HMAS Snipe

Summary

HMAS Snipe is a coastal minesweeper^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of coastal_minesweeper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• HMAS Snipe's instance of is recorded as coastal minesweeper^[3].
• HMAS Snipe's operator is recorded as Royal Navy^[4].
• HMAS Snipe's operator is recorded as Royal Australian Navy^[5].
• HMAS Snipe's manufacturer is recorded as John I. Thornycroft & Company^[6].
• HMAS Snipe's vessel class is recorded as modified Ton-class minesweeper^[7].
• HMAS Snipe's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[8].
• HMAS Snipe's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02m8n0^[9].
• HMAS Snipe's service entry is recorded as +1962-09-11T00:00:00Z^[10].
• HMAS Snipe's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[11].
• HMAS Snipe's significant event is recorded as ship decommissioning^[12].
• HMAS Snipe's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[13].
• HMAS Snipe's described by source is recorded as The World's Navies^[14].
• HMAS Snipe's name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'HMS Alcaston'}^[15].
• HMAS Snipe's name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'HMAS Snipe'}^[16].
• HMAS Snipe's country of registry is recorded as United Kingdom^[17].

Why It Matters

HMAS Snipe ranks in the top 6% of coastal_minesweeper entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[18] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[19]