USS Cole

1995 Arleigh Burke-class destroyer
Vehicle guided_missile_destroyer Q848987
USS Cole
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Summary

USS Cole is a guided missile destroyer[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of guided_missile_destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (438 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • USS Cole's image is recorded as USS Cole (DDG-67) turn.jpg[3].
  • USS Cole's instance of is recorded as guided missile destroyer[4].
  • USS Cole's operator is recorded as United States Navy[5].
  • Darrell S. Cole is named after USS Cole[6].
  • USS Cole's logo image is recorded as USS Cole DDG-67 Crest.png[7].
  • USS Cole's manufacturer is recorded as Ingalls Shipbuilding[8].
  • USS Cole's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 137533164[9].
  • USS Cole's GND ID is recorded as 103228692X[10].
  • USS Cole's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2001004569[11].
  • USS Cole's vessel class is recorded as Arleigh Burke-class destroyer[12].
  • USS Cole's Commons category is recorded as USS Cole (DDG-67)[13].
  • USS Cole's country of origin is recorded as United States[14].
  • USS Cole's shipping port is recorded as Norfolk, Virginia[15].
  • USS Cole's MMSI is recorded as 366988000[16].
  • USS Cole's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01c142[17].
  • USS Cole's significant event is recorded as shipbuilding contract[18].
  • USS Cole's significant event is recorded as keel laying[19].
  • USS Cole's significant event is recorded as ship launching[20].
  • USS Cole's significant event is recorded as ship naming ceremony[21].
  • USS Cole's significant event is recorded as ship acquired[22].
  • USS Cole's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning[23].
  • USS Cole's significant event is recorded as USS Cole bombing[24].
  • USS Cole's pennant number is recorded as DDG-67[25].
  • USS Cole's location of creation is recorded as Pascagoula[26].
  • USS Cole's maximum capacity is recorded as {'unit': 'human', 'amount': '+26'}[27].

Why It Matters

USS Cole ranks in the top 3% of guided_missile_destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (438 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . nvr.navy.mil. nvr.navy.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . history.navy.mil. history.navy.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . nvr.navy.mil. nvr.navy.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . nvr.navy.mil. nvr.navy.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . uscarriers.net. uscarriers.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . nvr.navy.mil. nvr.navy.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . fleetmon.com. fleetmon.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . nvr.navy.mil. nvr.navy.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . history.navy.mil. history.navy.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . nvr.navy.mil. nvr.navy.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . uscarriers.net. uscarriers.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . nvr.navy.mil. nvr.navy.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . history.navy.mil. history.navy.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . history.navy.mil. history.navy.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . nvr.navy.mil. nvr.navy.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . uscarriers.net. uscarriers.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . nvr.navy.mil. nvr.navy.mil. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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