HMS Griffin

Summary

HMS Griffin is a destroyer^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• HMS Griffin's image is recorded as HMS Griffin (H31) IWM FL 013646.jpg^[3].
• HMS Griffin's instance of is recorded as destroyer^[4].
• HMS Griffin's operator is recorded as Royal Navy^[5].
• HMS Griffin's operator is recorded as Royal Canadian Navy^[6].
• HMS Griffin's manufacturer is recorded as Vickers-Armstrongs^[7].
• HMS Griffin's vessel class is recorded as G and H-class destroyer^[8].
• HMS Griffin's vessel class is recorded as Canadian River-class destroyer^[9].
• HMS Griffin's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[10].
• HMS Griffin's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II^[11].
• HMS Griffin's yard number is recorded as 700^[12].
• HMS Griffin's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02f16p^[13].
• HMS Griffin's service entry is recorded as +1936-06-06T00:00:00Z^[14].
• HMS Griffin's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[15].
• HMS Griffin's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[16].
• HMS Griffin's significant event is recorded as ship decommissioning^[17].
• HMS Griffin's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[18].
• HMS Griffin's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[19].
• HMS Griffin's pennant number is recorded as H31^[20].
• HMS Griffin's location of creation is recorded as Barrow-in-Furness^[21].
• HMS Griffin's described by source is recorded as uboat.net^[22].
• HMS Griffin's described by source is recorded as naval-history.net^[23].
• HMS Griffin's different from is recorded as HMS Crusader^[24].
• HMS Griffin's different from is recorded as HMS Griffin^[25].
• HMS Griffin's different from is recorded as HMCS Ottawa^[26].
• HMS Griffin's different from is recorded as HMCS Ottawa^[27].

Why It Matters

HMS Griffin ranks in the top 5% of destroyer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (18 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]