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USS Des Moines

1902 Denver-class cruiser
Vehicle protected_cruiser Q7868839
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Summary

USS Des Moines is a protected cruiser[1]. It draws 55 Wikipedia views per month (protected cruiser category, ranking #49 of 140).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operator: United States Navy[3]
  • Manufacturer: Fore River Shipyard[4]
  • Vessel class: Denver-class cruiser[5]
  • Commons category: USS Des Moines (C-15)[6]
  • Country of origin: United States[7]
  • Participated in conflict: World War I[8]
  • Significant event: ship launching[9], ship decommissioning[10], keel laying[11]
  • Location of creation: Quincy[12]
  • Different from: USS Des Moines[13]
  • Name: USS Des Moines[14]
  • Country of registry: United States[15]

Why It Matters

USS Des Moines is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 29d ago · Vicarage · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → United States
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Country of origin: United States, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/274364|batch #274364]]"
  2. 6w ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Significant event → ship launching, ship decommissioning, keel laying
    Name → USS Des Moines
    Dreadnought project page → U.S.S._Des_Moines_(1902)
    Image → USS Des Moines (C-15).jpg
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Mediawiki page id: 17758, Add qualifier to Dreadnought Project page `U.S.S._Des_Moines_(1902)`"
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