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HMS Avon

1896 C-class destroyer
Vehicle destroyer Q5631471
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Summary

HMS Avon is a destroyer[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (52 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operator: Royal Navy[3]
  • Manufacturer: Vickers Limited[4]
  • Vessel class: Avon-class destroyer[5], C-class destroyer[6]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[7]
  • Participated in conflict: World War I[8]
  • Service entry: 1896[9]
  • Significant event: ship commissioning[10], ship launching[11], keel laying[12]
  • Pennant number: F332[13]
  • Location of creation: Barrow-in-Furness[14]
  • Described by source: naval-history.net[15]
  • Different from: HMS Avon[16]
  • Name: HMS Avon[17]

Why It Matters

HMS Avon is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Significant event → ship commissioning, ship launching, keel laying
    Name → HMS Avon
    Dreadnought project page → H.M.S._Avon_(1896)
    Instance of → destroyer
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Mediawiki page id: 9202, Add qualifier to Dreadnought Project page `H.M.S._Avon_(1896)`"
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