Swan Hunter

British shipbuilding design, engineering and management company
Organization business Q2061530
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Swan Hunter

Summary

Swan Hunter is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (303 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • A notable work attributed to Swan Hunter is HMS Ark Royal[3].
  • A notable work attributed to Swan Hunter is HMS Albion[4].
  • Swan Hunter is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Swan Hunter's image is recorded as Swan Hunter's Entrance - geograph.org.uk - 287025.jpg[6].
  • Swan Hunter's image is recorded as Dkbkpl33.jpg[7].
  • Swan Hunter's instance of is recorded as business[8].
  • Swan Hunter's instance of is recorded as shipyard[9].
  • Swan Hunter's founder is recorded as George Burton Hunter[10].
  • Swan Hunter's follows is recorded as Smiths Dock Company[11].
  • Swan Hunter's follows is recorded as Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Company[12].
  • Swan Hunter's follows is recorded as Clelands Shipbuilding Company[13].
  • Swan Hunter's follows is recorded as John Readhead & Sons[14].
  • Swan Hunter's headquarters location is recorded as River Tyne[15].
  • Swan Hunter's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 138623138[16].
  • Swan Hunter's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as nb2004304430[17].
  • Swan Hunter's child organization or unit is recorded as Barclay Curle[18].
  • Swan Hunter's Commons category is recorded as Swan Hunter[19].
  • Swan Hunter's industry is recorded as shipbuilding[20].
  • Swan Hunter's industry is recorded as vehicle construction[21].
  • +1880-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Swan Hunter[22].
  • Swan Hunter was dissolved in +2006-01-01T00:00:00Z[23].
  • Swan Hunter's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ly1b[24].
  • Swan Hunter's location of formation is recorded as Wallsend[25].
  • Swan Hunter's official website is recorded as https://swanhunter.com/[26].
  • Swan Hunter's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Swan Hunter[27].

Body

Founding

Swan Hunter's founder is recorded as George Burton Hunter[10]. +1880-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it[22]. Its location of formation is recorded as Wallsend[25].

Identity

Predecessors include Smiths Dock Company[11], Wallsend Slipway & Engineering Company[12], Clelands Shipbuilding Company[13], and John Readhead & Sons[14].

Operations

Swan Hunter's headquarters location is recorded as River Tyne[15]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as Barclay Curle[18].

Industry

Industries include shipbuilding[20] and vehicle construction[21].

Dissolution

Swan Hunter was dissolved in +2006-01-01T00:00:00Z[23].

Why It Matters

Swan Hunter ranks in the top 3% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (303 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
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  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [22] . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . wikidata.org.
  23. [4] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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