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HMS Porpoise

1932 Grampus-class submarine
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Summary

HMS Porpoise is a minelaying submarine[1]. It draws 151 Wikipedia views per month (minelaying submarine category, ranking #7 of 38).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operator: Royal Navy[3]
  • Manufacturer: Vickers-Armstrongs[4]
  • Vessel class: Grampus-class submarine[5]
  • Commons category: HMS Porpoise (N14)[6]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[7]
  • Participated in conflict: World War II[8]
  • Significant event: ship commissioning[9], ship launching[10], keel laying[11]
  • Pennant number: N14[12]
  • Location of creation: Barrow-in-Furness[13]
  • Described by source: uboat.net[14]
  • Different from: HMS Porpoise[15]
  • Name: HMS Porpoise[16]
  • Country of registry: United Kingdom[17]

Why It Matters

HMS Porpoise has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

Barrow-in-Furness United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → uboat.net
    Participated in conflict → World War II
    Instance of → minelaying submarine
    Significant event → ship commissioning, ship launching, keel laying
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Mediawiki page id: 27744, Add qualifier to Dreadnought Project page `H.M.S._Porpoise_(1932)`"
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