HMS Wessex

Summary

HMS Wessex is a destroyer^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• HMS Wessex's image is recorded as HMS Wessex.jpg^[3].
• HMS Wessex's instance of is recorded as destroyer^[4].
• HMS Wessex's operator is recorded as Royal Navy^[5].
• HMS Wessex's manufacturer is recorded as Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering Company^[6].
• HMS Wessex's vessel class is recorded as W and Z-class destroyer^[7].
• HMS Wessex's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[8].
• HMS Wessex's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II^[9].
• HMS Wessex's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03d8g15^[10].
• HMS Wessex's service entry is recorded as +1944-05-11T00:00:00Z^[11].
• HMS Wessex's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[12].
• HMS Wessex's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[13].
• HMS Wessex's significant event is recorded as ship decommissioning^[14].
• HMS Wessex's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[15].
• HMS Wessex's pennant number is recorded as R78^[16].
• HMS Wessex's location of creation is recorded as Govan^[17].
• HMS Wessex's described by source is recorded as uboat.net^[18].
• HMS Wessex's described by source is recorded as naval-history.net^[19].
• HMS Wessex's different from is recorded as HMS Wessex^[20].
• HMS Wessex's name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'HMS Wessex'}^[21].

Why It Matters

HMS Wessex ranks in the top 5% of destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22]