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USS Houston

1943 Cleveland-class cruiser
Vehicle light_cruiser Q5232692
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Summary

USS Houston is a light cruiser[1]. It draws 430 Wikipedia views per month (light_cruiser category, ranking #72 of 299).[2]

Key Facts

  • USS Houston's instance of is recorded as light cruiser[3].
  • USS Houston is operated by United States Navy[4].
  • USS Houston's manufacturer is recorded as Newport News Shipbuilding[5].
  • USS Houston's vessel class is recorded as Cleveland-class cruiser[6].
  • USS Houston's Commons category is recorded as USS Houston (CL-81)[7].
  • USS Houston's country of origin is recorded as United States[8].
  • USS Houston was part of the conflict World War II[9].
  • USS Houston's significant event is recorded as ship launching[10].
  • USS Houston's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning[11].
  • USS Houston's significant event is recorded as ship decommissioning[12].
  • USS Houston's location of creation is recorded as Newport News[13].
  • USS Houston's different from is recorded as USS Houston[14].
  • USS Houston's different from is recorded as USS Houston[15].
  • USS Houston's different from is recorded as USS Houston[16].
  • USS Houston's name is recorded as USS Houston[17].
  • USS Houston's country of registry is recorded as United States[18].

Why It Matters

USS Houston draws 430 Wikipedia views per month (light_cruiser category, ranking #72 of 299).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

United States

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.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. 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. 4w ago · Vicarage · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operator → —
    Manufacturer → Newport News Shipbuilding
    Significant event → ship launching, ship commissioning, ship decommissioning
    Different from → USS Houston, USS Houston, USS Houston
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Country of origin: United States, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/274364|batch #274364]]"
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