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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:boat
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gptkbp:armament
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6 torpedo tubes
1 deck gun
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gptkbp:commissioned
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1939
1945
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gptkbp:crew_capacity
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44 to 52 men
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gptkbp:designed_by
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gptkb:Germany
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gptkbp:displacement
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1,200 tons (submerged)
1,100 tons (surfaced)
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gptkbp:engine_type
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Diesel-electric
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gptkbp:fate
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sunk, scuttled, or captured
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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long-range operations
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Type IX U-boats
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gptkbp:length
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76.7 meters
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gptkbp:max_speed
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18.3 knots (surfaced)
7.5 knots (submerged)
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gptkbp:notable_case
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U-boat attacks on Allied shipping
U-boat engagements with Allied naval forces
U-boat surrender at the end of WWII
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gptkbp:notable_commanders
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gptkb:Kapitänleutnant_Otto_Kretschmer
gptkb:Kapitänleutnant_Heinrich_Lehmann-Willenbrock
Kapitänleutnant Hans-Joachim Marseille
Kapitänleutnant Karl-Heinz Marbach
Kapitänleutnant Wolfgang P. W. Schultze
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gptkbp:notable_for
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Type IXA
Type IXC
Type IXB
Type IXD
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gptkbp:notable_ships
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gptkb:U-977
gptkb:U-181
gptkb:U-505
G7e torpedo
22 torpedoes
U-862
U-859
G7a torpedo
T5 (Fritz X) torpedo
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gptkbp:number_built
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over 200
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gptkbp:operational_period
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:operational_range
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up to 8,000 nautical miles
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gptkbp:operational_theater
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gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Indian_Ocean
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkb:Arctic_Ocean
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gptkbp:periscope_depth
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up to 18 meters
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gptkbp:primary_role
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submarine warfare
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gptkbp:range
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15,000 nautical miles (at 10 knots)
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gptkbp:stealth_features
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sound-dampening technology
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gptkbp:successor
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Type XXI U-boats
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gptkbp:used_by
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gptkb:Kriegsmarine
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:German_Navy
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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