HMS Glowworm

Summary

HMS Glowworm is a destroyer^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.95% of destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,334 views/month, #18 of 1,895).^[2]

Key Facts

• HMS Glowworm's instance of is recorded as destroyer^[3].
• HMS Glowworm's instance of is recorded as shipwreck^[4].
• HMS Glowworm is operated by Royal Navy^[5].
• HMS Glowworm's manufacturer is recorded as John I. Thornycroft & Company^[6].
• HMS Glowworm's vessel class is recorded as G and H-class destroyer^[7].
• HMS Glowworm's Commons category is recorded as HMS Glowworm (H92)^[8].
• HMS Glowworm's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[9].
• HMS Glowworm's powered by is recorded as steam turbine^[10].
• HMS Glowworm's powered by is recorded as water-tube boiler^[11].
• HMS Glowworm's armament is recorded as depth charge^[12].
• HMS Glowworm's armament is recorded as torpedo tube^[13].
• HMS Glowworm's armament is recorded as 4.7 inch QF Mk IX,XII gun^[14].
• HMS Glowworm's armament is recorded as .50 Vickers^[15].
• HMS Glowworm was part of the conflict Operation Weserübung^[16].
• HMS Glowworm's yard number is recorded as 1125^[17].
• HMS Glowworm's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 64.45, 'longitude': 6.4666666666667}^[18].
• HMS Glowworm's service entry is recorded as January 22, 1936^[19].
• HMS Glowworm's significant event is recorded as order^[20].
• HMS Glowworm's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[21].
• HMS Glowworm's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[22].
• HMS Glowworm's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[23].
• HMS Glowworm's significant event is recorded as shipwrecking^[24].
• HMS Glowworm's pennant number is recorded as H92^[25].
• HMS Glowworm's described by source is recorded as Drachinifel^[26].
• HMS Glowworm's described by source is recorded as Historigraph^[27].

Why It Matters

HMS Glowworm ranks in the top 0.95% of destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,334 views/month, #18 of 1,895).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]