USS Wilkes

Summary

USS Wilkes is a destroyer^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• USS Wilkes's image is recorded as USS Wilkes (DD-441) underway in May 1943.jpg^[3].
• USS Wilkes's instance of is recorded as destroyer^[4].
• USS Wilkes's operator is recorded as United States Navy^[5].
• Charles Wilkes is named after USS Wilkes^[6].
• USS Wilkes's manufacturer is recorded as Boston Navy Yard^[7].
• USS Wilkes's vessel class is recorded as Gleaves-class destroyer^[8].
• USS Wilkes's Commons category is recorded as USS Wilkes (DD-441)^[9].
• USS Wilkes's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II^[10].
• USS Wilkes's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/076jp0^[11].
• USS Wilkes's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[12].
• USS Wilkes's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[13].
• USS Wilkes's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[14].
• USS Wilkes's significant event is recorded as ship decommissioning^[15].
• USS Wilkes's location of creation is recorded as Boston^[16].
• USS Wilkes's different from is recorded as USS Wilkes^[17].
• USS Wilkes's different from is recorded as USS Wilkes^[18].
• USS Wilkes's name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'USS Wilkes'}^[19].
• USS Wilkes's country of registry is recorded as United States^[20].

Why It Matters

USS Wilkes ranks in the top 5% of destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21]