German submarine U-223

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
German military vessel
gptkbp:armament 14 torpedoes
1 2 cm C/30 anti-aircraft gun
1 8.8 cm SK C/35 naval gun
5 torpedo tubes
gptkbp:beam 6.20 m
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Germaniawerft,_Kiel
gptkbp:casualties 23
gptkbp:causeOfLoss Depth charges and gunfire from British destroyers
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Kapitänleutnant_Karl-Jürg_Wächter
gptkbp:commissioned 6 March 1942
gptkbp:complement 44 to 60
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:displacement 769 t surfaced
871 t submerged
gptkbp:draught 4.74 m
gptkbp:enteredService March 1942
gptkbp:fate Sunk
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German submarine U-223
gptkbp:laidDown 15 March 1941
gptkbp:launched 16 January 1942
gptkbp:length 67.10 m
gptkbp:notableEngagement gptkb:Sinking_of_HMS_Laforey
gptkbp:notableWinner damaged 1 ship
sank 3 ships
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Kriegsmarine
gptkbp:propulsion 2 diesel engines, 2 electric motors
gptkbp:range 8,500 nmi at 10 knots surfaced
80 nmi at 4 knots submerged
gptkbp:speed 17.7 knots surfaced
7.6 knots submerged
gptkbp:sunkBy 30 March 1944
north of Palermo, Mediterranean Sea
gptkbp:survived 27
gptkbp:wolfpackParticipation gptkb:Neuland
gptkb:Meise
gptkb:Rossbach
gptkb:Schill_1
gptkb:Seewolf
gptkb:Stürmer
gptkb:Weddigen
gptkb:Ostmark
gptkbp:yardNumber 650
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:HMS_Laforey
gptkb:Sinking_of_the_USAT_Dorchester
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6