design Drawings archive^[21].
• USCGC Polar Star's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Polar'}^[22].
• USCGC Polar Star's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Polar Star'}^[23].
• USCGC Polar Star's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+121.62'}^[24].
• USCGC Polar Star's beam is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+25.46'}^[25].
• USCGC Polar Star's draft is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+9.14'}^[26].
• USCGC Polar Star's call sign is recorded as NBTM^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for USCGC Polar Star include Polar-class icebreaker^[28], a ship class^[29], founded in 1973^[30].

Why It Matters

USCGC Polar Star ranks in the top 3% of icebreaker entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (159 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for it include Polar-class icebreaker^[28], a ship class^[29], founded in 1973^[30].