HMS Broadsword

Summary

HMS Broadsword is a frigate^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of frigate entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (134 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• HMS Broadsword's image is recorded as HMS Broadword F88 Tampa Bay 1994.jpeg^[3].
• HMS Broadsword's image is recorded as A starboard bow view of the British frigate HMS BROADSWORD (F-88) underway (330-CFD-DN-SC-87-01110) (cropped).jpg^[4].
• HMS Broadsword's instance of is recorded as frigate^[5].
• HMS Broadsword's operator is recorded as Royal Navy^[6].
• HMS Broadsword's operator is recorded as Brazilian Navy^[7].
• HMS Broadsword's manufacturer is recorded as Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited^[8].
• HMS Broadsword's vessel class is recorded as Type 22 frigate^[9].
• HMS Broadsword's Commons category is recorded as HMS Broadsword (F88)^[10].
• HMS Broadsword's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[11].
• HMS Broadsword's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[12].
• HMS Broadsword's shipping port is recorded as HMNB Devonport^[13].
• HMS Broadsword's powered by is recorded as combined gas or gas^[14].
• HMS Broadsword's participated in conflict is recorded as Falklands War^[15].
• HMS Broadsword's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02g6m1^[16].
• HMS Broadsword's service entry is recorded as +1979-05-04T00:00:00Z^[17].
• HMS Broadsword's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[18].
• HMS Broadsword's significant event is recorded as ship decommissioning^[19].
• HMS Broadsword's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[20].
• HMS Broadsword's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[21].
• HMS Broadsword's pennant number is recorded as F88^[22].
• HMS Broadsword's pennant number is recorded as F46^[23].
• HMS Broadsword's location of creation is recorded as Scotstoun^[24].
• HMS Broadsword's different from is recorded as HMS Broadsword^[25].
• HMS Broadsword's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+131.2'}^[26].
• HMS Broadsword's draft is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+6.1'}^[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for HMS Broadsword include Type 22 frigate^[28], a ship class^[29], founded in 1976^[30].

Why It Matters

HMS Broadsword ranks in the top 4% of frigate entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (134 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for it include Type 22 frigate^[28], a ship class^[29], founded in 1976^[30].