USS David W. Taylor

Summary

USS David W. Taylor is a destroyer^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• USS David W. Taylor's image is recorded as USS David W. Taylor (DD-551) in Mobile Bay in September 1943.jpg^[3].
• USS David W. Taylor's instance of is recorded as destroyer^[4].
• USS David W. Taylor's operator is recorded as United States Navy^[5].
• USS David W. Taylor's operator is recorded as Spanish Navy^[6].
• USS David W. Taylor's vessel class is recorded as Fletcher-class destroyer^[7].
• USS David W. Taylor's Commons category is recorded as USS David W. Taylor (DD-551)^[8].
• USS David W. Taylor's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II^[9].
• USS David W. Taylor's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07r14k^[10].
• USS David W. Taylor's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[11].
• USS David W. Taylor's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[12].
• USS David W. Taylor's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[13].
• USS David W. Taylor's significant event is recorded as ship decommissioning^[14].
• USS David W. Taylor's pennant number is recorded as DD-551^[15].
• USS David W. Taylor's described by source is recorded as Naval Vessel Register^[16].
• USS David W. Taylor's date of official opening is recorded as +1942-05-31T00:00:00Z^[17].
• USS David W. Taylor's name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'USS David W. Taylor'}^[18].
• USS David W. Taylor's country of registry is recorded as United States^[19].

Why It Matters

USS David W. Taylor ranks in the top 4% of destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[21]