HMS Ilex
1937 I-class destroyer
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Summary
HMS Ilex is a destroyer[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (107 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Operator: Royal Navy[3]
- Manufacturer: John Brown & Company[4]
- Vessel class: I-class destroyer[5]
- Country of origin: United Kingdom[6]
- Participated in conflict: World War II[7]
- Yard number: 548[8]
- Service entry: July 7, 1937[9]
- Significant event: ship commissioning[10], ship launching[11], keel laying[12]
- Pennant number: D61[13]
- Described by source: uboat.net[14], naval-history.net[15]
- Length: 98.45[16]
- Speed: 36[17]
- Beam: 10.05[18]
- Draft: 3.78[19]
- Name: HMS Ilex[20]
Why It Matters
HMS Ilex has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]