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].