U-505 Submarine

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf German Type IXC U-boat
gptkbp:armament 6 torpedo tubes
anti-aircraft guns
22 torpedoes
1 x 10.5 cm deck gun
gptkbp:beam 6.76 meters
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Deutsche_Werft,_Hamburg
gptkbp:capturedBy gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:World_War_II
4 June 1944
gptkbp:capturedByShip USS Guadalcanal
gptkbp:capturedOffCoastOf gptkb:West_Africa
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Harald_Lange
gptkb:Peter_Zschech
Axel-Olaf Loewe
gptkbp:commissioned 26 August 1941
gptkbp:crewComplement 48
gptkbp:damagedShips 2 ships
gptkbp:damagedTonnage 8,318 GRT
gptkbp:displacementSubmerged 1,232 tons
gptkbp:displacementSurfaced 1,120 tons
gptkbp:draught 4.7 meters
gptkbp:hasExhibit yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U-505 Submarine
gptkbp:hullNumber gptkb:U-505
gptkbp:launched 25 May 1941
gptkbp:length 76.76 meters
gptkbp:location gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_USA
gptkbp:maximumSpeed 18.3 knots
gptkbp:maximumSpeedSubmerged 7.3 knots
gptkbp:notableFor source of Enigma machine and codebooks
only German submarine captured by US forces at sea during WWII
gptkbp:onDisplaySince 1954
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Kriegsmarine
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:Museum_of_Science_and_Industry,_Chicago
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:rangeSubmerged 63 nautical miles at 4 knots
gptkbp:rangeSurfaced 13,450 nautical miles at 10 knots
gptkbp:sankTonnage 44,962 GRT
gptkbp:shipsSunk 8 ships
gptkbp:survived yes
gptkbp:UNESCOStatus none
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:intelligence_gathering
war prize
war bond tours
gptkbp:warPatrols 12
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Museum_of_Science_and_Industry_permanent_exhibits
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6