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USS Sampson

1960 Charles F. Adams-class destroyer
Vehicle guided_missile_destroyer Q7873779
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Summary

USS Sampson is a guided missile destroyer[1]. It draws 126 Wikipedia views per month (guided missile destroyer category, ranking #108 of 189).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operator: United States Navy[3]
  • Manufacturer: Bath Iron Works[4]
  • Vessel class: Charles F. Adams-class destroyer[5]
  • Commons category: USS Sampson (DDG-10)[6]
  • Country of origin: United States[7]
  • Significant event: ship launching[8], keel laying[9], ship commissioning[10], ship decommissioning[11]
  • Described by source: Naval Vessel Register[12]
  • Different from: USS Sampson[13]
  • Name: USS Sampson[14]
  • Country of registry: United States[15]

Why It Matters

USS Sampson is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [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 ↗
    Vessel class → Charles F. Adams-class destroyer
    Instance of → guided missile destroyer
    Commons category → USS Sampson (DDG-10)
    Country of registry → United States
    + 11 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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