U-343

Summary

U-343 is an U-boat^[1]. U-343 ranks in the top 6% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• U-343's instance of is recorded as U-boat^[3].
• U-343's operator is recorded as Kriegsmarine^[4].
• U-343's manufacturer is recorded as Nordseewerke^[5].
• U-343's vessel class is recorded as Type VIIC submarine^[6].
• U-343's shipping port is recorded as Gdańsk^[7].
• U-343's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of the Atlantic^[8].
• U-343's participated in conflict is recorded as Mediterranean U-boat Campaign^[9].
• U-343's yard number is recorded as 215^[10].
• U-343's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 38.11666667, 'lon': 9.68333333}^[11].
• U-343's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05p1jqt^[12].
• U-343's significant event is recorded as sinking^[13].
• U-343's significant event is recorded as order^[14].
• U-343's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[15].
• U-343's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[16].
• U-343's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[17].
• U-343's location of creation is recorded as Emden^[18].
• U-343's described by source is recorded as uboat.net^[19].
• U-343's country of registry is recorded as Nazi Germany^[20].

Why It Matters

U-343 ranks in the top 6% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2] U-343 has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21]