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SMS Cöln

1916 Cöln-class cruiser
Vehicle light_cruiser Q155159
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Summary

SMS Cöln is a light cruiser[1]. It draws 122 Wikipedia views per month (light_cruiser category, ranking #90 of 299).[2]

Key Facts

  • SMS Cöln is located in Orkney Islands[3].
  • SMS Cöln is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • SMS Cöln's instance of is recorded as light cruiser[5].
  • SMS Cöln's instance of is recorded as cruiser[6].
  • SMS Cöln's instance of is recorded as shipwreck[7].
  • SMS Cöln is operated by Imperial German Navy[8].
  • SMS Cöln's manufacturer is recorded as Blohm+Voss[9].
  • SMS Cöln's vessel class is recorded as Cöln-class cruiser[10].
  • SMS Cöln's Commons category is recorded as SMS Cöln (ship, 1916)[11].
  • SMS Cöln was part of the conflict Scuttling of the German Fleet in Scapa Flow[12].
  • SMS Cöln's yard number is recorded as 247[13].
  • SMS Cöln's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 58.89222222, 'lon': -3.05}[14].
  • SMS Cöln's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 58.89727315895451, 'lon': -3.142212996118299}[15].
  • SMS Cöln's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning[16].
  • SMS Cöln's significant event is recorded as ship launching[17].
  • SMS Cöln's significant event is recorded as shipwrecking[18].
  • SMS Cöln's location of creation is recorded as Hamburg[19].
  • SMS Cöln's different from is recorded as SMS Cöln[20].
  • SMS Cöln's length is recorded as {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+155.5'}[21].
  • SMS Cöln's speed is recorded as {'unit': 'knot', 'amount': '+29.3'}[22].
  • SMS Cöln's beam is recorded as {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+14.2'}[23].
  • SMS Cöln's draft is recorded as {'unit': 'metre', 'amount': '+6.43'}[24].
  • SMS Cöln's name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'SMS Cöln'}[25].
  • SMS Cöln's historic county is recorded as Orkney Islands[26].
  • SMS Cöln's country of registry is recorded as German Reich[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for SMS Cöln include Cöln-class cruiser[28], a ship class[29], founded in 1916[30].

Why It Matters

SMS Cöln draws 122 Wikipedia views per month (light_cruiser category, ranking #90 of 299).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for it include Cöln-class cruiser[28], a ship class[29], founded in 1916[30].

Related Entities

Blohm+Voss Côr Ysgol Gyfun Bro Myrddin United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Significant event → ship commissioning, ship launching, shipwrecking
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Orkney Islands
    Country of registry → German Reich
    Location of creation → Hamburg
    + 23 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Mediawiki page id: 8282, Add qualifier to Dreadnought Project page `S.M.S._Cöln_(1916)`"
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