HMS Hesperus

Summary

HMS Hesperus is a destroyer^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• HMS Hesperus's image is recorded as HMS Hesperus WWII IWM A 7101.jpg^[3].
• HMS Hesperus's instance of is recorded as destroyer^[4].
• HMS Hesperus's operator is recorded as Royal Navy^[5].
• HMS Hesperus's manufacturer is recorded as John I. Thornycroft & Company^[6].
• HMS Hesperus's vessel class is recorded as G and H-class destroyer^[7].
• HMS Hesperus's Commons category is recorded as HMS Hesperus (H57)^[8].
• HMS Hesperus's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[9].
• HMS Hesperus's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II^[10].
• HMS Hesperus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02f1h4^[11].
• HMS Hesperus's service entry is recorded as +1940-01-22T00:00:00Z^[12].
• HMS Hesperus's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[13].
• HMS Hesperus's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[14].
• HMS Hesperus's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[15].
• HMS Hesperus's pennant number is recorded as H57^[16].
• HMS Hesperus's described by source is recorded as uboat.net^[17].
• HMS Hesperus's described by source is recorded as naval-history.net^[18].
• HMS Hesperus's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+98.5'}^[19].
• HMS Hesperus's speed is recorded as {'unit': 'Q128822', 'amount': '+36'}^[20].
• HMS Hesperus's beam is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+10.1'}^[21].
• HMS Hesperus's draft is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3.89'}^[22].
• HMS Hesperus's name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'HMS Hesperus'}^[23].
• HMS Hesperus's Dreadnought Project page is recorded as H.M.S.Hesperus(1939)^[24].

Why It Matters

HMS Hesperus ranks in the top 5% of destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25]