HMS Defender

1932 D-class destroyer
Vehicle destroyer Q499365
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HMS Defender

Summary

HMS Defender is a destroyer[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (137 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • HMS Defender is in the country of Egypt[3].
  • HMS Defender's instance of is recorded as destroyer[4].
  • HMS Defender's instance of is recorded as shipwreck[5].
  • HMS Defender is operated by Royal Navy[6].
  • HMS Defender's manufacturer is recorded as Vickers-Armstrongs[7].
  • HMS Defender's vessel class is recorded as D-class destroyer[8].
  • HMS Defender's Commons category is recorded as HMS Defender (H07)[9].
  • HMS Defender's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[10].
  • HMS Defender was part of the conflict World War II[11].
  • HMS Defender's yard number is recorded as 674[12].
  • HMS Defender's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 31.75, 'longitude': 25.51666667}[13].
  • HMS Defender's significant event is recorded as ship launching[14].
  • HMS Defender's significant event is recorded as keel laying[15].
  • HMS Defender's significant event is recorded as ship completed[16].
  • HMS Defender's pennant number is recorded as H07[17].
  • HMS Defender's location of creation is recorded as Barrow-in-Furness[18].
  • HMS Defender's described by source is recorded as uboat.net[19].
  • HMS Defender's described by source is recorded as naval-history.net[20].
  • HMS Defender's different from is recorded as HMS Defender[21].
  • HMS Defender's different from is recorded as HMS Defender[22].
  • HMS Defender's different from is recorded as HMS Defender[23].
  • HMS Defender's different from is recorded as HMS Defender[24].
  • HMS Defender's different from is recorded as HMS Defender[25].
  • HMS Defender's different from is recorded as HMS Defender[26].
  • HMS Defender's different from is recorded as HMS Defender[27].

Why It Matters

HMS Defender ranks in the top 5% of destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (137 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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.
  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.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → uboat.net, naval-history.net
    Beam → {'amount': '+10.1'}
    Instance of → destroyer, shipwreck
    Participated in conflict → World War II
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ [[Property:P9675]]: 26416, Add qualifier to Dreadnought Project page `H.M.S._Defender_(1932)`"
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