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HMS Surprise

novel by Patrick O’Brian
VisualArtwork literary_work Q3647092
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Summary

HMS Surprise is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,128 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Author: Patrick O'Brian[3]
  • Genre: nautical fiction[4], historical prose literature[5]
  • Follows: Post Captain[6]
  • Part of the series: Aubrey-Maturin series[7]
  • Language of work or name: English[8]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom[9]
  • Publication date: 1973[10]
  • Has edition or translation: H.M.S. Surprise[11]
  • Title: HMS Surprise[12]
  • Set in environment: ship[13]

Why It Matters

HMS Surprise is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_hms-surprise-q3647092_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{HMS Surprise}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/hms-surprise-q3647092}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-20}}
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  1. 10d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Goodreads work id → 1200332
    Wikipedia languages → ['de', 'en', 'fr', 'it']
    Instance of → literary work
    Set in environment → ship
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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