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HMS Lightning

1876 PT boat
Thing torpedo_boat Q955809
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Summary

HMS Lightning is a torpedo boat[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of torpedo_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • HMS Lightning's instance of is recorded as torpedo boat[3].
  • HMS Lightning is operated by Royal Navy[4].
  • HMS Lightning's manufacturer is recorded as John I. Thornycroft & Company[5].
  • HMS Lightning's vessel class is recorded as PT boat[6].
  • HMS Lightning's Commons category is recorded as HMS Lightning (ship, 1877)[7].
  • HMS Lightning's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[8].
  • HMS Lightning's service entry is recorded as 1876[9].
  • HMS Lightning's significant event is recorded as ship launching[10].
  • HMS Lightning's different from is recorded as HMS Lightning[11].
  • HMS Lightning's different from is recorded as HMS Lightning[12].
  • HMS Lightning's different from is recorded as HMS Lightning[13].
  • HMS Lightning's speed is recorded as {'amount': '+19'}[14].
  • HMS Lightning's name is recorded as HMS Lightning[15].

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Definition and Type

HMS Lightning's instance of is recorded as torpedo boat[3].

Why It Matters

HMS Lightning ranks in the top 8% of torpedo_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · VGMaintenanceBot bot · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → torpedo boat
    Significant event → ship launching
    Operator → Royal Navy
    Vessel class → PT boat
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetqualifier-add:1| */ Mediawiki page id: 9999, Add qualifier to Dreadnought Project page `H.M._T.B._1_(1876)`"
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