HMS Duke of York

1940 King George V-class battleship
Vehicle battleship Q904353
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HMS Duke of York

Summary

HMS Duke of York is a battleship[1]. It draws 605 Wikipedia views per month (battleship category, ranking #20 of 123).[2]

Key Facts

  • HMS Duke of York's instance of is recorded as battleship[3].
  • HMS Duke of York is operated by Royal Navy[4].
  • HMS Duke of York's manufacturer is recorded as John Brown & Company[5].
  • HMS Duke of York's vessel class is recorded as King George V-class battleship[6].
  • HMS Duke of York is part of Home Fleet[7].
  • HMS Duke of York's Commons category is recorded as HMS Duke of York (17)[8].
  • HMS Duke of York's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[9].
  • HMS Duke of York's armament is recorded as cannon[10].
  • HMS Duke of York was part of the conflict World War II[11].
  • HMS Duke of York's yard number is recorded as 554[12].
  • HMS Duke of York's service entry is recorded as +1941-11-04T00:00:00Z[13].
  • HMS Duke of York's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning[14].
  • HMS Duke of York's significant event is recorded as ship decommissioning[15].
  • HMS Duke of York's significant event is recorded as keel laying[16].
  • HMS Duke of York's significant event is recorded as ship launching[17].
  • HMS Duke of York's pennant number is recorded as 17[18].
  • HMS Duke of York's described by source is recorded as uboat.net[19].
  • HMS Duke of York's described by source is recorded as naval-history.net[20].
  • HMS Duke of York's participant in is recorded as Operation Leader[21].
  • HMS Duke of York's motto is recorded as Honi soit qui mal y pense[22].
  • HMS Duke of York's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'HMS Duke of York'}[23].
  • HMS Duke of York's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+227.09'}[24].
  • HMS Duke of York's speed is recorded as {'unit': 'Q128822', 'amount': '+28.5'}[25].
  • HMS Duke of York's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q191118', 'amount': '+38000'}[26].
  • HMS Duke of York's beam is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+31.44'}[27].

Why It Matters

HMS Duke of York draws 605 Wikipedia views per month (battleship category, ranking #20 of 123).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . The naval war in the Atlantic (1939-1945). wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . The naval war in the Atlantic (1939-1945). wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . The naval war in the Atlantic (1939-1945). wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . The naval war in the Atlantic (1939-1945). wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . The naval war in the Atlantic (1939-1945). wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  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] . The naval war in the Atlantic (1939-1945). 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.

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  1. 9w ago · Vicarage · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin
    Country of origin United Kingdom
    Manufacturer
    Motto Honi soit qui mal y pense
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