USS West Virginia

1921 Colorado-class battleship
Vehicle battleship Q1322455
USS West Virginia
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USS West Virginia

Summary

USS West Virginia is a battleship[1]. It draws 233 Wikipedia views per month (battleship category, ranking #27 of 123).[2]

Key Facts

  • USS West Virginia's image is recorded as Uss west virginia bb.jpg[3].
  • USS West Virginia's instance of is recorded as battleship[4].
  • USS West Virginia's operator is recorded as United States Navy[5].
  • West Virginia is named after USS West Virginia[6].
  • USS West Virginia's manufacturer is recorded as Newport News Shipbuilding[7].
  • USS West Virginia's vessel class is recorded as Colorado-class battleship[8].
  • USS West Virginia's Commons category is recorded as USS West Virginia (BB-48)[9].
  • USS West Virginia's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II[10].
  • USS West Virginia's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01d719[11].
  • USS West Virginia's significant event is recorded as ship launching[12].
  • USS West Virginia's significant event is recorded as keel laying[13].
  • USS West Virginia's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning[14].
  • USS West Virginia's significant event is recorded as ship decommissioning[15].
  • USS West Virginia's pennant number is recorded as BB-48[16].
  • USS West Virginia's location of creation is recorded as Newport News[17].
  • USS West Virginia's described by source is recorded as Naval Vessel Register[18].
  • USS West Virginia's described by source is recorded as Drachinifel[19].
  • USS West Virginia's different from is recorded as USS West Virginia[20].
  • USS West Virginia's different from is recorded as USS West Virginia[21].
  • USS West Virginia's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+190.2'}[22].
  • USS West Virginia's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+29.74'}[23].
  • USS West Virginia's speed is recorded as {'unit': 'Q128822', 'amount': '+21.5'}[24].
  • USS West Virginia's draft is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+11.6'}[25].
  • USS West Virginia's name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'USS West Virginia'}[26].
  • USS West Virginia's Dreadnought Project page is recorded as U.S.S.West_Virginia(1921)[27].

Why It Matters

USS West Virginia draws 233 Wikipedia views per month (battleship category, ranking #27 of 123).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · IdanST · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Vessel class Colorado-class battleship
    Manufacturer
    Country of registry United States
    Manufacturer Newport News Shipbuilding
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1705]]: USS West Virginia"
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