gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:marine
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gptkbp:armament
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6 torpedo tubes
22 torpedoes
1 x 10.5 cm SK C/32 naval gun
1 x 2 cm C/30 AA gun
1 x 3.7 cm SK C/30 AA gun
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gptkbp:beam
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6.76 m
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gptkbp:builtBy
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gptkb:AG_Weser,_Bremen
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gptkbp:commander
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Carl Emmermann
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gptkbp:commissioned
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5 November 1941
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gptkbp:crewComplement
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48
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gptkbp:displacementSubmerged
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1,232 tonnes
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gptkbp:displacementSurfaced
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1,120 tonnes
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gptkbp:draught
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4.70 m
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gptkbp:fate
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Sunk in action
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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U-172
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gptkbp:launched
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1941
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gptkbp:length
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76.76 m
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gptkbp:locationSunk
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off the coast of West Africa
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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Participated in Battle of the Atlantic
Sunk after 27-hour hunt by US ships and aircraft
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gptkbp:notableWinner
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1 ship damaged
1 ship a total loss
27 ships sunk
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gptkbp:numberOfPatrols
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5
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gptkbp:operatedBy
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gptkb:Kriegsmarine
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gptkbp:propulsion
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Diesel-electric
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gptkbp:rangeSubmerged
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63 nmi at 4 knots
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gptkbp:rangeSurfaced
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13,450 nmi at 10 knots
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gptkbp:speedSubmerged
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7.3 knots
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gptkbp:speedSurfaced
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18.3 knots
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gptkbp:sunkBy
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gptkb:US_Navy
13 December 1943
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gptkbp:type
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Type IXC submarine
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gptkbp:yardNumber
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1012
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:SS_City_of_Pretoria
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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8
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