HMS Glowworm

Summary

HMS Glowworm is a destroyer^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.95% of destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (175 views/month, #18 of 1,895).^[2]

Key Facts

• HMS Glowworm's image is recorded as HMS Glowworm (H92).jpg^[3].
• HMS Glowworm's instance of is recorded as destroyer^[4].
• HMS Glowworm's instance of is recorded as shipwreck^[5].
• HMS Glowworm's operator is recorded as Royal Navy^[6].
• HMS Glowworm's manufacturer is recorded as John I. Thornycroft & Company^[7].
• HMS Glowworm's vessel class is recorded as G and H-class destroyer^[8].
• HMS Glowworm's Commons category is recorded as HMS Glowworm (H92)^[9].
• HMS Glowworm's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[10].
• HMS Glowworm's powered by is recorded as steam turbine^[11].
• HMS Glowworm's powered by is recorded as water-tube boiler^[12].
• HMS Glowworm's armament is recorded as depth charge^[13].
• HMS Glowworm's armament is recorded as torpedo tube^[14].
• HMS Glowworm's armament is recorded as 4.7 inch QF Mk IX,XII gun^[15].
• HMS Glowworm's armament is recorded as .50 Vickers^[16].
• HMS Glowworm's participated in conflict is recorded as Operation Weserübung^[17].
• HMS Glowworm's yard number is recorded as 1125^[18].
• HMS Glowworm's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 64.45, 'lon': 6.4666666666667}^[19].
• HMS Glowworm's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02dqqd^[20].
• HMS Glowworm's service entry is recorded as +1936-01-22T00:00:00Z^[21].
• HMS Glowworm's significant event is recorded as order^[22].
• HMS Glowworm's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[23].
• HMS Glowworm's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[24].
• HMS Glowworm's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[25].
• HMS Glowworm's significant event is recorded as shipwrecking^[26].
• HMS Glowworm's pennant number is recorded as H92^[27].

Why It Matters

HMS Glowworm ranks in the top 0.95% of destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (175 views/month, #18 of 1,895).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]