HMAS Choules

Summary

HMAS Choules is a dock landing ship^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of dock_landing_ship entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (224 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• HMAS Choules's image is recorded as HMAS Choules FBE 2014.JPG^[3].
• HMAS Choules's image is recorded as "Largs Bay L3006" in Portland harbour - geograph.org.uk - 1458486.jpg^[4].
• HMAS Choules's instance of is recorded as dock landing ship^[5].
• HMAS Choules's operator is recorded as Royal Australian Navy^[6].
• HMAS Choules's operator is recorded as His Majesty's Naval Service^[7].
• Largs is named after HMAS Choules^[8].
• HMAS Choules's manufacturer is recorded as Swan Hunter^[9].
• HMAS Choules's vessel class is recorded as Bay-class landing ship^[10].
• HMAS Choules's Commons category is recorded as IMO 9240756^[11].
• HMAS Choules's IMO ship number is recorded as 9240756^[12].
• HMAS Choules's MMSI is recorded as 503688000^[13].
• HMAS Choules's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02lt6z^[14].
• HMAS Choules's service entry is recorded as +2006-11-28T00:00:00Z^[15].
• HMAS Choules's significant event is recorded as order^[16].
• HMAS Choules's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[17].
• HMAS Choules's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[18].
• HMAS Choules's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[19].
• HMAS Choules's pennant number is recorded as L100^[20].
• HMAS Choules's location of creation is recorded as Wallsend^[21].
• HMAS Choules's gross tonnage is recorded as {'amount': '+23569'}^[22].
• HMAS Choules's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+176.6'}^[23].
• HMAS Choules's call sign is recorded as VKJC^[24].
• HMAS Choules's name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'HMAS Choules'}^[25].
• HMAS Choules's category for ship name is recorded as Category:HMAS Choules (L100)^[26].
• HMAS Choules's category for ship name is recorded as Category:RFA Largs Bay (L3006)^[27].

Why It Matters

HMAS Choules ranks in the top 3% of dock_landing_ship entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (224 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]