U-853

GPTKB entity

Statements (40)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:marine
Type IXC/40 U-boat
gptkbp:armament torpedoes
artillery
anti-aircraft guns
gptkbp:beam 6.86 m
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:AG_Weser,_Bremen
gptkbp:commander Günter Kuhnke
Helmut Frömsdorf
gptkbp:commissioned 25 June 1943
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:crewComplement 55
gptkbp:displacementSubmerged 1,257 t
gptkbp:displacementSurfaced 1,144 t
gptkbp:draught 4.67 m
gptkbp:endDate 1945
gptkbp:fate sunk with all hands
gptkbp:finalPatrol April–May 1945
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U-853
gptkbp:launched 1943
gptkbp:length 76.76 m
gptkbp:maximumDepth 230 m
gptkbp:navalEnsign gptkb:Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:notableEvent one of the last U-boats sunk in WWII
sank SS Black Point
gptkbp:notableFor wreck is a popular dive site
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Kriegsmarine
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:rangeSubmerged 63 nmi at 4 knots
gptkbp:rangeSurfaced 13,850 nmi at 10 knots
gptkbp:speedSubmerged 7.3 knots
gptkbp:speedSurfaced 18.3 knots
gptkbp:startYear 1943
gptkbp:sunkBy 6 May 1945
USS Atherton
USS Moberly
gptkbp:type gptkb:Type_IXC/40
gptkbp:wreckLocation off Block Island, Rhode Island, USA
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:German_Navy_(WWII)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7