U-Boat

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:submarine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kriegsmarine
gptkbp:armament torpedoes
deck gun
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Karl_Dönitz
gptkbp:commissioned 1906
gptkbp:crew typically 40-60
gptkbp:cultural_representation gptkb:documentaries
gptkb:films
gptkb:video_game
gptkb:literary_work
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:government_agency
gptkbp:historical_impact influence on naval strategy
development of sonar technology
disruption of Allied shipping
introduction of convoy system
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U-Boat
gptkbp:length up to 76 meters
gptkbp:notable_event sinking of HMHS Britannic
sinking of RMS Lusitania
sinking of U-47
sinking of U-96
sinking of U-boat pens in Brest
sinking of U-boat pens in Hamburg
sinking of U-boat pens in La Rochelle
sinking of U-boat pens in Lorient
sinking of U-boat pens in St. Nazaire
sinking of USS Reuben James
gptkbp:notable_for gptkb:Type_IX
gptkb:Type_XXI
Type VII
unrestricted submarine warfare
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkb:Operation_Drumbeat
gptkb:Operation_Paukenschlag
gptkbp:operational_range up to 15,000 km
gptkbp:primary_function gptkb:battle
gptkbp:retirement_year scrapped
decommissioned
gptkbp:speed up to 20 knots submerged
up to 25 knots surfaced
gptkbp:technique gptkb:mine
gunfire
torpedo attack
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II