USS Des Moines

Summary

USS Des Moines is a heavy cruiser^[1]. It draws 210 Wikipedia views per month (heavy_cruiser category, ranking #15 of 89).^[2]

Key Facts

• USS Des Moines's image is recorded as USS Des Moines (CA-134) underway at sea on 15 November 1948.jpg^[3].
• USS Des Moines's instance of is recorded as heavy cruiser^[4].
• USS Des Moines's operator is recorded as United States Navy^[5].
• Des Moines is named after USS Des Moines^[6].
• USS Des Moines's manufacturer is recorded as Bethlehem Steel^[7].
• USS Des Moines's vessel class is recorded as Des Moines-class cruiser^[8].
• USS Des Moines's Commons category is recorded as USS Des Moines (CA-134)^[9].
• USS Des Moines's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.7029543, 'lon': -93.7116003}^[10].
• USS Des Moines's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02q895^[11].
• USS Des Moines's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[12].
• USS Des Moines's significant event is recorded as ship decommissioning^[13].
• USS Des Moines's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[14].
• USS Des Moines's location of creation is recorded as Quincy^[15].
• USS Des Moines's different from is recorded as USS Des Moines^[16].
• USS Des Moines's speed is recorded as {'unit': 'Q128822', 'amount': '+33'}^[17].
• USS Des Moines's name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'USS Des Moines'}^[18].
• USS Des Moines's country of registry is recorded as United States^[19].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for USS Des Moines include Des Moines-class cruiser^[20], a ship class^[21].

Why It Matters

USS Des Moines draws 210 Wikipedia views per month (heavy_cruiser category, ranking #15 of 89).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]

Entities named for it include Des Moines-class cruiser^[20], a ship class^[21].