HMS Devastation

Summary

HMS Devastation is a turret ship^[1]. It draws 257 Wikipedia views per month (turret_ship category, ranking #1 of 6).^[2]

Key Facts

• HMS Devastation's image is recorded as HMS Devastation (1871).jpg^[3].
• HMS Devastation's instance of is recorded as turret ship^[4].
• HMS Devastation's operator is recorded as Royal Navy^[5].
• HMS Devastation's manufacturer is recorded as HMNB Portsmouth^[6].
• HMS Devastation's vessel class is recorded as Devastation-class ironclad^[7].
• HMS Devastation's Commons category is recorded as HMS Devastation (ship, 1873)^[8].
• HMS Devastation's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[9].
• HMS Devastation's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02cbgd^[10].
• HMS Devastation's service entry is recorded as +1873-00-00T00:00:00Z^[11].
• HMS Devastation's service retirement is recorded as +1907-00-00T00:00:00Z^[12].
• HMS Devastation's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[13].
• HMS Devastation's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[14].
• HMS Devastation's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[15].
• HMS Devastation's significant event is recorded as service retirement^[16].
• HMS Devastation's significant event is recorded as ship breaking^[17].
• HMS Devastation's location of creation is recorded as Portsmouth^[18].
• HMS Devastation's maximum capacity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q5', 'amount': '+358'}^[19].
• HMS Devastation's described by source is recorded as Drachinifel^[20].
• HMS Devastation's described by source is recorded as The Victorian Royal Navy^[21].
• HMS Devastation's different from is recorded as HMS Devastation^[22].
• HMS Devastation's different from is recorded as HMS Devastation^[23].
• HMS Devastation's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+93.57'}^[24].
• HMS Devastation's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+86.87'}^[25].
• HMS Devastation's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q667419', 'amount': '+9330'}^[26].
• HMS Devastation's beam is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+18.97'}^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for HMS Devastation include Devastation-class ironclad^[28], a ship class^[29], founded in 1869^[30].

Why It Matters

HMS Devastation draws 257 Wikipedia views per month (turret_ship category, ranking #1 of 6).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for it include Devastation-class ironclad^[28], a ship class^[29], founded in 1869^[30].