"Of particular note" meaning and usage

[newbeginning]

I hadn't seen a sentence beginning with preposition `of` before I saw the following sentences that


Of particular note was Marseille's 158th claim (from Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hans-Joachim_Marseille)
Of particular note was Granderson’s three hits. (from NY Times - https://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/14/...e-led-by-soriano-rescues-a-wild-sabathia.html)


What kind is this usage? What does it mean "Of particular note" ?


Actually, I tried to ask the question the answerer who is the moderator but I'm unable to do by the post.
https://www.usingenglish.com/forum/threads/159062-of-particular-note

 

[tedmc]

It looks unusual to you probably because the order of the subject and the verb/predicate in the sentence is reversed.

Of particular note was Marseille's 158th claim.
Marseille's 158th claim was of particular note
Marseille's 158th claim deserves/warrants attention/notice.
Marseille's 158th claim was noteworthy.

"Of particular note" is an adjectival phrase modifying the claim.