U-117

Summary

U-117 is an U-boat^[1]. U-117 ranks in the top 5% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• U-117's image is recorded as U-66 U-117 Luftangriff.jpg^[3].
• U-117's instance of is recorded as U-boat^[4].
• U-117's operator is recorded as Kriegsmarine^[5].
• U-117's manufacturer is recorded as Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft^[6].
• U-117's vessel class is recorded as Type X submarine^[7].
• U-117's Commons category is recorded as U-117 (submarine, 1941)^[8].
• U-117's shipping port is recorded as Brest^[9].
• U-117's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of the Atlantic^[10].
• U-117's yard number is recorded as 616^[11].
• U-117's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.7, 'lon': -38.35}^[12].
• U-117's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0b764_y^[13].
• U-117's significant event is recorded as order^[14].
• U-117's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[15].
• U-117's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[16].
• U-117's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[17].
• U-117's significant event is recorded as sinking^[18].
• U-117's location of creation is recorded as Kiel^[19].
• U-117's described by source is recorded as uboat.net^[20].
• U-117's country of registry is recorded as Nazi Germany^[21].

Why It Matters

U-117 ranks in the top 5% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (26 views/month).^[2] U-117 has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] U-117 is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]