HMS Arrow
1929 A-class destroyer
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Summary
HMS Arrow is a destroyer[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (60 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Operator: Royal Navy[3]
- Manufacturer: Vickers-Armstrongs[4]
- Vessel class: A-class destroyer[5]
- Country of origin: United Kingdom[6]
- Participated in conflict: World War II[7]
- Yard number: 642[8]
- Service entry: April 14, 1930[9]
- Significant event: ship commissioning[10], ship launching[11], keel laying[12]
- Pennant number: H42[13]
- Location of creation: Barrow-in-Furness[14]
- Described by source: uboat.net[15], naval-history.net[16]
- Different from: HMS Arrow[17]
- Length: 98.5[18]
- Speed: 35.25[19]
- Beam: 9.8[20]
- Draft: 3.7[21]
- Name: HMS Arrow[22]
Why It Matters
HMS Arrow has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]