U-156

GPTKB entity

Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
gptkbp:armament 6 torpedo tubes
anti-aircraft guns
1 x 10.5 cm deck gun
gptkbp:beam 6.76 m
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:AG_Weser,_Bremen
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Werner_Hartenstein
gptkbp:commissioned 4 September 1941
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:crewComplement 48
gptkbp:displacement 1,120 tonnes (surfaced)
1,232 tonnes (submerged)
gptkbp:draught 4.70 m
gptkbp:fate Sunk with loss of most crew
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U-156
gptkbp:launched 21 May 1941
gptkbp:length 76.76 m
gptkbp:locationSunk near Barbados, Caribbean Sea
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Laconia_incident
gptkbp:notableWinner damaged 4 ships
sank 20 ships
gptkbp:numberOfPatrols 5
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Kriegsmarine
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:sunkBy 8 March 1943
US PBY Catalina flying boat
gptkbp:type Type IXC submarine
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:RMS_Laconia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6