U-boat U-47

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:boat
gptkbp:armament torpedoes
gptkbp:armor no
gptkbp:builder gptkb:Kiel
gptkbp:commander gptkb:9
gptkb:Kapitänleutnant_Heinz-Wilhelm_Eck
gptkb:Kapitänleutnant_Günther_Prien
gptkbp:commissioned 1938
gptkbp:crew no survivors
44 men
gptkbp:cultural_impact symbol of U-boat warfare
gptkbp:date_sunk 7 March 1941
gptkbp:decommissioned 1941
gptkbp:design German submarine design
gptkbp:displacement 750 tons
gptkbp:famous_for successful attacks on British ships
gptkbp:fate sunk by depth charges
gptkbp:historical_period World War II era
gptkbp:historical_significance notable U-boat in WWII
gptkbp:home_port gptkb:Kiel
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U-boat U-47
gptkbp:launched 1938
gptkbp:legacy inspired books and films
gptkbp:length 66.5 meters
gptkbp:location gptkb:North_Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:max_speed 17.7 knots
gptkbp:memorials memorials exist for crew
gptkbp:mission failed to return
gptkbp:model U-boat model kits available
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Günther_Prien
gptkbp:notable_event sank HMS Royal Oak
gptkbp:notable_mission gptkb:Operation_Weserübung
gptkbp:notable_ships 14 torpedoes
gptkbp:operated_by gptkb:Kriegsmarine
gptkbp:operational_period 1938 to 1941
gptkbp:operational_range 8,500 km
gptkbp:perihelion one periscope
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:reputation infamous U-boat
gptkbp:result lost with all hands
gptkbp:service gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:sonar no sonar equipment
gptkbp:submarine_class Type VIIB class
gptkbp:sunk gptkb:Scapa_Flow
1941
gptkbp:surface_range 15,000 km
gptkbp:torpedo_tubes 4 bow tubes
gptkbp:total_tonnage_sunk 200,000 tons
gptkbp:type Type VIIB
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:The_Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6