U-564

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:submarine
gptkbp:armament 1 × 3.7 cm anti-aircraft gun
2 × 2 cm anti-aircraft guns
1 × 8.8 cm deck gun
5 × 53.3 cm torpedo tubes
gptkbp:beam 6.2 meters
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Flensburger_Schiffbau-Gesellschaft
gptkbp:commander gptkb:6
gptkb:Kapitänleutnant_Hans-Joachim_Hesse
gptkbp:commissioned 1941
gptkbp:crew 44-52 men
gptkbp:decommissioned 1943
gptkbp:displacement 769 tons (surfaced)
871 tons (submerged)
gptkbp:drafted_by 4.74 meters
gptkbp:fate sunk by aircraft
gptkbp:gross_tonnage 30,000 GRT
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U-564
gptkbp:launched 1941
gptkbp:length 67.1 meters
gptkbp:mission patrol in the North Atlantic
gptkbp:notable_event participated in the Battle of the Atlantic
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:operational_period 1941-1943
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Kriegsmarine
gptkbp:previous_name U-564 (U-boat)
gptkbp:speed 17.7 knots (surfaced)
7.6 knots (submerged)
gptkbp:successor U-565
gptkbp:sunk gptkb:North_Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:B-24_Liberator
1943
24 May 1943
gptkbp:sunk_by_aircraft_crew_survival few survivors
gptkbp:sunk_by_aircraft_date 24 May 1943
gptkbp:sunk_by_aircraft_location gptkb:North_Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:sunk_by_aircraft_mission anti-submarine warfare
gptkbp:sunk_by_aircraft_mission_type patrol and reconnaissance
gptkbp:sunk_by_aircraft_operational_unit gptkb:RAF_Coastal_Command
gptkbp:sunk_by_aircraft_pilot gptkb:Wing_Commander
gptkbp:sunk_by_aircraft_result total loss
gptkbp:sunk_by_aircraft_squadron Squadron 120
gptkbp:type Type VIIC submarine
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:U-boat_type_VIIC
gptkb:German_Type_VIIC
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8