U-boat type VIIC

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:boat
gptkbp:armament gptkb:20_mm_Flak_38
torpedoes
deck gun
gptkbp:caliber 88 mm
gptkbp:commissioned gptkb:1940
1945
gptkbp:conning_tower large conning tower
gptkbp:crew_capacity 44 to 52 crew members
gptkbp:depth 230 meters
up to 230 meters
gptkbp:design_features double-hull construction
gptkbp:designed_by gptkb:Krupp_Germaniawerft
gptkbp:displacement 769 tons
gptkbp:fate sunk or scrapped after the war
gptkbp:historical_significance used in World War II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U-boat type VIIC
gptkbp:launched gptkb:1940
gptkbp:length 67.1 meters
gptkbp:max_speed 17.7 knots
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Kapitänleutnant_Erich_Topp
gptkb:Kapitänleutnant_Otto_Kretschmer
gptkb:Kapitänleutnant_Wolfgang_Lüth
gptkb:Kapitänleutnant_Reinhard_Hardegen
gptkb:Kapitänleutnant_Heinrich_Lehmann-Willenbrock
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkbp:notable_ships gptkb:U-564
gptkb:U-48
14 torpedoes
G7a
G7e
U-81
U-99
U-boat 753
four bow torpedo launchers
gptkbp:number_built more than 500
gptkbp:operational_range 15,000 kilometers at 10 knots
gptkbp:operational_theater gptkb:North_Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:perihelion one periscope
gptkbp:primary_role submarine warfare
gptkbp:propulsion diesel-electric
gptkbp:service_frequency 1940 to 1945
gptkbp:snorkel optional snorkel
gptkbp:speed 7.6 knots
gptkbp:stealth_features sound-dampening technology
gptkbp:successor Type VIIC/41
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:U-21_submarine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7