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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Type IXC submarine
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gptkbp:armament
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6 torpedo tubes
22 torpedoes
1 x 10.5 cm SK C/32 naval gun
1 x 2 cm C/30 AA gun
1 x 3.7 cm SK C/30 AA gun
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gptkbp:beam
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6.76 m
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gptkbp:builder
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gptkb:AG_Weser,_Bremen
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gptkbp:casualties
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56 killed
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gptkbp:commander
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Karl-Friedrich Merten
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gptkbp:commissioned
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1 January 1941
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gptkbp:complement
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48
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Nazi_Germany
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gptkbp:displacementSubmerged
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1,232 tonnes
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gptkbp:displacementSurfaced
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1,120 tonnes
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gptkbp:draught
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4.70 m
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gptkbp:fate
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Sunk by aircraft
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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German submarine U-68
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gptkbp:launched
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22 October 1940
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gptkbp:length
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76.76 m
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gptkbp:maximumSpeedSubmerged
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7.3 knots
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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One of the most successful U-boats of WWII
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gptkbp:numberOfPatrols
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10
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gptkbp:operator
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gptkb:Kriegsmarine
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gptkbp:propulsion
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2 diesel engines, 2 electric motors
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gptkbp:rangeSubmerged
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63 nmi at 4 knots
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gptkbp:rangeSurfaced
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13,450 nmi at 10 knots
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gptkbp:shipsDamaged
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1
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gptkbp:shipsSunk
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32
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gptkbp:speedSurfaced
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18.3 knots
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gptkbp:sunkBy
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10 April 1944
Atlantic Ocean, west of Madeira
British aircraft from HMS Fencer
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gptkbp:survived
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3
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gptkbp:yardNumber
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993
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:SS_Oronsay
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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