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HMS Brilliant

1891 Apollo-class protected cruiser
Vehicle protected_cruiser Q5631679
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Summary

HMS Brilliant is a protected cruiser[1]. It draws 33 Wikipedia views per month (protected cruiser category, ranking #49 of 140).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operator: Royal Navy[3]
  • Manufacturer: Sheerness Dockyard[4]
  • Vessel class: Apollo-class protected cruiser[5]
  • Commons category: HMS Brilliant (ship, 1891)[6]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[7]
  • Participated in conflict: World War I[8]
  • Service entry: 1893[9]
  • Significant event: ship commissioning[10], ship launching[11], keel laying[12]
  • Different from: HMS Brilliant[13]
  • Name: HMS Brilliant[14]

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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.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 Brilliant
    Dreadnought project page → H.M.S._Brilliant_(1891)
    Image → HMS Brilliant (1891).jpg
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Mediawiki page id: 6177, Add qualifier to Dreadnought Project page `H.M.S._Brilliant_(1891)`"
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