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HMS Aurora

1913 Arethusa-class light cruiser
Vehicle light_cruiser Q4354164
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Summary

HMS Aurora is a light cruiser[1]. It draws 110 Wikipedia views per month (light cruiser category, ranking #94 of 299).[2]

Key Facts

  • Operator: Royal Navy[3], Royal Canadian Navy[4]
  • Manufacturer: HMNB Devonport[5]
  • Vessel class: Arethusa-class light cruiser[6]
  • Commons category: HMS Aurora (ship, 1914)[7]
  • Country of origin: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[8]
  • Participated in conflict: World War I[9]
  • Service entry: 1914[10]
  • Significant event: keel laying[11], ship launching[12], ship commissioning[13], ship decommissioning[14]
  • Different from: HMS Aurora[15]
  • Speed: 28.5 knot[16]
  • Name: HMS Aurora[17], HMCS Aurora[18]

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Works and Contributions

Things named for HMS Aurora include Aurora Mountain[19], a mountain[20], in Canada[21].

Why It Matters

HMS Aurora has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Entities named for it include Aurora Mountain[19], a mountain[20], in Canada[21].

Related Entities

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16d ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Significant event → keel laying, ship launching, ship commissioning +3
    Conflict → —
    Country of origin → —
    Different from → HMS Aurora, HMS Aurora, HMS Aurora +2
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Mediawiki page id: 4505, Add qualifier to Dreadnought Project page `H.M.S._Aurora_(1913)`"
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