U-181

GPTKB entity

Statements (38)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
gptkbp:armament 6 torpedo tubes
1 x 10.5 cm SK C/32 naval gun
1 x 3.7 cm SK C/30 AA gun
2 x 2 cm C/30 AA guns
24 torpedoes
gptkbp:beam 7.50 m
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Deutsche_Schiff-_und_Maschinenbau_AG
gptkbp:builtYear Bremen, Germany
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Wolfgang_Lüth
Kurt Freiwald
gptkbp:commissioned 9 May 1942
gptkbp:complement 55
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:displacement 1,610 tons (surfaced)
1,799 tons (submerged)
gptkbp:draught 5.35 m
gptkbp:fate Surrendered to Japan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U-181
gptkbp:launched 1939
gptkbp:length 87.58 m
gptkbp:notableEvent Longest patrol by a German U-boat in WWII (up to 225 days)
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Kriegsmarine
gptkbp:patrols 4
gptkbp:propulsion Diesel-electric
gptkbp:range 23,700 nmi at 10 knots (surfaced)
gptkbp:renamed I-501 (Imperial Japanese Navy)
gptkbp:scuttledAt gptkb:Singapore
gptkbp:serviceHistory gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:shipsDamaged 2
gptkbp:shipsSunk 22
gptkbp:speed 20.8 knots (surfaced)
6.9 knots (submerged)
gptkbp:sunkBy 16 April 1946
gptkbp:surrenderedTo 15 August 1945
gptkbp:type Type IXD2 submarine
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wolfgang_Lüth
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5