Type VU-boat

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:football_club
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:U-boat_class
gptkbp:allows vulnerable to aircraft
gptkbp:armament torpedoes
gptkbp:armor gptkb:battle
gptkbp:casualties few remained after the war
gptkbp:combat_role anti-shipping operations
gptkbp:commander various
various commanders
gptkbp:commissioned 1941
gptkbp:crew intensive training required
44-52 crew members
gptkbp:date 1939-1941
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:depth 230 meters
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:Krupp
gptkbp:displacement 1,600 tons
gptkbp:fate sunk or captured
gptkbp:features streamlined hull
gptkbp:filmography North Atlantic
gptkbp:historical_impact significant in naval warfare
gptkbp:historical_significance part of WWII naval history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Type VU-boat
gptkbp:is_used_by gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:last_aired 1945
gptkbp:launch_site German shipyards
gptkbp:launched 1941
gptkbp:legacy influenced post-war submarine design
gptkbp:length 76.5 meters
gptkbp:military_technology wolfpack tactics
gptkbp:mission gptkb:battle
gptkbp:notable_event sank merchant ships
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkbp:notable_ships fleet submarine
4 bow tubes
G7a and G7e
gptkbp:number_built approximately 20
gptkbp:operational_area 1941-1945
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:range 8,500 nautical miles
gptkbp:retirement_year scrapped or preserved
gptkbp:role submarine warfare
gptkbp:sonar gptkb:battle
gptkbp:speed 20 knots
gptkbp:stealth_features silent running mode
gptkbp:successor Type VIICU-boat
gptkbp:survivability limited due to enemy technology
gptkbp:technology advanced for its time