German U-505 submarine

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Type IXC U-boat
gptkbp:armament 1 × 10.5 cm SK C/32 naval gun
1 × 3.7 cm SK C/30 anti-aircraft gun
2 × 2 cm C/30 anti-aircraft guns
22 torpedoes
6 × 53.3 cm torpedo tubes
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Knight's_Cross_of_the_Iron_Cross_(to_crew_members)
gptkbp:beam 6.76 m
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Deutsche_Werft,_Hamburg
gptkbp:capturedBy gptkb:United_States_Navy
4 June 1944
gptkbp:capturedNear gptkb:Cape_Verde
gptkbp:commissioned 26 August 1941
gptkbp:conservationStatus gptkb:National_Historic_Landmark_(US)
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:crewComplement 48
gptkbp:displacementSubmerged 1,232 tonnes
gptkbp:displacementSurfaced 1,120 tonnes
gptkbp:draught 4.70 m
gptkbp:fate gptkb:ship
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German U-505 submarine
gptkbp:launched 25 May 1941
gptkbp:length 76.76 m
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 18.3 knots
gptkbp:maximumSpeedSubmerged 7.3 knots
gptkbp:museum gptkb:Museum_of_Science_and_Industry,_Chicago
gptkbp:museumSince 1954
gptkbp:notableFor only German submarine captured by US forces during WWII
provided Enigma machine and codebooks to Allies
gptkbp:notableWinner 3 ships damaged
36,194 GRT damaged
44,962 GRT sunk
8 ships sunk
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Kriegsmarine
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:ship
gptkbp:previousCommander gptkb:Axel_Löwe
gptkb:Harald_Lange
gptkb:Peter_Zschech
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:rangeSubmerged 63 nautical miles at 4 knots
gptkbp:rangeSurfaced 13,450 nautical miles at 10 knots
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:ship
gptkb:intelligence_gathering
war prize
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Museum_of_Science_and_Industry,_Chicago
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6