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USS Edison

1940 Gleaves-class destroyer
Vehicle Destroyer Q4052210
USS Edison
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Facts

9 properties
Instance of
destroyer
Country of origin
United States[5]
Country of registry
United States[11]
Manufacturer
Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company[3]
Name
USS Edison[10]
Operator
United States Navy[2]
Participated in conflict
World War II[6]
Significant event
ship launching, ship decommissioning, keel laying[7][8][9]
Vessel class
Gleaves-class destroyer[4]
🏷️ Also known as
en DD-439 en USS Edison el DD-439 fa یواس‌اس ادیسون (دی‌دی-۴۳۹) ja エディソン ru USS Edison (DD-439)
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Significant event 2
ship launching, keel laying
Country of registry 1
United States
Instance of 1
destroyer
Manufacturer 1
Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Operator 1
United States Navy
Participated in conflict 1
World War II
Vessel class 1
Gleaves-class destroyer
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Summary

USS Edison is a destroyer[1].

Related Entities

United States

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  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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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. 7w ago · Vicarage · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → United States
    "Created claim: Country of origin: United States, batch #274403"
  2. 11w ago · Cobatfor · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of registry → United States
    Manufacturer → Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
    Instance of → destroyer
    Participated in conflict → World War II
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Changed claim: Image: USS Edison (DD-439) underway in Hampton Roads, Virginia (USA), 26 May 1942.jpg, (GR) File renamed: USS Edison (DD-439).jpg → ["
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