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USS Virginia

1974 Virginia-class cruiser
Vehicle cruiser Q2471498
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Summary

USS Virginia is a cruiser[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of cruiser entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (674 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operator: United States Navy[3]
  • Manufacturer: Newport News Shipbuilding[4]
  • Vessel class: Virginia-class cruiser[5]
  • Commons category: USS Virginia (CGN-38)[6]
  • Country of origin: United States[7]
  • Significant event: ship launching[8], ship decommissioning[9], keel laying[10]
  • Location of creation: Newport News[11]
  • Different from: USS Virginia[12]
  • Name: USS Virginia[13]
  • Country of registry: United States[14]

Why It Matters

USS Virginia has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . 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. 27d 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/274364|batch #274364]]"
  2. 21w ago · Vicarage · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Significant event → ship launching, ship decommissioning, keel laying
    Instance of → —
    Manufacturer → —
    Operator → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Vessel class: Virginia-class cruiser"
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