Type II U-boat

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:boat
gptkbp:armament 1 × 20 mm gun
1 × 37 mm Flak gun
1 × 37 mm gun
up to 5 × torpedoes
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Kiel
gptkbp:commissioned 1936
gptkbp:crew Basic submarine warfare training
gptkbp:crew_capacity 25 to 30
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
gptkbp:depth gptkb:100_meters
150 meters
gptkbp:design_purpose Coastal operations
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:displacement 250 tons
gptkbp:fate Sunk or scrapped
gptkbp:historical_significance Early WWII submarine design
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Type II U-boat
gptkbp:launched gptkb:1935
gptkbp:length 66.5 meters
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Wolfgang_Lüth
gptkb:Hans-Joachim_Marseille
gptkb:Erich_Topp
Rudolf Schmid
Kurt W. W. W. von Schlieffen
gptkbp:notable_for Type II A
Type II B
Type II C
Type II D
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkbp:notable_ships G7e torpedo
1 stern tube
4 bow tubes
G7a torpedo
gptkbp:number_built over 200
gptkbp:operational_period 1936 to 1945
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:range 2,500 km (1,600 mi) at 10 knots
2,500 nautical miles (surfaced)
50 nautical miles (submerged)
gptkbp:role Submarine warfare
gptkbp:speed 17 knots (surfaced)
8 knots (submerged)
gptkbp:submerged_armament 1 × 20 mm Flak gun
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Type_VII_U-boat
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:Kriegsmarine
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:German_U-boats
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5