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 (2,427 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 instance of is recorded as U-boat^[5].
• U-505's instance of is recorded as preserved watercraft^[6].
• U-505's instance of is recorded as Type IX submarine^[7].
• U-505 is operated by United States Navy^[8].
• U-505's manufacturer is recorded as Deutsche Werft^[9].
• U-505's collection is recorded as Kenneth C. Griffin Museum of Science and Industry^[10].
• U-505's vessel class is recorded as Type IXC submarine^[11].
• U-505 is used for museum ship^[12].
• U-505's Commons category is recorded as U-505 (submarine, 1941)^[13].
• U-505's shipping port is recorded as Kiel^[14].
• U-505 was part of the conflict Battle of the Atlantic^[15].
• U-505's yard number is recorded as 295^[16].
• U-505's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 41.791787, 'longitude': -87.58139}^[17].
• U-505's significant event is recorded as order^[18].
• U-505's significant event is recorded as keel laying^[19].
• U-505's significant event is recorded as ship launching^[20].
• U-505's significant event is recorded as ship commissioning^[21].
• U-505's location of creation is recorded as Hamburg^[22].
• U-505's described by source is recorded as uboat.net^[23].
• U-505's described by source is recorded as Drachinifel^[24].
• U-505's heritage designation is recorded as National Historic Landmark^[25].
• U-505's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place^[26].
• U-505's official name is recorded as U-505^[27].

Why It Matters

U-505 ranks in the top 0.16% of u_boat entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,427 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 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]