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USS Morton

1958 Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
Vehicle destroyer Q7871979
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Summary

USS Morton is a destroyer[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (129 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operator: United States Navy[3]
  • Manufacturer: Ingalls Shipbuilding[4]
  • Vessel class: Forrest Sherman-class destroyer[5]
  • Commons category: USS Morton (DD-948)[6]
  • Country of origin: United States[7]
  • Significant event: ship launching[8], ship decommissioning[9], keel laying[10]
  • Name: USS Morton[11]
  • Country of registry: United States[12]

Why It Matters

USS Morton is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[13]

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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . 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. 4w ago · Vicarage · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Vessel class → Forrest Sherman-class destroyer
    Instance of → destroyer
    Commons category → USS Morton (DD-948)
    Country of registry → United States
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Country of origin: United States, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/274403|batch #274403]]"
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