York-class heavy cruiser

1930 class of British heavy cruisers
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York-class heavy cruiser

Summary

York-class heavy cruiser is a ship class[1]. It draws 556 Wikipedia views per month (ship_class category, ranking #264 of 1,757).[2]

Key Facts

  • York-class heavy cruiser's instance of is recorded as ship class[3].
  • York-class heavy cruiser is operated by Royal Navy[4].
  • HMS York is named after York-class heavy cruiser[5].
  • York-class heavy cruiser followed County-class heavy cruiser[6].
  • York-class heavy cruiser's manufacturer is recorded as Palmers Shipbuilding and Iron Company[7].
  • York-class heavy cruiser's manufacturer is recorded as HMNB Devonport[8].
  • York-class heavy cruiser is a type of heavy cruiser[9].
  • York-class heavy cruiser's Commons category is recorded as York class cruiser[10].
  • York-class heavy cruiser's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[11].
  • July 17, 1928 marks the founding of York-class heavy cruiser[12].
  • York-class heavy cruiser's service entry is recorded as 1930[13].
  • York-class heavy cruiser's service retirement is recorded as 1942[14].
  • York-class heavy cruiser's topic's main category is recorded as Category:York-class cruisers[15].
  • York-class heavy cruiser's total produced is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[16].
  • York-class heavy cruiser's described by source is recorded as uboat.net[17].
  • York-class heavy cruiser's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'York'}[18].
  • York-class heavy cruiser's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+175.26'}[19].
  • York-class heavy cruiser's speed is recorded as {'unit': 'Q128822', 'amount': '+32.3'}[20].
  • York-class heavy cruiser's beam is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+17.68'}[21].
  • York-class heavy cruiser's draft is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+6.43'}[22].

Body

Physical Characteristics

York-class heavy cruiser's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+175.26'}[19]. Its speed is recorded as {'unit': 'Q128822', 'amount': '+32.3'}[20].

Designation and Status

York-class heavy cruiser's instance of is recorded as ship class[3].

History and Context

July 17, 1928 marks the founding of York-class heavy cruiser[12]. HMS York is named after it[5].

Why It Matters

York-class heavy cruiser draws 556 Wikipedia views per month (ship_class category, ranking #264 of 1,757).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23]

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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Vicarage · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after
    Total produced {'amount': '+2'}
    Speed {'unit': 'Q128822', 'amount': '+32.3'}
    Operator
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    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32120|batch #32120]]: York = York-class heavy cruiser 1928-01-01T00:00:00Z"
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