Hawkins-class heavy cruiser

1919 class of British heavy cruisers
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Hawkins-class heavy cruiser

Summary

Hawkins-class heavy cruiser is a ship class[1]. It draws 840 Wikipedia views per month (ship_class category, ranking #284 of 1,757).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hawkins-class heavy cruiser's instance of is recorded as ship class[3].
  • Hawkins-class heavy cruiser is operated by Royal Navy[4].
  • HMS Hawkins is named after Hawkins-class heavy cruiser[5].
  • Hawkins-class heavy cruiser was followed by County-class heavy cruiser[6].
  • Hawkins-class heavy cruiser's manufacturer is recorded as Chatham Dockyard[7].
  • Hawkins-class heavy cruiser's manufacturer is recorded as HMNB Devonport[8].
  • Hawkins-class heavy cruiser's manufacturer is recorded as HMNB Portsmouth[9].
  • Hawkins-class heavy cruiser's manufacturer is recorded as William Beardmore and Company[10].
  • Hawkins-class heavy cruiser's manufacturer is recorded as Harland and Wolff[11].
  • Hawkins-class heavy cruiser is a type of heavy cruiser[12].
  • Hawkins-class heavy cruiser's Commons category is recorded as Hawkins class cruiser[13].
  • Hawkins-class heavy cruiser's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[14].
  • October 1, 1917 marks the founding of Hawkins-class heavy cruiser[15].
  • Hawkins-class heavy cruiser's service entry is recorded as 1919[16].
  • Hawkins-class heavy cruiser's service retirement is recorded as 1947[17].
  • Hawkins-class heavy cruiser's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hawkins-class cruisers[18].
  • Hawkins-class heavy cruiser's total produced is recorded as {'amount': '+5'}[19].
  • Hawkins-class heavy cruiser's described by source is recorded as Naval Encyclopedia[20].
  • Hawkins-class heavy cruiser's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Hawkins'}[21].

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Designation and Status

Hawkins-class heavy cruiser's instance of is recorded as ship class[3].

History and Context

October 1, 1917 marks the founding of Hawkins-class heavy cruiser[15]. HMS Hawkins is named after it[5].

Why It Matters

Hawkins-class heavy cruiser draws 840 Wikipedia views per month (ship_class category, ranking #284 of 1,757).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

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.
  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.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Vicarage · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after
    Total produced {'amount': '+5'}
    Operator
    Topic's main category Category:Hawkins-class cruisers
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32120|batch #32120]]: Hawkins = Hawkins-class heavy cruiser 1917-01-01T00:00:00Z"
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