German submarine U-23

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Type IIB submarine
gptkbp:armament 1 × 2 cm anti-aircraft gun
3 × 53.3 cm torpedo tubes (bow)
gptkbp:beam 4.08 m
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Germaniawerft,_Kiel
gptkbp:commissioned 28 September 1936
gptkbp:complement 25
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:displacement 279 t (surfaced)
328 t (submerged)
gptkbp:draught 3.90 m
gptkbp:fate scuttled
gptkbp:finalCommander Konstantin von Rappard
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German submarine U-23
gptkbp:launched 24 September 1936
gptkbp:length 42.70 m
gptkbp:locationOfScuttling Black Sea, off the coast of Turkey
gptkbp:notableAction Sank HMS Daring (H16) on 18 February 1940
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Otto_Kretschmer
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Kriegsmarine
gptkbp:patrols 16
gptkbp:propulsion 2 diesel engines, 2 electric motors
gptkbp:range 3,800 nmi at 8 knots (surfaced)
35 nmi at 4 knots (submerged)
gptkbp:serviceHistory gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:shipsDamaged 1
gptkbp:shipsSunk 7
gptkbp:speed 12 knots (surfaced)
7 knots (submerged)
gptkbp:sunkBy 10 September 1944
gptkbp:torpedoLoad 5 torpedoes or up to 12 mines
gptkbp:transferredToBlackSea 1942
gptkbp:transportedOverland Yes
gptkbp:yardNumber 552
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:HMS_Daring_(1932)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6