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HMS Dunedin

1918 Danae-class light cruiser
Vehicle light_cruiser Q1164760
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Summary

HMS Dunedin is a light cruiser[1]. It draws 242 Wikipedia views per month (light cruiser category, ranking #46 of 299).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: shipwreck[3]
  • Operator: Royal Navy[4]
  • Manufacturer: Armstrong Whitworth[5]
  • Vessel class: Danae-class light cruiser[6]
  • Commons category: HMS Dunedin (ship, 1919)[7]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[8]
  • Armament: cannon[9]
  • Participated in conflict: World War II[10]
  • Yard number: 938[11]
  • Service entry: 1919[12]
  • Significant event: ship commissioning[13], ship launching[14], keel laying[15]
  • Pennant number: D93[16]
  • Location of creation: Walker[17]
  • Described by source: uboat.net[18], naval-history.net[19]
  • Participant in: Old Weather[20]
  • Mass: 4900 tonne[21]
  • Name: HMS Dunedin[22]

Why It Matters

HMS Dunedin has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

References

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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] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . The naval war in the Atlantic (1939-1945). wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . The naval war in the Atlantic (1939-1945). 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] ↑ . The naval war in the Atlantic (1939-1945). wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Significant event → ship commissioning, ship launching, keel laying
    Location of creation → Walker
    Conflict → —
    Coordinate location → {'lat': -3, 'lon': -26}
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Mediawiki page id: 4477, Add qualifier to Dreadnought Project page `H.M.S._Dunedin_(1918)`"
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