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HMS Greyhound

1900 Greyhound-class destroyer
Vehicle destroyer Q194096
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Summary

HMS Greyhound is a destroyer[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operator: Royal Navy[3]
  • Manufacturer: R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company[4]
  • Vessel class: Greyhound-class destroyer[5], C-class destroyer[6]
  • Commons category: HMS Greyhound (ship, 1900)[7]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[8]
  • Participated in conflict: World War I[9]
  • Yard number: 377[10]
  • Service entry: 1900[11]
  • Significant event: ship launching[12], keel laying[13], ship completed[14]
  • Described by source: naval-history.net[15]
  • Short name: Greyhound[16]
  • Different from: HMS Greyhound[17]
  • Name: HMS Greyhound[18]

Why It Matters

HMS Greyhound is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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  1. 6w ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dreadnought project page → H.M.S._Greyhound_(1900)
    Commons category → HMS Greyhound (ship, 1900)
    Image → HMS Greyhound (1900) underway at Portland IWM N20856.jpg
    Described by source → naval-history.net
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Mediawiki page id: 9150, Add qualifier to Dreadnought Project page `H.M.S._Greyhound_(1900)`"
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