HMS Gurkha

Summary

HMS Gurkha is a destroyer^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• HMS Gurkha's image is recorded as HMS Gurkha 1938.jpg^[3].
• HMS Gurkha's instance of is recorded as destroyer^[4].
• HMS Gurkha's instance of is recorded as shipwreck^[5].
• HMS Gurkha's operator is recorded as Royal Navy^[6].
• HMS Gurkha's manufacturer is recorded as Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company^[7].
• HMS Gurkha's vessel class is recorded as Tribal-class destroyer^[8].
• HMS Gurkha's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[9].
• HMS Gurkha's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II^[10].
• HMS Gurkha's yard number is recorded as 659^[11].
• HMS Gurkha's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 59.216666666667, 'lon': 4}^[12].
• HMS Gurkha's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03vpzn^[13].
• HMS Gurkha's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[14].
• HMS Gurkha's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[15].
• HMS Gurkha's significant event is recorded as ship completed^[16].
• HMS Gurkha's significant event is recorded as shipwrecking^[17].
• HMS Gurkha's pennant number is recorded as F20^[18].
• HMS Gurkha's location of creation is recorded as Govan^[19].
• HMS Gurkha's described by source is recorded as uboat.net^[20].
• HMS Gurkha's described by source is recorded as naval-history.net^[21].
• HMS Gurkha's different from is recorded as HMS Gurkha^[22].
• HMS Gurkha's different from is recorded as HMS Gurkha^[23].
• HMS Gurkha's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+114.9'}^[24].
• HMS Gurkha's speed is recorded as {'unit': 'Q128822', 'amount': '+36'}^[25].
• HMS Gurkha's beam is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+11.12'}^[26].
• HMS Gurkha's draft is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2.75'}^[27].

Why It Matters

HMS Gurkha ranks in the top 5% of destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]