German submarine U-27

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Type VIIA submarine
gptkbp:armament 1 × 8.8 cm SK C/35 naval gun
5 × 53.3 cm torpedo tubes
1 × 2 cm C/30 anti-aircraft gun
11 torpedoes
gptkbp:beam 5.85 m
gptkbp:builder Deschimag AG Weser, Bremen
gptkbp:causeOfLoss Depth charges from British destroyers HMS Fortune and HMS Forester
gptkbp:commissioned 12 December 1936
gptkbp:country gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:crewComplement 44
gptkbp:displacementSubmerged 745 tonnes
gptkbp:displacementSurfaced 626 tonnes
gptkbp:draught 4.37 m
gptkbp:fate Sunk
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German submarine U-27
gptkbp:laidDown 11 November 1935
gptkbp:launched 24 August 1936
gptkbp:length 64.51 m
gptkbp:maximumDepth 220 m
gptkbp:notableCommander Johannes Franz
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Kriegsmarine
gptkbp:patrols 1
gptkbp:propulsion 2 diesel engines, 2 electric motors
gptkbp:rangeSubmerged 73 nautical miles at 4 knots
gptkbp:rangeSurfaced 6,200 nautical miles at 10 knots
gptkbp:shipsDamaged 1
gptkbp:shipsSunk 2
gptkbp:speedSubmerged 8 knots
gptkbp:speedSurfaced 17 knots
gptkbp:sunkBy 20 September 1939
North Atlantic, west of Hebrides
gptkbp:survived 38
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:SS_Kanawha
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7