U-255

Summary

U-255 is an U-boat^[1]. U-255 ranks in the top 5% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• U-255's image is recorded as Glückwünsche der Heimat (Weitere U-Boote machen fest) (6983644206).jpg^[3].
• U-255's instance of is recorded as U-boat^[4].
• U-255's manufacturer is recorded as Bremer Vulkan^[5].
• U-255's vessel class is recorded as Type VIIC submarine^[6].
• U-255's Commons category is recorded as U-255 (submarine, 1940)^[7].
• U-255's shipping port is recorded as Gdańsk^[8].
• U-255's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of the Atlantic^[9].
• U-255's yard number is recorded as 20^[10].
• U-255's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0273_rb^[11].
• U-255's significant event is recorded as order^[12].
• U-255's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[13].
• U-255's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[14].
• U-255's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[15].
• U-255's significant event is recorded as capitulation^[16].
• U-255's significant event is recorded as sinking^[17].
• U-255's significant event is recorded as ship recommissioning^[18].
• U-255's described by source is recorded as uboat.net^[19].
• U-255's country of registry is recorded as Nazi Germany^[20].

Why It Matters

U-255 ranks in the top 5% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (21 views/month).^[2] U-255 has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] U-255 is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]