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HMS Verdun

1917 V and W-class destroyer
Vehicle destroyer Q5634823
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Summary

HMS Verdun is a destroyer[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (66 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operator: Royal Navy[3]
  • Manufacturer: R. & W. Hawthorn, Leslie and Company[4]
  • Vessel class: V and W-class destroyer[5]
  • Commons category: HMS Verdun (L93)[6]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[7]
  • Participated in conflict: World War I[8], World War II[9]
  • Yard number: 493[10]
  • Service entry: November 3, 1917[11]
  • Significant event: ship commissioning[12], ship launching[13], keel laying[14]
  • Pennant number: L93[15]
  • Described by source: naval-history.net[16]
  • Name: HMS Verdun[17]

Why It Matters

HMS Verdun is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

Related Entities

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  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 aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Significant event → ship commissioning, ship launching, keel laying
    Conflict → —
    Country of origin → —
    Operator → Royal Navy
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Mediawiki page id: 8528, Add qualifier to Dreadnought Project page `H.M.S._Verdun_(1917)`"
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