HMAS Waterhen

Summary

HMAS Waterhen is a destroyer^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• HMAS Waterhen's image is recorded as HMAS Waterhen SLV Green.jpg^[3].
• HMAS Waterhen's instance of is recorded as destroyer^[4].
• HMAS Waterhen's instance of is recorded as shipwreck^[5].
• HMAS Waterhen's operator is recorded as Royal Navy^[6].
• HMAS Waterhen's operator is recorded as Royal Australian Navy^[7].
• Common Moorhen is named after HMAS Waterhen^[8].
• HMAS Waterhen's manufacturer is recorded as Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company^[9].
• HMAS Waterhen's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n95057691^[10].
• HMAS Waterhen's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 18231313n^[11].
• HMAS Waterhen's vessel class is recorded as V and W-class destroyer^[12].
• HMAS Waterhen's Commons category is recorded as HMAS Waterhen (D22)^[13].
• HMAS Waterhen's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[14].
• HMAS Waterhen's armament is recorded as QF 4 inch Mk V gun^[15].
• HMAS Waterhen's armament is recorded as QF 2 pounder gun^[16].
• HMAS Waterhen's armament is recorded as .303 British^[17].
• HMAS Waterhen's armament is recorded as British 21 inch torpedo^[18].
• HMAS Waterhen's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II^[19].
• HMAS Waterhen's participated in conflict is recorded as World War I^[20].
• HMAS Waterhen's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 32.25, 'lon': 25.33333333}^[21].
• HMAS Waterhen's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09d8tw^[22].
• HMAS Waterhen's service entry is recorded as +1918-07-01T00:00:00Z^[23].
• HMAS Waterhen's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[24].
• HMAS Waterhen's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[25].
• HMAS Waterhen's significant event is recorded as ship decommissioning^[26].
• HMAS Waterhen's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[27].

Why It Matters

HMAS Waterhen ranks in the top 5% of destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (32 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]