Sinking of the SS Leopoldville
GPTKB entity
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:ship
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| gptkbp:casualties |
over 800
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| gptkbp:cause |
torpedo attack
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| gptkbp:commemoratedBy |
memorials in Cherbourg and the United States
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| gptkbp:date |
24 December 1944
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| gptkbp:enRouteFrom |
gptkb:Southampton
|
| gptkbp:enRouteTo |
gptkb:Cherbourg
|
| gptkbp:fleetSize |
gptkb:ship
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Sinking of the SS Leopoldville
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:English_Channel
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| gptkbp:notableFor |
heavy loss of American troops
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| gptkbp:operatedBy |
gptkb:Compagnie_Belge_Maritime_du_Congo
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| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:World_War_II
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| gptkbp:perpetrator |
German submarine U-486
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| gptkbp:rescueEfforts |
delayed and inadequate
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| gptkbp:victim |
SS Leopoldville
|
| gptkbp:victimsNationality |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:66th_Infantry_Division
gptkb:Army_66th_Infantry_Division |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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