HMS Royal Oak

Summary

HMS Royal Oak is a battleship^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of battleship entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,021 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• HMS Royal Oak is located in Orkney Islands^[3].
• HMS Royal Oak is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• HMS Royal Oak's image is recorded as HMS Royal Oak (08).jpg^[5].
• HMS Royal Oak's instance of is recorded as battleship^[6].
• HMS Royal Oak's instance of is recorded as shipwreck^[7].
• HMS Royal Oak's operator is recorded as Royal Navy^[8].
• HMS Royal Oak's manufacturer is recorded as HMNB Devonport^[9].
• HMS Royal Oak's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 172646324^[10].
• HMS Royal Oak's vessel class is recorded as Revenge-class super-dreadnought battleship^[11].
• HMS Royal Oak's Commons category is recorded as HMS Royal Oak (ship, 1914)^[12].
• HMS Royal Oak's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland^[13].
• HMS Royal Oak's armament is recorded as BL 15 inch Mk I naval gun^[14].
• HMS Royal Oak's armament is recorded as BL 6 inch Mk XII gun^[15].
• HMS Royal Oak's armament is recorded as cannon^[16].
• HMS Royal Oak's armament is recorded as cannon^[17].
• HMS Royal Oak's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II^[18].
• HMS Royal Oak's participated in conflict is recorded as World War I^[19].
• HMS Royal Oak's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 58.93079356769758, 'lon': -2.9834189202369545}^[20].
• HMS Royal Oak's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02g624^[21].
• HMS Royal Oak's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as olak2005225720^[22].
• HMS Royal Oak's Canmore ID is recorded as 102373^[23].
• HMS Royal Oak's service entry is recorded as +1916-05-01T00:00:00Z^[24].
• HMS Royal Oak's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[25].
• HMS Royal Oak's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[26].
• HMS Royal Oak's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[27].

Why It Matters

HMS Royal Oak ranks in the top 5% of battleship entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,021 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]