U-221

Summary

U-221 is an U-boat^[1]. U-221 ranks in the top 5% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• U-221's instance of is recorded as U-boat^[3].
• U-221's operator is recorded as Kriegsmarine^[4].
• U-221's manufacturer is recorded as Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft^[5].
• U-221's vessel class is recorded as Type VIIC submarine^[6].
• U-221's part of is recorded as 5th U-boat Flotilla^[7].
• U-221's part of is recorded as 7th U-boat Flotilla^[8].
• U-221's has use is recorded as education^[9].
• U-221's has use is recorded as emergency operations^[10].
• U-221's shipping port is recorded as Kiel^[11].
• U-221 was dissolved in +1943-09-27T00:00:00Z^[12].
• U-221's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of the Atlantic^[13].
• U-221's yard number is recorded as 651^[14].
• U-221's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47, 'lon': -18}^[15].
• U-221's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/026dngx^[16].
• U-221's significant event is recorded as order^[17].
• U-221's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[18].
• U-221's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[19].
• U-221's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[20].
• U-221's significant event is recorded as ship refit^[21].
• U-221's significant event is recorded as ship refit^[22].
• U-221's significant event is recorded as sinking^[23].
• U-221's pennant number is recorded as U 221^[24].
• U-221's location of creation is recorded as Kiel^[25].
• U-221's described by source is recorded as The Submarine War, 1939-1945^[26].
• U-221's described by source is recorded as uboat.net^[27].

Why It Matters

U-221 ranks in the top 5% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month).^[2] U-221 has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]