U-47

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:submarine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kriegsmarine
gptkb:HMS_Royal_Oak
gptkbp:armament anti-aircraft guns
1 deck gun
5 torpedo tubes
gptkbp:beam 6.2 meters
gptkbp:casualties 1 crew member
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:17
gptkb:Gunther_Prien
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Gunther_Prien
gptkbp:commissioned 1938
1939
gptkbp:constructed_in gptkb:Flensburger_Schiffbau-Gesellschaft
gptkbp:crew 44 men
44-52 men
gptkbp:curb_weight over 200,000 tons
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
gptkbp:depicted_in films and documentaries
gptkbp:died_in 1945
gptkbp:discontinued the war
gptkbp:displacement 769 tons
769 tons (surfaced)
871 tons (submerged)
gptkbp:draft_year 4.74 meters
gptkbp:famous_for first U-boat to penetrate Scapa Flow
gptkbp:fate sunk by depth charges
gptkbp:finish gptkb:Kapitänleutnant_Heinz-Wilhelm_Eck
gptkbp:first_appearance September 1939
gptkbp:flows_into gptkb:North_Sea
gptkbp:historical_documentation wreck site protected by law
gptkbp:historical_significance symbol of U-boat warfare
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Kiel
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U-47
gptkbp:influence submarine design post-WWII
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkbp:is_celebrated_in books and films
gptkbp:is_equipped_with torpedoes
gptkbp:is_featured_in various documentaries
gptkbp:is_involved_in gptkb:the_Battle_of_the_River_Plate
gptkb:Operation_Weserübung
the Battle of the Atlantic
the sinking of merchant ships
the Battle of the Atlantic campaign
the sinking of the SS Athenia
the sinking of the SS City of Benares
the sinking of the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal
gptkbp:is_known_for stealth and speed
its stealth capabilities
its aggressive tactics
its successful patrols
the surprise attack on Scapa Flow
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Kreigsmarine
gptkb:Kriegsmarine
gptkb:the_7th_U-boat_Flotilla
the German Navy's submarine fleet
the German U-boat fleet
the German naval offensive
the German naval strategy
the U-boat campaign against the UK
the early U-boat successes
the most successful U-boats
the naval warfare strategies of Germany.
gptkbp:key_people the Battle of the Atlantic
the U-boat fleet
the U-boat campaign
gptkbp:launch_date 1940-12-23
gptkbp:launched 1938
1938-12-02
gptkbp:legacy inspired naval tactics
gptkbp:length 66.5 meters
gptkbp:losses gptkb:Scapa_Flow
gptkb:HMS_Vivid
gptkb:HMS_Royal_Oak
1945
other ships
March 7, 1945
14 October 1939
British warships
39 ships
gptkbp:lost_and_found gptkb:Scapa_Flow
gptkb:World_War_II
depth charges
gptkbp:military_strategy disrupt Allied shipping.
gptkbp:notable_allies gptkb:HMS_Royal_Oak
merchant ships
gptkbp:notable_event naval history
submarine warfare tactics
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkb:Operation_Weserübung
gptkbp:notable_recipients the German naval victories
gptkbp:notable_ships World War II history
its successful missions
attacked British shipping
sink a battleship in WWII
gptkbp:operates_in gptkb:the_Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:operational_status its sinking
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Kriegsmarine
gptkbp:related_model U-boat model in museums
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:World_War_II
naval history
submarine warfare tactics
German Navy history
gptkbp:speed 17.7 knots (surfaced)
7.6 knots (submerged)
gptkbp:subject military studies
gptkbp:succeeded_by gptkb:U-boats_of_WWII
gptkbp:symbol German naval power
gptkbp:targets gptkb:British_naval_forces
anti-submarine warfare tactics
Allied anti-submarine operations
gptkbp:threats gptkb:British_naval_forces
British shipping lanes
gptkbp:type Type VIIB submarine
gptkbp:type_of Type VIIB submarine
VIIU-boat