German submarine U-2540

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:ship
Type XXI submarine
gptkbp:armament 6 × 53.3 cm torpedo tubes
23 torpedoes or 17 torpedoes and 12 mines
gptkbp:beam 8 m
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Blohm_&_Voss
gptkbp:commissioned 24 February 1945
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:crewComplement 57
gptkbp:currentLocation Deutsches Schiffahrtsmuseum, Bremerhaven, Germany
gptkbp:displacement 1,621 t (surfaced)
1,819 t (submerged)
gptkbp:draught 6.32 m
gptkbp:flag 1957
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German submarine U-2540
gptkbp:launched 13 January 1945
gptkbp:length 76.7 m
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 15.6 knots (surfaced)
17.2 knots (submerged)
gptkbp:museumSince 1984
gptkbp:notableFor only surviving Type XXI U-boat
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:range 15,500 nmi at 10 knots (surfaced)
340 nmi at 5 knots (submerged)
gptkbp:renamed gptkb:Wilhelm_Bauer
gptkbp:status gptkb:ship
gptkbp:sunkBy 4 May 1945
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Kriegsmarine
gptkb:Bundesmarine
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:U-2540_(museum_ship)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7