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USS Perkins

1910 Paulding-class destroyer
Vehicle destroyer Q4273106
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Summary

USS Perkins is a destroyer[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operator: United States Navy[3]
  • Named after: George H. Perkins[4]
  • Manufacturer: Fore River Shipyard[5]
  • Vessel class: Paulding-class destroyer[6]
  • Commons category: USS Perkins (DD-26)[7]
  • Country of origin: United States[8]
  • Participated in conflict: World War I[9]
  • Significant event: ship launching[10], keel laying[11], ship commissioning[12], ship decommissioning[13]
  • Pennant number: DD-26[14]
  • Location of creation: Quincy[15]
  • Different from: USS Perkins[16]
  • Name: USS Perkins[17]
  • Country of registry: United States[18]

Why It Matters

USS Perkins has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 5 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.
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  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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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). USS Perkins. Retrieved October 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/uss-perkins-q4273106
MLA “USS Perkins.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 11 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/uss-perkins-q4273106.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_uss-perkins-q4273106_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{USS Perkins}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/uss-perkins-q4273106}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-11}}
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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 ↗
    Operator → —
    Manufacturer → Fore River Shipyard
    Significant event → ship launching, keel laying, ship commissioning +1
    Different from → USS Perkins, USS Perkins
    + 13 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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