HMS Lightning

Summary

HMS Lightning is a torpedo boat^[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of torpedo_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• HMS Lightning's image is recorded as HMS Lightning - Torpedo Boat 1877.jpg^[3].
• HMS Lightning's instance of is recorded as torpedo boat^[4].
• HMS Lightning's operator is recorded as Royal Navy^[5].
• HMS Lightning's manufacturer is recorded as John I. Thornycroft & Company^[6].
• HMS Lightning's vessel class is recorded as PT boat^[7].
• HMS Lightning's Commons category is recorded as HMS Lightning (ship, 1877)^[8].
• HMS Lightning's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[9].
• HMS Lightning's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/026tm2t^[10].
• HMS Lightning's service entry is recorded as +1876-00-00T00:00:00Z^[11].
• HMS Lightning's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[12].
• HMS Lightning's different from is recorded as HMS Lightning^[13].
• HMS Lightning's different from is recorded as HMS Lightning^[14].
• HMS Lightning's different from is recorded as HMS Lightning^[15].
• HMS Lightning's speed is recorded as {'unit': 'Q128822', 'amount': '+19'}^[16].
• HMS Lightning's name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'HMS Lightning'}^[17].
• HMS Lightning's Dreadnought Project page is recorded as H.M.T.B._1(1876)^[18].
• HMS Lightning's Dreadnought Project page is recorded as T.B.1_Class_Torpedo_Boat(1876)^[19].

Why It Matters

HMS Lightning ranks in the top 8% of torpedo_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (24 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20]