HMS Penelope

Summary

HMS Penelope is a light cruiser^[1]. It draws 86 Wikipedia views per month (light_cruiser category, ranking #46 of 299).^[2]

Key Facts

• HMS Penelope's image is recorded as HMS Penelope 1942 IWM FL 4822.jpg^[3].
• HMS Penelope's instance of is recorded as light cruiser^[4].
• HMS Penelope's instance of is recorded as shipwreck^[5].
• HMS Penelope's operator is recorded as Royal Navy^[6].
• HMS Penelope's manufacturer is recorded as Harland and Wolff^[7].
• HMS Penelope's vessel class is recorded as Arethusa-class light cruiser^[8].
• HMS Penelope's Commons category is recorded as HMS Penelope (ship, 1936)^[9].
• HMS Penelope's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[10].
• HMS Penelope's armament is recorded as BL 6 inch Mk XXIII gun^[11].
• HMS Penelope's armament is recorded as QF 4 inch Mk XVI gun^[12].
• HMS Penelope's armament is recorded as .50 Vickers^[13].
• HMS Penelope's armament is recorded as British 21 inch torpedo^[14].
• HMS Penelope's participated in conflict is recorded as Operation Weserübung^[15].
• HMS Penelope's yard number is recorded as 940^[16].
• HMS Penelope's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 40.55, 'lon': 13.25}^[17].
• HMS Penelope's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06wbnc^[18].
• HMS Penelope's service entry is recorded as +1936-00-00T00:00:00Z^[19].
• HMS Penelope's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[20].
• HMS Penelope's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[21].
• HMS Penelope's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[22].
• HMS Penelope's significant event is recorded as ship completed^[23].
• HMS Penelope's significant event is recorded as shipwrecking^[24].
• HMS Penelope's pennant number is recorded as 97^[25].
• HMS Penelope's location of creation is recorded as Belfast^[26].
• HMS Penelope's NLA Trove people ID is recorded as 880663^[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for HMS Penelope include Penny Mordaunt^[28], a politician^[29], b. 1973^[30], of United Kingdom^[31].

Why It Matters

HMS Penelope draws 86 Wikipedia views per month (light_cruiser category, ranking #46 of 299).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]

Entities named for it include Penny Mordaunt^[28], a politician^[29], b. 1973^[30], of United Kingdom^[31].