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USS George E. Badger

1920 Clemson-class destroyer
Vehicle destroyer Q7869685
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Summary

USS George E. Badger is a destroyer[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operator: United States Navy[3]
  • Manufacturer: Newport News Shipbuilding[4]
  • Vessel class: Clemson-class destroyer[5]
  • Commons category: USS George E. Badger (DD-196)[6]
  • Country of origin: United States[7]
  • Participated in conflict: World War II[8]
  • Significant event: ship launching[9], keel laying[10], ship commissioning[11], ship decommissioning[12], ship recommissioning[13]
  • Pennant number: DD-196[14]
  • Location of creation: Newport News[15]
  • Described by source: Naval Vessel Register[16]
  • Name: USS George E. Badger[17]
  • Country of registry: United States[18]

Why It Matters

USS George E. Badger is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . 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. 25d 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. 5w ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Naval Vessel Register
    Instance of → destroyer
    Participated in conflict → World War II
    Significant event → ship launching, keel laying, ship commissioning +2
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Mediawiki page id: 17505, Add qualifier to Dreadnought Project page `U.S.S._George_E._Badger_(1920)`"
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