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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:submarine
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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8
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:World_War_II_submarine
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gptkbp:armament
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torpedoes
anti-aircraft guns
1 deck gun
5 torpedo tubes
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gptkbp:beam
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6.2 meters
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gptkbp:casualties
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gptkb:none
1 crew member
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Kapitänleutnant_Wolfgang_Lüth
gptkb:6
gptkb:Kapitänleutnant_Hans-Joachim_Hesse
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gptkbp:commissioned
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gptkb:government_agency
gptkb:1940
August 1941
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gptkbp:constructed_in
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gptkb:Flensburger_Schiffbau-Gesellschaft
gptkb:Deutsche_Werft
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gptkbp:crew
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gptkb:Kapitänleutnant_Hans-Joachim_Hesse
100%
44 men
44-52 men
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gptkbp:curb_weight
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over 30,000 tons
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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gptkb:1942
on patrol
November 30, 1942
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gptkbp:depth
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230 meters
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gptkbp:design
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German U-boat design
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gptkbp:displacement
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769 tons
769 tons (surfaced)
871 tons (submerged)
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gptkbp:dissolved
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attempting to evade capture
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gptkbp:draft_year
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4.74 meters
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gptkbp:engagements
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Allied shipping
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gptkbp:fate
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sunk
sunk by depth charges
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gptkbp:finish
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December 1942
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gptkbp:frequency
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1940-1942
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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gptkb:government_agency
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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U-559
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gptkbp:is_aimed_at
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gptkb:Allied_forces
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gptkbp:is_involved_in
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gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
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gptkbp:is_located_near
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Egyptian coast
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gptkbp:is_near
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gptkb:Port_Said
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gptkbp:is_part_of
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U-boat fleet
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gptkbp:last_appearance
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November 1942
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gptkbp:launched
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1939
April 1941
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gptkbp:length
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66.5 meters
67.1 meters
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
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gptkbp:losses
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gptkb:HMS_Hesperus
gptkb:1942
gptkb:British_destroyers
gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkb:Operation_Torch
gptkb:starship
gptkb:battle
gptkb:HMS_Lively
depth charges
Allied naval operations
depth charge attack
November 30, 1942
engaging in combat
off the coast of Egypt
HMS Petard
being depth charged
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gptkbp:lost_and_found
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December 1942
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gptkbp:mission
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patrol in the Mediterranean
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gptkbp:notable_achievement
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sank merchant ships
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gptkbp:notable_event
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captured by British forces
sinking during Operation Torch
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gptkbp:notable_ships
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gptkb:5
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gptkbp:operates_in
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:operational_area
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gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
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gptkbp:operator
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gptkb:Kriegsmarine
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:Kriegsmarine
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gptkbp:propulsion
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diesel-electric
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gptkbp:range
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8500 km at 10 knots
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gptkbp:reputation
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notorious U-boat
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gptkbp:served_in
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1 year and 4 months
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gptkbp:speed
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17.7 knots
17.7 knots (surfaced)
7.6 knots (submerged)
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gptkbp:type
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Type VIIC submarine
Type VIIU-boat
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