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HMS Royal Oak

1914 Revenge-class super-dreadnought battleship
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HMS Royal Oak

Summary

HMS Royal Oak is a battleship[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of battleship entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,390 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • HMS Royal Oak is located in Orkney Islands[3].
  • HMS Royal Oak is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • HMS Royal Oak's instance of is recorded as battleship[5].
  • HMS Royal Oak's instance of is recorded as shipwreck[6].
  • HMS Royal Oak is operated by Royal Navy[7].
  • HMS Royal Oak's manufacturer is recorded as HMNB Devonport[8].
  • HMS Royal Oak's vessel class is recorded as Revenge-class super-dreadnought battleship[9].
  • HMS Royal Oak's Commons category is recorded as HMS Royal Oak (ship, 1914)[10].
  • HMS Royal Oak's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland[11].
  • HMS Royal Oak's armament is recorded as BL 15 inch Mk I naval gun[12].
  • HMS Royal Oak's armament is recorded as BL 6 inch Mk XII gun[13].
  • HMS Royal Oak's armament is recorded as cannon[14].
  • HMS Royal Oak's armament is recorded as cannon[15].
  • HMS Royal Oak was part of the conflict World War II[16].
  • HMS Royal Oak was part of the conflict World War I[17].
  • HMS Royal Oak's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 58.93079356769758, 'lon': -2.9834189202369545}[18].
  • HMS Royal Oak's service entry is recorded as May 1, 1916[19].
  • HMS Royal Oak's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning[20].
  • HMS Royal Oak's significant event is recorded as keel laying[21].
  • HMS Royal Oak's significant event is recorded as ship launching[22].
  • HMS Royal Oak's significant event is recorded as shipwrecking[23].
  • HMS Royal Oak's pennant number is recorded as 08[24].
  • HMS Royal Oak's Commons gallery is recorded as HMS Royal Oak[25].
  • HMS Royal Oak's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Mighty Oak'}[26].
  • HMS Royal Oak's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'HMS Royal Oak'}[27].

Why It Matters

HMS Royal Oak ranks in the top 5% of battleship entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,390 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

United Kingdom United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . gwpda.org. Retrieved . gwpda.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . gwpda.org. Retrieved . gwpda.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . The naval war in the Atlantic (1939-1945). wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . The naval war in the Atlantic (1939-1945). wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . The naval war in the Atlantic (1939-1945). wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . The naval war in the Atlantic (1939-1945). wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . The naval war in the Atlantic (1939-1945). wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Armament → BL 15 inch Mk I naval gun, BL 6 inch Mk XII gun, cannon +1
    Draft → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+8.7'}
    Beam → {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+27.0'}
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 58.93079356769758, 'lon': -2.9834189202369545}
    + 25 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0236052-Royal-Oak-bitevni-lod, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
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