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HMS Africa

1905 King Edward VII-class pre-dreadnought battleship
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Summary

HMS Africa is a pre-dreadnought battleship[1]. It draws 129 Wikipedia views per month (pre dreadnought battleship category, ranking #57 of 160).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operator: Royal Navy[3]
  • Manufacturer: Chatham Dockyard[4]
  • Vessel class: King Edward VII-class pre-dreadnought battleship[5]
  • Commons category: HMS Africa (ship, 1905)[6]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[7]
  • Participated in conflict: World War I[8]
  • Service entry: November 6, 1906[9]
  • Significant event: ship commissioning[10], ship launching[11], ship decommissioning[12], keel laying[13], ship completed[14]
  • Described by source: naval-history.net[15]
  • Participant in: Old Weather[16]
  • Different from: HMS Africa[17]
  • Name: HMS Africa[18]

Why It Matters

HMS Africa has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_hms-africa-q4353847_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{HMS Africa}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/hms-africa-q4353847}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-17}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant in → Old Weather
    Described by source → naval-history.net
    Instance of → pre-dreadnought battleship
    Participated in conflict → World War I
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Mediawiki page id: 1605, Add qualifier to Dreadnought Project page `H.M.S._Africa_(1905)`"
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