German U-boat U-38

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Type IXA U-boat
gptkbp:armament 6 torpedo tubes
22 torpedoes
1 x 10.5 cm SK C/32 naval gun
1 x 2 cm AA gun
1 x 3.7 cm AA gun
gptkbp:beam 6.51 m
gptkbp:builder gptkb:AG_Weser,_Bremen
gptkbp:commander Heinrich Liebe
gptkbp:commissioned 24 December 1938
gptkbp:complement 48
gptkbp:country gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:date_scuttled 5 May 1945
gptkbp:displacementSubmerged 1,153 tonnes
gptkbp:displacementSurfaced 1,032 tonnes
gptkbp:draught 4.7 m
gptkbp:fate scuttled
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German U-boat U-38
gptkbp:laidDown 15 April 1937
gptkbp:launched 9 October 1938
gptkbp:length 76.5 m
gptkbp:location_scuttled gptkb:Wilhelmshaven
gptkbp:notableCommander Heinrich Liebe
gptkbp:notableEvent One of the most successful U-boats of WWII
Participated in the Battle of the Atlantic
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Kriegsmarine
gptkbp:patrols 11
gptkbp:propulsion 2 MAN diesel engines, 2 electric motors
gptkbp:range_(submerged) 65 nmi at 4 knots
gptkbp:range_(surfaced) 10,500 nmi at 10 knots
gptkbp:servicePeriod 1938–1945
gptkbp:shipsDamaged 1
gptkbp:shipsSunk 35
gptkbp:speedSubmerged 7.7 knots
gptkbp:speedSurfaced 18.2 knots
gptkbp:type gptkb:Type_IXA
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:SS_Persia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7