HMS Lightning

Summary

HMS Lightning is a destroyer^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• HMS Lightning's image is recorded as HMS Lightning FL1372.jpg^[3].
• HMS Lightning's instance of is recorded as destroyer^[4].
• HMS Lightning's instance of is recorded as shipwreck^[5].
• HMS Lightning's operator is recorded as Royal Navy^[6].
• HMS Lightning's manufacturer is recorded as R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company^[7].
• HMS Lightning's vessel class is recorded as L-class destroyer^[8].
• HMS Lightning's Commons category is recorded as HMS Lightning (ship, 1940)^[9].
• HMS Lightning's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[10].
• HMS Lightning's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II^[11].
• HMS Lightning's yard number is recorded as 620^[12].
• HMS Lightning's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.88333333, 'lon': 9.83333333}^[13].
• HMS Lightning's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/09v6gnk^[14].
• HMS Lightning's service entry is recorded as +1941-05-28T00:00:00Z^[15].
• HMS Lightning's service retirement is recorded as +1943-03-12T00:00:00Z^[16].
• HMS Lightning's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[17].
• HMS Lightning's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[18].
• HMS Lightning's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[19].
• HMS Lightning's pennant number is recorded as G55^[20].
• HMS Lightning's described by source is recorded as uboat.net^[21].
• HMS Lightning's different from is recorded as HMS Lightning^[22].
• HMS Lightning's different from is recorded as HMS Lightning^[23].
• HMS Lightning's different from is recorded as HMS Lightning^[24].
• HMS Lightning's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+110.5'}^[25].
• HMS Lightning's speed is recorded as {'unit': 'Q128822', 'amount': '+36'}^[26].
• HMS Lightning's beam is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+11.2'}^[27].

Why It Matters

HMS Lightning ranks in the top 5% of destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]