U-505

Summary

U-505 is an U-boat^[1]. U-505 ranks in the top 0.16% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (786 views/month, #2 of 1,280).^[2]

Key Facts

• U-505 is located in Chicago^[3].
• U-505 is in the country of United States^[4].
• U-505's image is recorded as An U.S. Navy boarding party working to secure a tow line to the bow of the captured German submarine U-505, 4 June 1944 (80-G-49172).jpg^[5].
• U-505's instance of is recorded as U-boat^[6].
• U-505's instance of is recorded as preserved watercraft^[7].
• U-505's instance of is recorded as Type IX submarine^[8].
• U-505's operator is recorded as United States Navy^[9].
• U-505's manufacturer is recorded as Deutsche Werft^[10].
• U-505's collection is recorded as Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry^[11].
• U-505's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 127804043^[12].
• U-505's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n00028401^[13].
• U-505's vessel class is recorded as Type IXC submarine^[14].
• U-505's has use is recorded as museum ship^[15].
• U-505's Commons category is recorded as U-505 (submarine, 1941)^[16].
• U-505's shipping port is recorded as Kiel^[17].
• U-505's participated in conflict is recorded as Battle of the Atlantic^[18].
• U-505's yard number is recorded as 295^[19].
• U-505's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.791787, 'lon': -87.58139}^[20].
• U-505's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/012mdl^[21].
• U-505's NRHP reference number is recorded as 89001231^[22].
• U-505's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as kn20130116004^[23].
• U-505's significant event is recorded as order^[24].
• U-505's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[25].
• U-505's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[26].
• U-505's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[27].

Why It Matters

U-505 ranks in the top 0.16% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (786 views/month, #2 of 1,280).^[2] U-505 has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] U-505 is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]