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HMS Dragon

2008 Type 45 guided missile destroyer
Vehicle guided_missile_destroyer Q3782091
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HMS Dragon

Summary

HMS Dragon is a guided missile destroyer[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of guided_missile_destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (510 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • HMS Dragon's image is recorded as Royal Navy Type 45 Destroyer HMS Dragon MOD 45153124.jpg[3].
  • HMS Dragon's instance of is recorded as guided missile destroyer[4].
  • HMS Dragon's operator is recorded as Royal Navy[5].
  • HMS Dragon's manufacturer is recorded as BAE Systems Maritime – Naval Ships[6].
  • HMS Dragon's vessel class is recorded as Type 45 guided missile destroyer[7].
  • HMS Dragon's Commons category is recorded as IMO 4907866[8].
  • HMS Dragon's IMO ship number is recorded as 4907866[9].
  • HMS Dragon's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[10].
  • HMS Dragon's powered by is recorded as Rolls-Royce WR-21[11].
  • HMS Dragon's armament is recorded as Sylver Vertical Launching System[12].
  • HMS Dragon's armament is recorded as Harpoon[13].
  • HMS Dragon's armament is recorded as 4.5 inch Mk 8 gun[14].
  • HMS Dragon's armament is recorded as Phalanx CIWS Km1992//0.33149874000/0482492-2[15].
  • HMS Dragon's armament is recorded as Oerlikon 30 mm twin cannon[16].
  • HMS Dragon's armament is recorded as M134 Minigun[17].
  • HMS Dragon's armament is recorded as FN MAG[18].
  • HMS Dragon's MMSI is recorded as 235053408[19].
  • HMS Dragon's yard number is recorded as 1064[20].
  • HMS Dragon's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0gxgyg[21].
  • HMS Dragon's service entry is recorded as +2010-00-00T00:00:00Z[22].
  • HMS Dragon's significant event is recorded as keel laying[23].
  • HMS Dragon's significant event is recorded as ship launching[24].
  • HMS Dragon's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning[25].
  • HMS Dragon's official website is recorded as https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/our-organisation/the-fighting-arms/surface-fleet/destroyers/hms-dragon[26].
  • HMS Dragon's pennant number is recorded as D35[27].

Why It Matters

HMS Dragon ranks in the top 3% of guided_missile_destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (510 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . vesseltracking.net. Retrieved . vesseltracking.net. Provenance: 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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