Type XXI submarine

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:submarine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Z-32
gptkbp:allows limited surface speed
gptkbp:armament torpedoes
gptkbp:artistic_influence modern submarines
Cold War submarines
gptkbp:combat_role anti-shipping warfare
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Wolfgang_Lüth
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:1944
gptkbp:constructed_in Howaldtswerke
gptkbp:crew extensive training required
4 officers and 40 enlisted
gptkbp:decommissioned 1960s
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkbp:depth 300 meters
gptkbp:design long-range patrol
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:displacement 1,600 tons
gptkbp:fate scrapped
gptkbp:features streamlined hull
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:has_ability limited due to late war introduction
gptkbp:historical_significance advanced design for its time
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Type XXI submarine
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:1944
gptkbp:is_used_by gptkb:Kriegsmarine
gptkbp:launch_date 1943
gptkbp:legacy influenced submarine warfare tactics
considered a revolutionary submarine design
gptkbp:length 76.7 meters
gptkbp:lighting high-capacity
gptkbp:material gptkb:item
gptkbp:max_speed 17.2 knots
gptkbp:military_technology some used by other navies
gptkbp:mission gptkb:high-angle_periscope
gptkbp:notable_event sank several Allied ships
gptkbp:notable_feature schnorchel
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:6
G7es
23 torpedoes
gptkbp:number_built 118
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:propulsion gptkb:automobile
gptkbp:range 15,000 nautical miles
gptkbp:services 1960s
gptkbp:signature_move very low
gptkbp:sonar active and passive sonar
gptkbp:speed 6 knots
gptkbp:stealth_features low noise signature
silenced propulsion system
gptkbp:successor Type XXIII submarine