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USS Memphis

1924 Omaha-class cruiser
Vehicle light_cruiser Q6127679
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Summary

USS Memphis is a light cruiser[1]. It draws 171 Wikipedia views per month (light cruiser category, ranking #81 of 299).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operator: United States Navy[3]
  • Named after: Memphis[4]
  • Manufacturer: William Cramp & Sons[5]
  • Vessel class: Omaha-class cruiser[6]
  • Commons category: USS Memphis (CL-13)[7]
  • Country of origin: United States[8]
  • Participated in conflict: World War II[9]
  • Significant event: ship launching[10], keel laying[11], ship commissioning[12], ship decommissioning[13]
  • Pennant number: CL-13[14]
  • Described by source: Ship Design Drawings archive[15]
  • Different from: USS Memphis[16]
  • Name: USS Memphis[17]
  • Country of registry: United States[18]

Why It Matters

USS Memphis has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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.

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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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). USS Memphis. Retrieved October 17, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/uss-memphis-q6127679
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_uss-memphis-q6127679_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{USS Memphis}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/uss-memphis-q6127679}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-17}}
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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. 4w 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/274403|batch #274403]]"
  2. 6w ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → —
    Described by source → Ship Design Drawings archive
    Instance of → light cruiser
    Participated in conflict → World War II
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Mediawiki page id: 17151, Add qualifier to Dreadnought Project page `U.S.S._Memphis_(1924)`"
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