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HMS Ferret

1893 Ferret-class destroyer
Vehicle torpedo_boat_destroyer Q5632411
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Summary

HMS Ferret is a torpedo-boat destroyer[1]. It draws 27 Wikipedia views per month (torpedo boat destroyer category, ranking #10 of 28).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operator: Royal Navy[3]
  • Manufacturer: Cammell Laird[4]
  • Vessel class: Ferret-class destroyer[5]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[6]
  • Service entry: 1893[7]
  • Significant event: ship launching[8], keel laying[9], ship completed[10]
  • Short name: Ferret[11]
  • Different from: HMS Ferret[12], HMS Nova Scotia[13]
  • Name: HMS Ferret[14]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for HMS Ferret include Ferret-class destroyer[15], a ship class[16], founded in 1893[17].

Why It Matters

HMS Ferret has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Entities named for it include Ferret-class destroyer[15], a ship class[16], founded in 1893[17].

Related Entities

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [16] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → torpedo-boat destroyer
    Significant event → ship launching, keel laying, ship completed
    Operator → Royal Navy
    Vessel class → Ferret-class destroyer
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Mediawiki page id: 9229, Add qualifier to Dreadnought Project page `H.M.S._Ferret_(1893)`"
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