HMS Iron Duke

1991 Type 23 frigate
Vehicle frigate Q5632895
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HMS Iron Duke

Summary

HMS Iron Duke is a frigate[1]. It ranks in the top 0.34% of frigate entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,655 views/month, #2 of 596).[2]

Key Facts

  • HMS Iron Duke's image is recorded as HMS Iron Duke F234.jpg[3].
  • HMS Iron Duke's instance of is recorded as frigate[4].
  • HMS Iron Duke's operator is recorded as Royal Navy[5].
  • Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington is named after HMS Iron Duke[6].
  • HMS Iron Duke's manufacturer is recorded as Yarrow Shipbuilders Limited[7].
  • HMS Iron Duke's vessel class is recorded as Type 23 frigate[8].
  • HMS Iron Duke's Commons category is recorded as HMS Iron Duke (F234)[9].
  • HMS Iron Duke's IMO ship number is recorded as 8949628[10].
  • HMS Iron Duke's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[11].
  • HMS Iron Duke's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[12].
  • HMS Iron Duke's armament is recorded as vertical launching system[13].
  • HMS Iron Duke's armament is recorded as 4.5 inch Mk 8 gun[14].
  • HMS Iron Duke's armament is recorded as M134 Minigun[15].
  • HMS Iron Duke's armament is recorded as FN MAG[16].
  • HMS Iron Duke's armament is recorded as 30mm DS30M Mark 2 Automated Small Calibre Gun[17].
  • HMS Iron Duke's armament is recorded as torpedo tube[18].
  • HMS Iron Duke's has part is recorded as flight deck[19].
  • HMS Iron Duke's has part is recorded as hangar[20].
  • HMS Iron Duke's MMSI is recorded as 234604000[21].
  • HMS Iron Duke's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02g6h8[22].
  • HMS Iron Duke's service entry is recorded as +1993-05-20T00:00:00Z[23].
  • HMS Iron Duke's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning[24].
  • HMS Iron Duke's significant event is recorded as ship launching[25].
  • HMS Iron Duke's significant event is recorded as keel laying[26].
  • HMS Iron Duke's official website is recorded as https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/organisation/units-and-squadrons/type-23/hms-iron-duke[27].

Why It Matters

HMS Iron Duke ranks in the top 0.34% of frigate entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,655 views/month, #2 of 596).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Vicarage · 2026-04-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin
    Vehicle range {'unit': 'Q93318', 'amount': '+7500'}
    Has part(s) flight deck, hangar
    Country of origin United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P495]]: [[Q174193]]"
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