U-47
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U-47 was a German U-boat. As a submarine operated by Nazi Germany during World War II, it belonged to the Kriegsmarine’s fleet of underwater vessels.
The vessel was classified as a Type VIIB U-boat. This designation identified its specific design and operational capabilities within the broader U-boat category.
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]