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USS Radford

1918 Wickes-class destroyer
Vehicle destroyer Q4460264
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Summary

USS Radford is a destroyer[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (40 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operator: United States Navy[3]
  • Manufacturer: Newport News Shipbuilding[4]
  • Vessel class: Wickes-class destroyer[5]
  • Commons category: USS Radford (DD-120)[6]
  • Country of origin: United States[7]
  • Participated in conflict: World War I[8]
  • Significant event: ship launching[9], keel laying[10], ship commissioning[11], ship decommissioning[12]
  • Location of creation: Newport News[13]
  • Described by source: Drachinifel[14]
  • Different from: USS Radford[15]
  • Name: USS Radford[16]
  • Country of registry: United States[17]

Why It Matters

USS Radford has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

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.
  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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Vicarage · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operator → —
    Manufacturer → Newport News Shipbuilding
    Significant event → ship launching, keel laying, ship commissioning +1
    Different from → USS Radford
    + 12 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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