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USS Salem

1907 Chester-class cruiser
Vehicle light_cruiser Q4052278
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Summary

USS Salem is a light cruiser[1]. It draws 57 Wikipedia views per month (light cruiser category, ranking #102 of 299).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operator: United States Navy[3]
  • Manufacturer: Fore River Shipyard[4]
  • Vessel class: Chester-class cruiser[5]
  • Commons category: USS Salem (CL-3)[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: Quincy[13]
  • Different from: USS Salem[14]
  • Name: USS Salem[15]
  • Country of registry: United States[16]

Why It Matters

USS Salem has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). USS Salem. Retrieved October 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/uss-salem-q4052278
MLA “USS Salem.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Oct. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/uss-salem-q4052278.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_uss-salem-q4052278_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{USS Salem}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/uss-salem-q4052278}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-10}}
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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. 6d ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['bg', 'commons', 'en', 'fa', 'ja', 'pt', 'ru']
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Mediawiki page id: 17149, Add qualifier to Dreadnought Project page `U.S.S._Salem_(1907)`"
  2. 23d 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 Salem, USS Salem
    + 11 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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