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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:submarine
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gptkbp:armament
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6 torpedo tubes
1 deck gun
20 torpedoes
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gptkbp:builder
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gptkb:Hamburg
gptkb:Wilhelmshaven
gptkb:Kiel
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gptkbp:combat_role
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gptkb:Police_Department
reconnaissance
anti-shipping warfare
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gptkbp:commissioned
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1945
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gptkbp:crew
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4 officers
40 enlisted men
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gptkbp:design_date
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1938-1943
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gptkbp:design_influence
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post-war submarines
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gptkbp:designed_by
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gptkb:Germany
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gptkbp:displacement
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1,600 tons
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gptkbp:fate
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surrendered or scuttled
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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advanced design for its time
considered the best U-boat design
first to use schnorchel
influenced Cold War submarine technology
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Type XXI U-boat
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gptkbp:launch_site
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gptkb:Hamburg
gptkb:Wilhelmshaven
gptkb:Kiel
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gptkbp:launched
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gptkb:1944
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gptkbp:length
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76.7 meters
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gptkbp:notable_features
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large battery capacity
high underwater speed
schnorchel device
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gptkbp:notable_ships
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G7a torpedo
G7es torpedo
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gptkbp:number_built
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118
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gptkbp:operational_range
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15,000 nautical miles (surfaced)
150 nautical miles (submerged)
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gptkbp:propulsion
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gptkb:diesel_engine
gptkb:electric_vehicles
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gptkbp:service_frequency
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1944-1945
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gptkbp:speed
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15.5 knots (submerged)
17.2 knots (surfaced)
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gptkbp:successor
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Type XXIII U-boat
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gptkbp:used_by
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gptkb:Kriegsmarine
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:boat
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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