U-462

Summary

U-462 is an U-boat^[1]. U-462 ranks in the top 5% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• U-462's image is recorded as U-462 kreisend.jpg^[3].
• U-462's instance of is recorded as U-boat^[4].
• U-462's operator is recorded as Kriegsmarine^[5].
• U-462's manufacturer is recorded as Deutsche Werke^[6].
• U-462's vessel class is recorded as Type XIV submarine^[7].
• U-462's Commons category is recorded as U-462 (submarine, 1941)^[8].
• U-462's shipping port is recorded as Keroman Submarine Base^[9].
• U-462's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of the Atlantic^[10].
• U-462's yard number is recorded as 293^[11].
• U-462's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 45.55, 'lon': -10.966666666667}^[12].
• U-462's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0g8j7^[13].
• U-462's significant event is recorded as order^[14].
• U-462's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[15].
• U-462's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[16].
• U-462's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[17].
• U-462's significant event is recorded as sinking^[18].
• U-462's location of creation is recorded as Kiel^[19].
• U-462's described by source is recorded as uboat.net^[20].
• U-462's country of registry is recorded as Nazi Germany^[21].

Why It Matters

U-462 ranks in the top 5% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month).^[2] U-462 has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22]