U-340

Summary

U-340 is an U-boat^[1]. U-340 ranks in the top 6% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• U-340's instance of is recorded as U-boat^[3].
• U-340's operator is recorded as Kriegsmarine^[4].
• U-340's manufacturer is recorded as Nordseewerke^[5].
• U-340's vessel class is recorded as Type VIIC submarine^[6].
• U-340's shipping port is recorded as Gdańsk^[7].
• U-340's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of the Atlantic^[8].
• U-340's yard number is recorded as 212^[9].
• U-340's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 35.55, 'lon': -6.616666666666667}^[10].
• U-340's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/027681g^[11].
• U-340's significant event is recorded as order^[12].
• U-340's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[13].
• U-340's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[14].
• U-340's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[15].
• U-340's significant event is recorded as scuttling^[16].
• U-340's location of creation is recorded as Emden^[17].
• U-340's described by source is recorded as The Submarine War, 1939-1945^[18].
• U-340's described by source is recorded as uboat.net^[19].
• U-340's country of registry is recorded as Nazi Germany^[20].

Why It Matters

U-340 ranks in the top 6% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (9 views/month).^[2] U-340 has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21]