HMS Swiftsure

1971 Swiftsure-class submarine
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HMS Swiftsure

Summary

HMS Swiftsure is a nuclear-powered attack submarine[1]. It draws 151 Wikipedia views per month (nuclear_powered_attack_submarine category, ranking #39 of 123).[2]

Key Facts

  • HMS Swiftsure's instance of is recorded as nuclear-powered attack submarine[3].
  • HMS Swiftsure is operated by Royal Navy[4].
  • HMS Swiftsure's manufacturer is recorded as Vickers[5].
  • HMS Swiftsure's vessel class is recorded as Swiftsure-class submarine[6].
  • HMS Swiftsure's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[7].
  • HMS Swiftsure's service entry is recorded as April 17, 1973[8].
  • HMS Swiftsure's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning[9].
  • HMS Swiftsure's significant event is recorded as ship launching[10].
  • HMS Swiftsure's significant event is recorded as ship decommissioning[11].
  • HMS Swiftsure's significant event is recorded as keel laying[12].
  • HMS Swiftsure's pennant number is recorded as S126[13].
  • HMS Swiftsure's location of creation is recorded as Barrow-in-Furness[14].
  • HMS Swiftsure's described by source is recorded as Ship Design Drawings archive[15].
  • HMS Swiftsure's different from is recorded as HMS Swiftsure[16].
  • HMS Swiftsure's different from is recorded as HMS Swiftsure[17].
  • HMS Swiftsure's different from is recorded as HMS Swiftsure[18].
  • HMS Swiftsure's different from is recorded as HMS Swiftsure[19].
  • HMS Swiftsure's different from is recorded as HMS Swiftsure[20].
  • HMS Swiftsure's different from is recorded as HMS Swiftsure[21].
  • HMS Swiftsure's different from is recorded as HMS Swiftsure[22].
  • HMS Swiftsure's different from is recorded as HMS Swiftsure[23].
  • HMS Swiftsure's name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'HMS Swiftsure'}[24].

Body

Definition and Type

HMS Swiftsure's instance of is recorded as nuclear-powered attack submarine[3].

Influence

Things named for HMS Swiftsure include Swiftsure-class submarine[25], a submarine class[26], founded in 1973[27].

Why It Matters

HMS Swiftsure draws 151 Wikipedia views per month (nuclear_powered_attack_submarine category, ranking #39 of 123).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

Entities named for it include Swiftsure-class submarine[25], a submarine class[26], founded in 1973[27].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  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.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [25] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Dirac · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operator Royal Navy
    Described by source Ship Design Drawings archive
    Instance of nuclear-powered attack submarine
    Significant event ship commissioning, ship launching, ship decommissioning +1
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P18]]: Model of HMS Swiftsure (S126).JPG, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/261337|batch #261337]]"
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