German Type II submarine

GPTKB entity

Statements (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:submarine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Submarine_Vesikko
gptkbp:allows limited range
gptkbp:armament torpedoes
1 x 20 mm Flak gun
gptkbp:casualties few remain
gptkbp:class Type IIA, Type IIB, Type IIC
gptkbp:combat_role anti-shipping warfare
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Wolfgang_Lüth
gptkbp:commissioned 1936
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:Kiel
gptkbp:crew 22-25 members
gptkbp:date 1930s
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:depth gptkb:100_meters
gptkbp:design compact and efficient
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:displacement 250 tons
gptkbp:engine_type diesel-electric
gptkbp:fate sunk or scrapped
surrendered or destroyed
gptkbp:features streamlined hull
gptkbp:fighting_style high in early war
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:has_ability early war successes
gptkbp:historical_context interwar period
gptkbp:historical_impact influenced submarine design
gptkbp:historical_significance early U-boat design
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German Type II submarine
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:World_War_I_submarines
gptkbp:is_used_by gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:launched gptkb:1935
gptkbp:legacy foundation for future designs
gptkbp:length 66.5 meters
gptkbp:military_technology patrol missions
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:football_club
gptkbp:notable_operations convoy attacks
gptkbp:notable_ships 4 bow torpedo tubes
coastal submarine
G7a torpedo
5 torpedoes
gptkbp:number_built around 350
gptkbp:operational_area 1936-1945
gptkbp:operational_range 1,500 nautical miles
gptkbp:propulsion 2 shafts
gptkbp:retirement_year obsolescence
scrapped or preserved
gptkbp:role reconnaissance
gptkbp:signature_move low
gptkbp:speed 17 knots
8 knots
gptkbp:squadrons unrestricted submarine warfare
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Type_VII_submarine
gptkbp:training U-boat training