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U-228

1942 Type VIIC submarine
Vehicle u_boat Q4051951
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U-228

Summary

U-228 is an U-boat[1]. U-228 ranks in the top 6% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • U-228's instance of is recorded as U-boat[3].
  • U-228's operator is recorded as Kriegsmarine[4].
  • U-228's manufacturer is recorded as Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft[5].
  • U-228's vessel class is recorded as Type VIIC submarine[6].
  • U-228's shipping port is recorded as Kiel[7].
  • U-228's participated in conflict is recorded as World War II[8].
  • U-228's yard number is recorded as 658[9].
  • U-228's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0275qjy[10].
  • U-228's significant event is recorded as order[11].
  • U-228's significant event is recorded as keel laying[12].
  • U-228's significant event is recorded as ship launching[13].
  • U-228's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning[14].
  • U-228's significant event is recorded as shipwrecking[15].
  • U-228's significant event is recorded as ship breaking[16].
  • U-228's location of creation is recorded as Kiel[17].
  • U-228's described by source is recorded as The Submarine War, 1939-1945[18].
  • U-228's described by source is recorded as uboat.net[19].
  • U-228's country of registry is recorded as Nazi Germany[20].

Why It Matters

U-228 ranks in the top 6% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month).[2] U-228 has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21]

Related Entities

Nazi Germany

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . The Submarine War, 1939-1945. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The Submarine War, 1939-1945. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The Submarine War, 1939-1945. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . The Submarine War, 1939-1945. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . The Submarine War, 1939-1945. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . The Submarine War, 1939-1945. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . The Submarine War, 1939-1945. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . The Submarine War, 1939-1945. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . The Submarine War, 1939-1945. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . uboat.net. Retrieved . uboat.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . The Submarine War, 1939-1945. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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