HMS Dorsetshire

1929 County-class heavy cruiser
Vehicle heavy_cruiser Q967341
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HMS Dorsetshire

Summary

HMS Dorsetshire is a heavy cruiser[1]. It draws 124 Wikipedia views per month (heavy_cruiser category, ranking #37 of 89).[2]

Key Facts

  • HMS Dorsetshire's image is recorded as HMS Dorsetshire (40).jpg[3].
  • HMS Dorsetshire's instance of is recorded as heavy cruiser[4].
  • HMS Dorsetshire's instance of is recorded as shipwreck[5].
  • HMS Dorsetshire's operator is recorded as Royal Navy[6].
  • HMS Dorsetshire's manufacturer is recorded as HMNB Portsmouth[7].
  • HMS Dorsetshire's vessel class is recorded as County-class heavy cruiser[8].
  • HMS Dorsetshire's Commons category is recorded as HMS Dorsetshire (40)[9].
  • HMS Dorsetshire's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[10].
  • HMS Dorsetshire's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of Dakar[11].
  • HMS Dorsetshire's participated in conflict is recorded as Last battle of the battleship Bismarck[12].
  • HMS Dorsetshire's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 1.9, 'lon': 77.9}[13].
  • HMS Dorsetshire's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/022m36[14].
  • HMS Dorsetshire's service entry is recorded as +1930-09-30T00:00:00Z[15].
  • HMS Dorsetshire's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning[16].
  • HMS Dorsetshire's significant event is recorded as keel laying[17].
  • HMS Dorsetshire's significant event is recorded as ship launching[18].
  • HMS Dorsetshire's pennant number is recorded as 40[19].
  • HMS Dorsetshire's location of creation is recorded as Portsmouth[20].
  • HMS Dorsetshire's described by source is recorded as uboat.net[21].
  • HMS Dorsetshire's described by source is recorded as naval-history.net[22].
  • HMS Dorsetshire's described by source is recorded as Ship Design Drawings archive[23].
  • HMS Dorsetshire's different from is recorded as HMS Dorsetshire[24].
  • HMS Dorsetshire's different from is recorded as HMS Dorsetshire[25].
  • HMS Dorsetshire's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+193'}[26].
  • HMS Dorsetshire's speed is recorded as {'unit': 'Q128822', 'amount': '+32.3'}[27].

Why It Matters

HMS Dorsetshire draws 124 Wikipedia views per month (heavy_cruiser category, ranking #37 of 89).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . The naval war in the Atlantic (1939-1945). wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . The naval war in the Atlantic (1939-1945). 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] . Freebase Data Dumps. 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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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_hms-dorsetshire_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{HMS Dorsetshire}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/hms-dorsetshire}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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