HMAS Melbourne

1945 Majestic-class aircraft carrier
Vehicle light_aircraft_carrier Q1564084
HMAS Melbourne
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HMAS Melbourne

Summary

HMAS Melbourne is a light aircraft carrier[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of light_aircraft_carrier entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (610 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • HMAS Melbourne's image is recorded as HMAS Melbourne (R21) and USS Midway (CV-41) underway, 16 May 1981 (6380752).jpg[3].
  • HMAS Melbourne's instance of is recorded as light aircraft carrier[4].
  • HMAS Melbourne's flag image is recorded as Naval Ensign of Australia.svg[5].
  • HMAS Melbourne's operator is recorded as Royal Australian Navy[6].
  • HMAS Melbourne's operator is recorded as Royal Navy[7].
  • Melbourne is named after HMAS Melbourne[8].
  • HMAS Melbourne's manufacturer is recorded as Vickers-Armstrongs[9].
  • HMAS Melbourne's vessel class is recorded as Majestic-class aircraft carrier[10].
  • HMAS Melbourne's Commons category is recorded as HMAS Melbourne (R21)[11].
  • HMAS Melbourne's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[12].
  • HMAS Melbourne's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02g517[13].
  • HMAS Melbourne's service entry is recorded as +1955-10-28T00:00:00Z[14].
  • HMAS Melbourne's significant event is recorded as ship launching[15].
  • HMAS Melbourne's significant event is recorded as ship decommissioning[16].
  • HMAS Melbourne's significant event is recorded as keel laying[17].
  • HMAS Melbourne's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning[18].
  • HMAS Melbourne's pennant number is recorded as R21[19].
  • HMAS Melbourne's pennant number is recorded as R77[20].
  • HMAS Melbourne's location of creation is recorded as Barrow-in-Furness[21].
  • HMAS Melbourne's described by source is recorded as The World's Navies[22].
  • HMAS Melbourne's different from is recorded as HMS Majestic[23].
  • HMAS Melbourne's different from is recorded as HMS Majestic[24].
  • HMAS Melbourne's different from is recorded as HMS Majestic[25].
  • HMAS Melbourne's different from is recorded as HMAS Melbourne[26].
  • HMAS Melbourne's different from is recorded as HMAS Melbourne[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for HMAS Melbourne include Majestic-class aircraft carrier[28], a ship class[29], founded in 1945[30].

Why It Matters

HMAS Melbourne ranks in the top 10% of light_aircraft_carrier entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (610 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for it include Majestic-class aircraft carrier[28], a ship class[29], founded in 1945[30].

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] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  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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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). HMAS Melbourne. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/hmas-melbourne
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_hmas-melbourne_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{HMAS Melbourne}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/hmas-melbourne}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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