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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:marine
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gptkbp:armament
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6 × 533 mm torpedo tubes
23 torpedoes
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gptkbp:beam
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8 m
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gptkbp:builder
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gptkb:AG_Weser
gptkb:Schichau-Werke
gptkb:Blohm_&_Voss
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gptkbp:conflict
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
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gptkb:Nazi_Germany
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gptkbp:crewComplement
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57
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gptkbp:displacementSubmerged
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1,819 tonnes
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gptkbp:displacementSurfaced
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1,621 tonnes
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gptkbp:draught
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6.32 m
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gptkbp:introduced
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1945
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gptkbp:length
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76.7 m
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gptkbp:maximumSpeed
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15.6 knots
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gptkbp:maximumSpeedSubmerged
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17.2 knots
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Elektroboot
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gptkbp:notableFor
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high battery capacity
snorkel system
first submarine designed to operate primarily submerged
influenced postwar submarine design
advanced hydrodynamic hull
rapid torpedo reload system
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gptkbp:numberBuilt
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118
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gptkbp:preservedIn
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gptkb:U-2540_(Wilhelm_Bauer)
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gptkbp:primaryUse
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gptkb:marine
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gptkbp:propulsion
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diesel-electric
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Type_VII_submarine
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gptkbp:U-2540Location
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gptkb:German_Maritime_Museum,_Bremerhaven
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gptkbp:usedBy
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gptkb:Kriegsmarine
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Wilhelm_Bauer_(U-2540)
gptkb:Type_VII
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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