U-549

GPTKB entity

Statements (37)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
gptkbp:armament 6 torpedo tubes
22 torpedoes
1 x 10.5 cm SK C/32 naval gun
1 x 3.7 cm Flak M42 AA gun
2 x 2 cm C/30 AA guns
gptkbp:beam 6.86 m
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Deutsche_Werft,_Hamburg
gptkbp:causeOfLoss Depth charges
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Kapitänleutnant_Detlev_Krankenhagen
gptkbp:commissioned 28 January 1943
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:crewComplement 48
gptkbp:dateSankUSSBlockIsland 29 May 1944
gptkbp:displacement 1144 tons (surfaced)
1257 tons (submerged)
gptkbp:draught 4.67 m
gptkbp:fate Sunk with all hands
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U-549
gptkbp:launched 28 October 1942
gptkbp:length 76.76 m
gptkbp:locationSunk North Atlantic, west of Canary Islands
gptkbp:notableAction gptkb:Sank_USS_Block_Island_(CVE-21)
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Kriegsmarine
gptkbp:propulsion 2 diesel engines, 2 electric motors
gptkbp:range 63 nmi at 4 knots (submerged)
13,850 nmi at 10 knots (surfaced)
gptkbp:servicePeriod 1943–1944
gptkbp:speed 18.3 knots (surfaced)
7.3 knots (submerged)
gptkbp:sunkBy gptkb:USS_Ahrens
gptkb:USS_Eugene_E._Elmore
29 May 1944
gptkbp:type Type IXC/40 submarine
gptkbp:yardNumber 370
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Battle_of_Block_Island
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7