U-243

Summary

U-243 is an U-boat^[1]. U-243 ranks in the top 6% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• U-243's image is recorded as German submarine U-243 under attack by RAAF Sunderland aircraft in the Bay of Biscay, 8 July 1944 (C4603).jpg^[3].
• U-243's instance of is recorded as U-boat^[4].
• U-243's manufacturer is recorded as Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft^[5].
• U-243's vessel class is recorded as Type VIIC submarine^[6].
• U-243's Commons category is recorded as U-243 (submarine, 1943)^[7].
• U-243's shipping port is recorded as Kiel^[8].
• U-243's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of the Atlantic^[9].
• U-243's yard number is recorded as 677^[10].
• U-243's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.1, 'lon': -6.666666666666667}^[11].
• U-243's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0kfxrmj^[12].
• U-243's significant event is recorded as order^[13].
• U-243's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[14].
• U-243's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[15].
• U-243's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[16].
• U-243's significant event is recorded as sinking^[17].
• U-243's location of creation is recorded as Kiel^[18].
• U-243's described by source is recorded as uboat.net^[19].
• U-243's country of registry is recorded as Nazi Germany^[20].

Why It Matters

U-243 ranks in the top 6% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month).^[2] U-243 has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21]