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USS Johnston

1945 Gearing-class destroyer
Vehicle destroyer Q7870581
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Summary

USS Johnston is a destroyer[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (86 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operator: United States Navy[3], Republic of China Navy[4]
  • Named after: John V. Johnston[5]
  • Manufacturer: Consolidated Steel Corporation[6]
  • Vessel class: Gearing-class destroyer[7]
  • Commons category: USS Johnston (DD-821)[8]
  • Country of origin: United States[9]
  • Participated in conflict: World War II[10]
  • Significant event: ship launching[11], keel laying[12], ship commissioning[13], ship decommissioning[14]
  • Pennant number: DD-821[15]
  • Location of creation: Orange[16]
  • Described by source: Naval Vessel Register[17], Drachinifel[18]
  • Different from: USS Johnston[19]
  • Name: USS Johnston[20]
  • Country of registry: United States[21]

Why It Matters

USS Johnston is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · Vicarage · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operator → —
    Manufacturer → Consolidated Steel Corporation
    Significant event → ship launching, keel laying, ship commissioning +1
    Different from → USS Johnston
    + 14 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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