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HMS J2

1915 J-class submarine
Vehicle submarine Q5632906
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Summary

HMS J2 is a submarine[1]. It draws 34 Wikipedia views per month (submarine category, ranking #91 of 868).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Victoria[3]
  • Country: Australia[4]
  • Instance of: sunken vessel[5]
  • Operator: Royal Navy[6], Royal Australian Navy[7]
  • Manufacturer: HMNB Portsmouth[8]
  • Vessel class: J-class submarine[9]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[10]
  • Participated in conflict: World War I[11]
  • Significant event: ship launching[12], ship decommissioning[13]
  • Pennant number: J2[14]
  • Location of creation: Portsmouth[15]
  • Length: 83.97 m[16]
  • Beam: 7.04 m[17]
  • Draft: 4.87 m[18]
  • Name: HMS J2[19], HMAS J2[20]

Why It Matters

HMS J2 has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Related Entities

Australia Portsmouth United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10d ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Significant event → ship launching, ship decommissioning
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Victoria
    Location of creation → Portsmouth
    Conflict → —
    + 21 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Mediawiki page id: 11818, Add qualifier to Dreadnought Project page `H.M.S._J_2_(1915)`"
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