U-181

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:submarine
gptkbp:armament 22 torpedoes
1 × 10.5 cm deck gun
1 × 3.7 cm anti-aircraft gun
2 × 2 cm anti-aircraft guns
6 × 53.3 cm torpedo tubes
gptkbp:beam 6.86 m
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Deutsche_Werft
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Kapitänleutnant_Hans-Joachim_Hübner
11 patrols
gptkbp:commissioned 1941
gptkbp:crew 48–56 men
gptkbp:decommissioned gptkb:1944
gptkbp:defeated gptkb:1944
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:U-boat_base_in_Lorient
gptkbp:displacement 1,200 tons (submerged)
1,100 tons (surfaced)
gptkbp:drafted_by 4.74 m
gptkbp:engagement against Allied convoy
gptkbp:fate sunk by depth charges
sunk by aircraft
gptkbp:fighting_style submarine warfare
gptkbp:gross_tonnage over 100,000 GRT
gptkbp:has_ability high success rate
gptkbp:historical_context gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historical_significance part of the Battle of the Atlantic
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U-181
gptkbp:is_engaged_in gptkb:Allied_naval_forces
gptkbp:launched gptkb:1940
gptkbp:length 76.76 m
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Caribbean_Sea
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Kapitänleutnant_Hans-Joachim_Hübner
gptkbp:notable_event sank during a patrol
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:operational_period 1941-1944
gptkbp:position near the Azores
gptkbp:service gptkb:1944
1941
gptkbp:speed 18.3 knots (surfaced)
7.3 knots (submerged)
gptkbp:successor gptkb:U-182
gptkbp:sunk gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:1944
merchant ships
11 ships
gptkbp:survivors crew members rescued
gptkbp:total_patrol_duration over 200 days
gptkbp:type gptkb:Type_IX_U-boat
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wolfgang_Lüth
gptkb:Type_IX_U-boat
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5