U-249

Summary

U-249 is an U-boat^[1]. U-249 ranks in the top 5% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• U-249's image is recorded as 80-G-320286 (36010593555).jpg^[3].
• U-249's instance of is recorded as U-boat^[4].
• U-249's instance of is recorded as shipwreck^[5].
• U-249's manufacturer is recorded as Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft^[6].
• U-249's vessel class is recorded as Type VIIC submarine^[7].
• U-249's Commons category is recorded as U-249 (submarine, 1943)^[8].
• U-249's country of origin is recorded as Nazi Germany^[9].
• U-249's shipping port is recorded as Kiel^[10].
• U-249's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of the Atlantic^[11].
• U-249's participated in conflict is recorded as Operation Deadlight^[12].
• U-249's yard number is recorded as 683^[13].
• U-249's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 56.166666666666664, 'lon': -10.083333333333334}^[14].
• U-249's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0kly37b^[15].
• U-249's significant event is recorded as order^[16].
• U-249's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[17].
• U-249's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[18].
• U-249's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[19].
• U-249's significant event is recorded as capitulation^[20].
• U-249's significant event is recorded as shipwrecking^[21].
• U-249's location of creation is recorded as Kiel^[22].
• U-249's described by source is recorded as uboat.net^[23].
• U-249's name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'U-249'}^[24].
• U-249's name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'N 86'}^[25].
• U-249's country of registry is recorded as Nazi Germany^[26].

Why It Matters

U-249 ranks in the top 5% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12 views/month).^[2] U-249 has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27]