German submarine U-36

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:submarine
gptkbp:armament 14 torpedoes
1 x 88 mm deck gun
1 x 20 mm anti-aircraft gun
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Deutsche_Werft
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
Kapitänleutnant Hans-Günther von Schmidt
gptkbp:commissioned 1937
gptkbp:crew 44-52 men
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:1940
gptkbp:depth up to 230 meters
gptkbp:design Wolfgang von Schreiber
gptkbp:displacement 769 tons (surfaced)
871 tons (submerged)
gptkbp:engine_type Diesel-electric
gptkbp:fate sunk by British warships
gptkbp:historical_context Nazi Germany's naval warfare.
gptkbp:historical_significance part of U-boat campaign
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German submarine U-36
gptkbp:launched 1936
gptkbp:length 67.1 meters
gptkbp:max_speed 17.7 knots (surfaced)
7.6 knots (submerged)
gptkbp:mission patrol in the North Atlantic
gptkbp:notable_event sank 10 ships
gptkbp:notable_feature stealth capabilities
gptkbp:notable_move engaged in convoy battles
gptkbp:notable_ships 1 stern tube
4 bow tubes
gptkbp:operational_area North Atlantic
gptkbp:operational_history conducted 6 patrols
gptkbp:operational_period 1937-1940
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Kriegsmarine
gptkbp:propulsion 2 diesel engines
1 electric motor
gptkbp:range 8,500 nautical miles (surfaced)
80 nautical miles (submerged)
gptkbp:service gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:sunk gptkb:1940
gptkb:Scapa_Flow
gptkb:HMS_Fowey
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkb:battleship
March 16, 1940
merchant vessels
remains unrecovered
HMS Harvester
gptkbp:survivors gptkb:none
gptkbp:type gptkb:Type_VII_U-boat
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:HMS_Ardent_(1913)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8