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HMS Earnest

1896 Earnest-class destroyer
Vehicle destroyer Q5632251
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Summary

HMS Earnest is a destroyer[1]. It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • Operator: Royal Navy[3]
  • Manufacturer: Cammell Laird[4]
  • Vessel class: Earnest-class destroyer[5], B-class destroyer[6]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[7]
  • Participated in conflict: World War I[8]
  • Service entry: 1896[9]
  • Significant event: ship launching[10], keel laying[11], ship completed[12]
  • Different from: HMS Earnest[13]
  • Name: HMS Earnest[14]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Significant event → ship launching, keel laying, ship completed
    Name → HMS Earnest
    Dreadnought project page → H.M.S._Earnest_(1896)
    Instance of → destroyer
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Mediawiki page id: 9233, Add qualifier to Dreadnought Project page `H.M.S._Earnest_(1896)`"
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