U-455

Summary

U-455 is an U-boat^[1]. U-455 ranks in the top 3% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• U-455's image is recorded as Bundesarchiv Bild 101II-MW-6434-15, St. Nazaire, U-Boot einlaufend.jpg^[3].
• U-455's instance of is recorded as U-boat^[4].
• U-455's operator is recorded as Kriegsmarine^[5].
• U-455's manufacturer is recorded as Deutsche Werke^[6].
• U-455's vessel class is recorded as Type VIIC submarine^[7].
• U-455's Commons category is recorded as U-455 (submarine, 1941)^[8].
• U-455's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of the Atlantic^[9].
• U-455's yard number is recorded as 286^[10].
• U-455's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 44.31, 'lon': 9.048333333333334}^[11].
• U-455's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03qjt38^[12].
• U-455's significant event is recorded as order^[13].
• U-455's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[14].
• U-455's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[15].
• U-455's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[16].
• U-455's significant event is recorded as sinking^[17].
• U-455's significant event is recorded as shipwrecking^[18].
• U-455's significant event is recorded as cause of death^[19].
• U-455's location of creation is recorded as Kiel^[20].
• U-455's described by source is recorded as uboat.net^[21].
• U-455's country of registry is recorded as Nazi Germany^[22].

Why It Matters

U-455 ranks in the top 3% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (49 views/month).^[2] U-455 has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23]