U-55

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:submarine
gptkbp:armament torpedoes
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Deutsche_Werke
gptkbp:categories gptkb:Type_VII_U-boat
gptkbp:commander gptkb:military_leadership
gptkb:1940
1945
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:1940
gptkbp:communication_system gptkb:radio_station
gptkbp:crew gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
44 men
gptkbp:cultural_impact inspired films and literature
gptkbp:decommissioned 1945
gptkbp:deployment gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkbp:depth 500 meters
gptkbp:design Wilhelm Bauer
gptkbp:discovery wreck found in 1980s
gptkbp:displacement 769 tons
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:naval_warfare
gptkbp:famous_for sinking enemy vessels
gptkbp:fate sunk
gptkbp:historical_context Nazi Germany's naval strategy
gptkbp:historical_significance part of U-boat campaign
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Kiel
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U-55
gptkbp:launched 1939
gptkbp:legacy part of naval history
gptkbp:length 66.5 meters
gptkbp:memorials dedicated to crew members
gptkbp:mission 1945
gptkbp:navigation_system sonar
gptkbp:notable_event sank merchant ships
gptkbp:notable_ships G7a
12 torpedoes
4 bow tubes
gptkbp:operational_period 5 years
gptkbp:operational_range 8000 nautical miles
gptkbp:operations gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:post_war_career remains underwater
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:related_event U-boat warfare incidents
gptkbp:reputation successful U-boat
gptkbp:service gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:speed 17 knots
gptkbp:status gptkb:website
lost at sea
gptkbp:sunk gptkb:North_Sea
gptkb:Royal_Navy
March 1945
depth charge
gptkbp:survivors some crew members
gptkbp:type gptkb:boat
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Carpathia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7