U-47

Summary

U-47 is an U-boat^[1]. U-47 ranks in the top 0.078% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (739 views/month, #1 of 1,280).^[2]

Key Facts

• U-47's image is recorded as U-47.jpg^[3].
• U-47's instance of is recorded as U-boat^[4].
• U-47's operator is recorded as Kriegsmarine^[5].
• U-47's logo image is recorded as Uboot-Maling U47 Stier.jpg^[6].
• U-47's manufacturer is recorded as Friedrich Krupp Germaniawerft^[7].
• U-47's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 146985998^[8].
• U-47's GND ID is recorded as 4571036-3^[9].
• U-47's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2009196952^[10].
• U-47's vessel class is recorded as Type VIIB submarine^[11].
• U-47's Commons category is recorded as U-47 (submarine, 1938)^[12].
• U-47's armament is recorded as torpedo tube^[13].
• U-47's armament is recorded as 8.8 cm SK C/35 gun^[14].
• U-47's armament is recorded as 2 cm Flak 30/38/Flakvierling^[15].
• U-47's participated in conflict is recorded as Operation Weserübung^[16].
• U-47's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of the Atlantic^[17].
• U-47's participated in conflict is recorded as Arandora Star disaster^[18].
• U-47's yard number is recorded as 583^[19].
• U-47's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 60, 'lon': -13}^[20].
• U-47's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0366xs^[21].
• U-47's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as olak2005225721^[22].
• U-47's service entry is recorded as +1938-12-17T00:00:00Z^[23].
• U-47's significant event is recorded as order^[24].
• U-47's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[25].
• U-47's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[26].
• U-47's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[27].

Why It Matters

U-47 ranks in the top 0.078% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (739 views/month, #1 of 1,280).^[2] U-47 has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] U-47 is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]