German U-boat U-223

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
gptkbp:armament 1 × 8.8 cm SK C/35 naval gun
14 torpedoes
5 × 53.3 cm torpedo tubes
1 × 2 cm C/30 anti-aircraft gun
gptkbp:beam 6.20 m
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Germaniawerft,_Kiel
gptkbp:casualties 23
gptkbp:causeOfLoss Depth charges and gunfire from British destroyers
gptkbp:commissioned 6 March 1942
gptkbp:complement 44–60
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:displacement 769 t surfaced
871 t submerged
gptkbp:draught 4.74 m
gptkbp:endDate 1944
gptkbp:fate Sunk
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German U-boat U-223
gptkbp:laidDown 15 March 1941
gptkbp:launched 16 January 1942
gptkbp:length 67.10 m
gptkbp:maximumDepth 230 m
gptkbp:notableEngagement Sank HMS Laforey
gptkbp:numberOfPatrols 6
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Kriegsmarine
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkbp:propulsion 2 diesel engines
2 electric motors
gptkbp:range 8,500 nmi at 10 knots surfaced
80 nmi at 4 knots submerged
gptkbp:shipsDamaged 1 ship
gptkbp:shipsSunk 3 ships
gptkbp:speed 17.7 knots surfaced
7.6 knots submerged
gptkbp:startYear 1942
gptkbp:sunkBy 30 March 1944
north of Palermo, Sicily
gptkbp:survived 27
gptkbp:yardNumber 650
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Immortal_Chaplains
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6