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HMS B2

1905 B-class submarine
Vehicle submarine Q4118887
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Summary

HMS B2 is a submarine[1]. It draws 38 Wikipedia views per month (submarine category, ranking #88 of 868).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: United Kingdom[3]
  • Instance of: shipwreck[4]
  • Operator: Royal Navy[5]
  • Manufacturer: Vickers Limited[6]
  • Vessel class: B-class submarine[7]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[8]
  • Participated in conflict: World War I[9]
  • Significant event: ship launching[10], ship completed[11]
  • Location of creation: Barrow-in-Furness[12]
  • Name: HMS B2[13]

Why It Matters

HMS B2 has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

Barrow-in-Furness United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Significant event → ship launching, ship completed
    Location of creation → Barrow-in-Furness
    Conflict → —
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 51.119217, 'lon': 1.45533}
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Mediawiki page id: 11631, Add qualifier to Dreadnought Project page `H.M.S._B_2_(1905)`"
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