HMS Edinburgh

Summary

HMS Edinburgh is a light cruiser^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of light_cruiser entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (179 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• HMS Edinburgh's image is recorded as HMS Edinburgh.jpg^[3].
• HMS Edinburgh's instance of is recorded as light cruiser^[4].
• HMS Edinburgh's instance of is recorded as shipwreck^[5].
• HMS Edinburgh's operator is recorded as Royal Navy^[6].
• HMS Edinburgh's manufacturer is recorded as Swan Hunter^[7].
• HMS Edinburgh's vessel class is recorded as Edinburgh-class light cruiser^[8].
• HMS Edinburgh's vessel class is recorded as Town-class light cruiser^[9].
• HMS Edinburgh's Commons category is recorded as HMS Edinburgh (C16)^[10].
• HMS Edinburgh's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[11].
• HMS Edinburgh's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of the Atlantic^[12].
• HMS Edinburgh's yard number is recorded as 1537^[13].
• HMS Edinburgh's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 72, 'lon': 35}^[14].
• HMS Edinburgh's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0666x4^[15].
• HMS Edinburgh's service entry is recorded as +1939-07-06T00:00:00Z^[16].
• HMS Edinburgh's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[17].
• HMS Edinburgh's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[18].
• HMS Edinburgh's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[19].
• HMS Edinburgh's pennant number is recorded as 16^[20].
• HMS Edinburgh's described by source is recorded as uboat.net^[21].
• HMS Edinburgh's described by source is recorded as Drachinifel^[22].
• HMS Edinburgh's described by source is recorded as naval-history.net^[23].
• HMS Edinburgh's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'Edinburgh'}^[24].
• HMS Edinburgh's different from is recorded as HMS Edinburgh^[25].
• HMS Edinburgh's different from is recorded as HMS Edinburgh^[26].
• HMS Edinburgh's different from is recorded as HMS Edinburgh^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for HMS Edinburgh include Edinburgh-class light cruiser^[28], a ship class^[29], founded in 1939^[30].

Why It Matters

HMS Edinburgh ranks in the top 5% of light_cruiser entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (179 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[32]

Entities named for it include Edinburgh-class light cruiser^[28], a ship class^[29], founded in 1939^[30].