German submarine U-438

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
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:Schichau-Werke
gptkbp:causeOfSinking Depth charges from British warships
gptkbp:commander Rudolf Franzius
gptkbp:commissioned 20 December 1941
gptkbp:complement 44 to 60
gptkbp:country gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:displacementSubmerged 871 tonnes
gptkbp:displacementSurfaced 769 tonnes
gptkbp:draught 4.74 m
gptkbp:fate Sunk
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label German submarine U-438
gptkbp:laidDown 25 October 1940
gptkbp:launched 6 September 1941
gptkbp:length 67.10 m
gptkbp:numberOfPatrols 5
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Kriegsmarine
gptkbp:propulsion 2 diesel engines, 2 electric motors
gptkbp:range_(submerged) 80 nautical miles at 4 knots
gptkbp:range_(surfaced) 8,500 nautical miles at 10 knots
gptkbp:servicePeriod 1941–1943
gptkbp:shipsDamaged 1
gptkbp:shipsSunk 2
gptkbp:speedSubmerged 7.6 knots
gptkbp:speedSurfaced 17.7 knots
gptkbp:sunkBy North Atlantic, west of Cape Ortegal, Spain
6 May 1943
gptkbp:victim All hands lost
gptkbp:wolfpacks_participated gptkb:Blücher
gptkb:Oder
gptkb:Vorwärts
gptkb:Hecht
gptkb:Mosel
gptkb:Seewolf
gptkb:Stier
Panzer
Büffel
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:SS_Mortlake_Bank
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7