German U-boat U-55

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Type U 51 submarine
gptkbp:armament 1 × 10.5 cm deck gun
4 × 50 cm torpedo tubes
gptkbp:beam 6.44 m
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Germaniawerft,_Kiel
gptkbp:commissioned 8 June 1916
gptkbp:country gptkb:German_Empire
gptkbp:crewComplement 35
gptkbp:displacement 715 t surfaced
902 t submerged
gptkbp:draught 3.64 m
gptkbp:fate Sunk as target by Royal Navy 7 June 1921
Surrendered 26 November 1918
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German U-boat U-55
gptkbp:launched 1916
gptkbp:length 65.20 m
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Wilhelm_Werner
gptkb:Alexander_Weiss
gptkb:Hans_Friedrich
gptkbp:notableEvent Sank RMS Carpathia on 17 July 1918
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Imperial_German_Navy
gptkbp:propulsion 2 diesel engines, 2 electric motors
gptkbp:range 11,220 nmi at 8 knots surfaced
gptkbp:serves gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:speed 17.1 knots surfaced
8.1 knots submerged
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:RMS_Carpathia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5