HMS Highlander

Summary

HMS Highlander is a destroyer^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• HMS Highlander's image is recorded as HMS Highlander(H44).jpg^[3].
• HMS Highlander's instance of is recorded as destroyer^[4].
• HMS Highlander's operator is recorded as Royal Navy^[5].
• HMS Highlander's manufacturer is recorded as John I. Thornycroft & Company^[6].
• HMS Highlander's vessel class is recorded as G and H-class destroyer^[7].
• HMS Highlander's Commons category is recorded as HMS Highlander (ship, 1940)^[8].
• HMS Highlander's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[9].
• HMS Highlander's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II^[10].
• HMS Highlander's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03d3rx1^[11].
• HMS Highlander's service entry is recorded as +1940-03-18T00:00:00Z^[12].
• HMS Highlander's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[13].
• HMS Highlander's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[14].
• HMS Highlander's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[15].
• HMS Highlander's pennant number is recorded as H44^[16].
• HMS Highlander's described by source is recorded as uboat.net^[17].
• HMS Highlander's described by source is recorded as naval-history.net^[18].
• HMS Highlander's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+98.5'}^[19].
• HMS Highlander's speed is recorded as {'unit': 'Q128822', 'amount': '+36'}^[20].
• HMS Highlander's beam is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+10.1'}^[21].
• HMS Highlander's draft is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+3.89'}^[22].
• HMS Highlander's name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'HMS Highlander'}^[23].
• HMS Highlander's Dreadnought Project page is recorded as H.M.S.Highlander(1939)^[24].

Why It Matters

HMS Highlander ranks in the top 5% of destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]