HMS Birkenhead

Summary

HMS Birkenhead is a steamboat^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of steamboat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (240 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• HMS Birkenhead is in the country of South Africa^[3].
• HMS Birkenhead's image is recorded as The Birkenhead-Troopship.jpg^[4].
• HMS Birkenhead's instance of is recorded as steamboat^[5].
• HMS Birkenhead's instance of is recorded as troopship^[6].
• HMS Birkenhead's instance of is recorded as shipwreck^[7].
• HMS Birkenhead's operator is recorded as Royal Navy^[8].
• Birkenhead is named after HMS Birkenhead^[9].
• Vulcan is named after HMS Birkenhead^[10].
• HMS Birkenhead's manufacturer is recorded as John Laird^[11].
• HMS Birkenhead's Commons category is recorded as HMS Birkenhead (ship, 1845)^[12].
• HMS Birkenhead's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -34.645, 'lon': 19.285833333333}^[13].
• HMS Birkenhead's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03sxms^[14].
• HMS Birkenhead's service entry is recorded as +1845-00-00T00:00:00Z^[15].
• HMS Birkenhead's significant event is recorded as shipwrecking^[16].
• HMS Birkenhead's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[17].
• HMS Birkenhead's page banner is recorded as Birkenhead banner 4.JPG^[18].
• HMS Birkenhead's described by source is recorded as Zwei Schiffbrüche^[19].
• HMS Birkenhead's described by source is recorded as The Victorian Royal Navy^[20].
• HMS Birkenhead's plaque image is recorded as HMS Birkenhead plaque at Woodside.jpg^[21].
• HMS Birkenhead's different from is recorded as HMS Birkenhead^[22].
• HMS Birkenhead's different from is recorded as HMS Vulcan^[23].
• HMS Birkenhead's different from is recorded as HMS Vulcan^[24].
• HMS Birkenhead's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+64'}^[25].
• HMS Birkenhead's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+11'}^[26].
• HMS Birkenhead's speed is recorded as {'unit': 'Q128822', 'amount': '+13'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for HMS Birkenhead include women and children first^[28], a code of conduct^[29].

Why It Matters

HMS Birkenhead ranks in the top 2% of steamboat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (240 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[30] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for it include women and children first^[28], a code of conduct^[29].