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USNS Watson

1997 Watson-class vehicle cargo ship
Vehicle vehicle_cargo_ship Q7866763
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Summary

USNS Watson is a vehicle cargo ship[1]. It draws 131 Wikipedia views per month (vehicle cargo ship category, ranking #5 of 6).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operator: United States Navy[3]
  • Manufacturer: National Steel and Shipbuilding Company[4]
  • Vessel class: Watson-class vehicle cargo ship[5]
  • Commons category: USNS Watson (T-AKR-310)[6], IMO 9112727[7]
  • Country of origin: United States[8]
  • Service entry: June 23, 1998[9]
  • Significant event: ship launching[10], keel laying[11]
  • Gross tonnage: 77,848[12]
  • Length: 290[13]
  • Call sign: NHLS[14]
  • Category for ship name: Category:USNS Watson (T-AKR-310)[15]
  • Country of registry: United States[16]

Why It Matters

USNS Watson is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

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.
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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 aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_usns-watson_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{USNS Watson}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/usns-watson}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-14}}
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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. 26d ago · Vicarage · 2026-09-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Mmsi → 368707000
    Manufacturer → National Steel and Shipbuilding Company
    Significant event → ship launching, keel laying
    Image → Watson (T-AKR-310).jpg
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Country of origin: United States, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/274403|batch #274403]]"
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