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West Africa Squadron

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West Africa Squadron
Irwin John David Bevan · Public Domain · Wikimedia
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West Africa Squadron

Summary

West Africa Squadron is a military unit[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of military_unit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (195 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • West Africa Squadron is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • West Africa Squadron's image is recorded as HMS Black Joke (1827) and prizes.jpg[4].
  • West Africa Squadron's instance of is recorded as military unit[5].
  • +1808-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of West Africa Squadron[6].
  • West Africa Squadron was dissolved in +1870-00-00T00:00:00Z[7].
  • West Africa Squadron's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/077lmj[8].
  • West Africa Squadron's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora[9].

Body

Founding

+1808-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of West Africa Squadron[6].

Dissolution

West Africa Squadron was dissolved in +1870-00-00T00:00:00Z[7].

Why It Matters

West Africa Squadron ranks in the top 2% of military_unit entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (195 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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