U-96

GPTKB entity

Statements (143)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:submarine
gptkbp:armament	torpedoes 14 torpedoes 1 deck gun flak guns 6 × 533 mm torpedo tubes 1 × 20 mm anti-aircraft gun 1 × 88 mm deck gun
gptkbp:associated_with	U-boat warfare
gptkbp:beam	6.2 meters
gptkbp:casualties	gptkb:0 46 crew members
gptkbp:collects	enemy vessels
gptkbp:commanded	gptkb:Kapitänleutnant_Heinrich_Lehmann-Willenbrock gptkb:Heinrich_Lehmann-Willenbrock
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Kapitänleutnant_Hans-Joachim_Hübner gptkb:Kapitänleutnant_Klaus_Scholtz gptkb:Hans-Joachim_Marseille gptkb:11 gptkb:Kapitänleutnant_Heinrich_Lehmann-Willenbrock gptkb:Heinrich_Lehmann-Willenbrock March 1945 11 patrols
gptkbp:commissioned	gptkb:1940 1938
gptkbp:constructed_in	gptkb:Hamburg gptkb:Kiel gptkb:Kieler_Howaldtswerke gptkb:Deutsche_Werft
gptkbp:country	gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:crew	44 men 44-52 men
gptkbp:curb_weight	approximately 300,000 tons
gptkbp:decommissioned	1945
gptkbp:defeated	May 1945
gptkbp:deployment	gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:depth	230 meters
gptkbp:died	depth charges multiple patrols
gptkbp:displacement	769 tons 769 tons (surfaced) 871 tons (submerged)
gptkbp:draft_year	4.74 meters
gptkbp:famous_for	its historical significance the film Das Boot its portrayal in film its crew's experiences its role in the Battle of the Atlantic
gptkbp:fate	sunk sunk by aircraft sunk by British aircraft
gptkbp:finale_date	gptkb:Brest,_France
gptkbp:historical_context	gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic U-boat campaign
gptkbp:historical_significance	symbol of U-boat warfare
gptkbp:home_port	gptkb:La_Rochelle
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	U-96
gptkbp:influenced	gptkb:organization
gptkbp:is_engaged_in	unrestricted submarine warfare
gptkbp:is_featured_in	gptkb:documentaries
gptkbp:is_involved_in	naval warfare. convoy attacks
gptkbp:is_part_of	Wolfpack operations several patrols
gptkbp:launched	gptkb:1940 1940-05-01
gptkbp:length	67.1 meters
gptkbp:losses	gptkb:aircraft gptkb:RAF_aircraft gptkb:1944 gptkb:North_Atlantic_Ocean gptkb:HMS_Atherstone gptkb:starship 1945 March 1945 merchant ships during World War II merchant vessels aircraft attack MV Hellenic Star 23 ships 30 March 1945 a bombing raid in the North Atlantic over 100,000 gross tons of shipping MV Derrycunihy MV Empire Hope MV Fort Stikine MV Laconia MV Llandaff Castle MV Mahratta MV Mormacland MV Northland
gptkbp:mission	gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea gptkb:Operation_Drumbeat gptkb:Operation_Paukenschlag patrol in the North Atlantic sunk in the North Sea
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:The_Black_Panther
gptkbp:notable_achievement	sank the American freighter ' William H. Welch'. sank the British cargo ship ' SS Empire Morn'. sank the British destroyer ' HMS Vanquisher'. sank the British freighter ' Empire Hope'. sank the British merchant ship ' SS Empire Dawn'. sank the British merchant ship ' SS Empire Forth'. sank the British merchant ship ' SS Empire Larch'. sank the British merchant ship ' SS Empire Oak'. sank the British merchant ship ' SS Fort Stikine'. sank the Norwegian tanker ' SS Høegh Silverdawn'.
gptkbp:notable_event	involved in the Battle of the Atlantic featured in the film ' Das Boot' featured in Das Boot featured in the film Das Boot
gptkbp:notable_ships	gptkb:5 gptkb:starship merchant vessels 1 stern tube 4 bow tubes
gptkbp:operated_by	gptkb:Kriegsmarine
gptkbp:operates	gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:operates_in	gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:operates_under	gptkb:Kriegsmarine
gptkbp:operational_area	gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea gptkb:North_Atlantic_Ocean gptkb:Arctic_Ocean
gptkbp:part_of	U-boat fleet
gptkbp:participated_in	gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkbp:propulsion	Diesel-electric
gptkbp:retired	active service
gptkbp:seating_capacity	139,000 GRT
gptkbp:services	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:speed	17.7 knots 17.7 knots (surfaced) 7.6 knots (submerged)
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:U-boat_fleet_of_Nazi_Germany
gptkbp:surface	14 ships
gptkbp:type	Type VIIC submarine Type VIIU-boat Type VIICU-boat
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Kriegsmarine gptkb:Detroit_Gold_Cup
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4