HMS Canopus

1897 Canopus-class pre-dreadnought battleship
Vehicle pre_dreadnought_battleship Q1500304
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HMS Canopus

Summary

HMS Canopus is a pre-dreadnought battleship[1]. It draws 269 Wikipedia views per month (pre_dreadnought_battleship category, ranking #28 of 160).[2]

Key Facts

  • HMS Canopus's instance of is recorded as pre-dreadnought battleship[3].
  • HMS Canopus is operated by Royal Navy[4].
  • HMS Canopus's manufacturer is recorded as HMNB Portsmouth[5].
  • HMS Canopus's vessel class is recorded as Canopus-class pre-dreadnought battleship[6].
  • HMS Canopus's Commons category is recorded as HMS Canopus (1897)[7].
  • HMS Canopus's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[8].
  • HMS Canopus was part of the conflict World War I[9].
  • HMS Canopus's service entry is recorded as December 5, 1899[10].
  • HMS Canopus's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning[11].
  • HMS Canopus's significant event is recorded as ship launching[12].
  • HMS Canopus's significant event is recorded as ship decommissioning[13].
  • HMS Canopus's significant event is recorded as keel laying[14].
  • HMS Canopus's significant event is recorded as ship completed[15].
  • HMS Canopus's location of creation is recorded as Portsmouth[16].
  • HMS Canopus's described by source is recorded as naval-history.net[17].
  • HMS Canopus's participant in is recorded as Old Weather[18].
  • HMS Canopus's different from is recorded as HMS Canopus[19].
  • HMS Canopus's speed is recorded as {'amount': '+18'}[20].
  • HMS Canopus's name is recorded as HMS Canopus[21].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for HMS Canopus include Canopus-class pre-dreadnought battleship[22], a ship class[23], founded in 1897[24].

Why It Matters

HMS Canopus draws 269 Wikipedia views per month (pre_dreadnought_battleship category, ranking #28 of 160).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Entities named for it include Canopus-class pre-dreadnought battleship[22], a ship class[23], founded in 1897[24].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  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.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [22] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). HMS Canopus. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/hms-canopus
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  1. 18d ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Participant in Old Weather
    Described by source naval-history.net
    Instance of pre-dreadnought battleship
    Participated in conflict World War I
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P9675]]: 1574, Add qualifier to Dreadnought Project page `H.M.S._Canopus_(1897)`"
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