HMS Challenger

Summary

HMS Challenger is a corvette^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• HMS Challenger's instance of is recorded as corvette^[3].
• HMS Challenger's instance of is recorded as steamship^[4].
• HMS Challenger's instance of is recorded as research vessel^[5].
• HMS Challenger is operated by Royal Navy^[6].
• HMS Challenger's manufacturer is recorded as Woolwich Dockyard^[7].
• HMS Challenger's vessel class is recorded as Pearl-class corvette^[8].
• HMS Challenger's Commons category is recorded as HMS Challenger (ship, 1858)^[9].
• HMS Challenger's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[10].
• HMS Challenger's service entry is recorded as 1858^[11].
• HMS Challenger's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[12].
• HMS Challenger's significant event is recorded as ship breaking^[13].
• HMS Challenger's described by source is recorded as The Victorian Royal Navy^[14].
• HMS Challenger's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)^[15].
• HMS Challenger's different from is recorded as HMS Challenger^[16].
• HMS Challenger's different from is recorded as HMS Challenger^[17].
• HMS Challenger's different from is recorded as HMS Challenger^[18].
• HMS Challenger's different from is recorded as HMS Challenger^[19].
• HMS Challenger's different from is recorded as HMS Challenger^[20].
• HMS Challenger's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+68.66'}^[21].
• HMS Challenger's speed is recorded as {'unit': 'Q128822', 'amount': '+10.7'}^[22].
• HMS Challenger's beam is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+12.29'}^[23].
• HMS Challenger's draft is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+5.74'}^[24].
• HMS Challenger's name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'HMS Challenger'}^[25].
• HMS Challenger's country of registry is recorded as United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[26].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for HMS Challenger include Challenger^[27], a Space Shuttle orbiter^[28] and Challenger Deep^[29], a deep^[30].

Why It Matters

HMS Challenger has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[31]

Entities named for it include Challenger^[27], a Space Shuttle orbiter^[28] and Challenger Deep^[29], a deep^[30].